2017–18 CSC season

The 2017–18 CSC season was the sixth season of operation of the Conn Smythe Corner (CSC). The regular season began on October 8, 2017 and ended on March 2, 2018, with the playoffs to follow until March 25.

Team Movement
Two franchises were moved following the end of the 2016-2017 CSC season.

Following the surprise midseason retirement of Brahm Hurwitz, John Lenz was appointed GM of the Cornwall Aces. The team was promptly relocated in the offseason, resulting in the birth of the Toronto Arenas and marking the league's first foray into Toronto.

After an unprecedented five consecutive seasons of missing the playoffs, the Hartford Whalers were relocated, becoming the Los Angeles Sharks. Ian Gerard was appointed as GM, making him the first peon to ever ascend to a general manager position.

The Prospect Draft
Immediately after the 2018 CSC draft, the first Prospect Draft was held. Players selected Must not have been drafted by a CSC team or taken during the PTO draft, and players must have been drafted into the NHL in the 2015 draft or later.

League Structure
The CSC maintained a conference structure during the 2017-18 season.

The Draft
The fifth CSC Draft was held on September 24th, with the draft order being determined based on the previous season's results. The higher a team's finish in the regular season, the higher the draft pick, with the two finalists picking first and second. Due to an offseason trade, the Atlanta Flames held the first round pick of the league champion Colorado Rockies. Flames GM Carlos Ranjan would select Alex Ovechkin first overall.

Regular season
Beginning on October 12th, each team would play 20 matches. Each team would play each other at least once, with twelve matches within a team's conference.

Postponements
The Detroit Red Wings – Carolina Hurricanes game scheduled for December 19, 2016, at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina was postponed due to poor ice conditions. The game was rescheduled for March 27, 2017. This resulted in the two teams playing in Raleigh on consecutive nights, as they were already scheduled to play each other on March 28, and caused Detroit to play games on three consecutive nights.

The Winnipeg Jets – New Jersey Devils game scheduled for March 14, 2017, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey was postponed due to the effects of the March 2017 nor'easter. The game was rescheduled for March 28. This resulted in both teams forfeiting a three-day break from March 27–29.

Standings
{| class="wikitable" !Rank !Team !W-L-T !Pct !Div !Pts !Waiver Bdgt !Waiver !Moves
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |

Lyberopoulos Conference

 * 2
 * SEA Metropolitans
 * 15-5-0
 * .750
 * 10-2-0
 * 7364.25
 * $5350000
 * 4
 * 41
 * 3
 * Colorado Rockies
 * 17-3-0
 * .850
 * 11-1-0
 * 8045.00
 * $15200000
 * 12
 * 22
 * 5
 * Springfield Indians
 * 12-8-0
 * .600
 * 5-7-0
 * 7245.00
 * $200000
 * 6
 * 31
 * 8
 * St. Louis Eagles
 * 10-10-0
 * .500
 * 7-5-0
 * 7128.75
 * $32750000
 * 15
 * 28
 * 12
 * QC Athletic Club
 * 8-12-0
 * .400
 * 6-6-0
 * 6811.75
 * $22950000
 * 16
 * 30
 * 13
 * Cornwall Aces
 * 7-13-0
 * .350
 * 4-8-0
 * 6510.25
 * $40500000
 * 14
 * 13
 * 15
 * Philadelphia Quakers
 * 5-15-0
 * .250
 * 2-10-0
 * 6377.00
 * $25750000
 * 2
 * 24
 * 16
 * Montreal Maroons
 * 3-17-0
 * .150
 * 3-9-0
 * 5956.75
 * $43000000
 * 3
 * 4
 * colspan="9" |
 * 3-17-0
 * .150
 * 3-9-0
 * 5956.75
 * $43000000
 * 3
 * 4
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |

Raizenne Conference

 * 1
 * Montreal Wanderers
 * 12-8-0
 * .600
 * 8-4-0
 * 7597.25
 * $8500000
 * 5
 * 50
 * 4
 * Cleveland Barons
 * 17-3-0
 * .850
 * 10-2-0
 * 8151.25
 * $10250000
 * 9
 * 48
 * 6
 * Atlanta Flames
 * 13-7-0
 * .650
 * 8-4-0
 * 8476.75
 * $24700000
 * 10
 * 66
 * 7
 * Vancouver Blazers
 * 10-10-0
 * .500
 * 5-7-0
 * 7134.25
 * $35900000
 * 7
 * 18
 * 9
 * KC Scouts
 * 9-11-0
 * .450
 * 4-8-0
 * 6989.25
 * $24350000
 * 8
 * 23
 * 10
 * Atlanta Thrashers
 * 8-12-0
 * .400
 * 4-8-0
 * 7571.25
 * $8000000
 * 13
 * 42
 * 11
 * Hartford Whalers
 * 8-12-0
 * .400
 * 6-6-0
 * 6985.50
 * $28450000
 * 1
 * 15
 * 14
 * VAN Millionaires
 * 6-14-0
 * .300
 * 3-9-0
 * 6687.50
 * $20600000
 * 11
 * 23
 * }
 * 6-14-0
 * .300
 * 3-9-0
 * 6687.50
 * $20600000
 * 11
 * 23
 * }

Milestones
The Montreal Wanderers would become the second team to reach two championship victories, the first being the Atlanta Thrashers.

One year after the record for wins in a season was set by the SEA Metropolitans, said record was matched by two teams: the Cleveland Barons and the Colorado Rockies.The Barons and Rockies did, however, set the record for highest win percentage in a season at .667.

The Montreal Wanderers reached the playoffs for the fifth season in a row, and they remain the only team to reach the playoffs in each season of the CSC's history.

After a tremendous season, Brent Burns became the first defenceman to lead the CSC in points.