IHL 1949/50

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The 1949/50 season was the fifth regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the five teams played 40 games each. In the play-offs, the Chatham Maroons prevailed and won the first Turner Cup in their club's history.

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

The Akron Americans stopped playing.
The Detroit Bright's Goodyears stopped gaming.
The Detroit Jerry Lynch discontinued gaming operations.
The Louisville Blades moved to the United States Hockey League .
The Milwaukee Clarks moved to the Eastern Amateur Hockey League .
The Muncie Flyers stopped playing.
The Toledo Mercurys moved to the Eastern Amateur Hockey League .
The Windsor Hettche Spitfires were relocated to Detroit , Michigan and from then on played under the name Detroit Hettche .
The Chatham Maroons were added to the league as an expansion team.
The Sarnia Sailors were added to the league as an expansion team.

Regular season

Closing table

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

	GP	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Sarnia Sailors	40	26th	11	3	219	136	55
Detroit Auto Club	40	19th	14th	7th	170	139	45
Chatham Maroons	40	19th	18th	3	152	148	41
Detroit Hettche	40	15th	21st	4th	157	191	34
Windsor Ryancretes	40	10	25th	5	152	236	25th

Turner Cup Playoffs

Turner Cup semi-finals			Turner Cup Final

1	Sarnia Sailors	3
4th	Detroit Hettche	0
			1	Sarnia Sailors	3

			3	Chatham Maroons	4th
2	Detroit Auto Club	1

3	Chatham Maroons	3

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award	team
Turner Cup winner of the IHL playoffs	Chatham Maroons
JP McGuire Trophy Best Regular Season Team	Sarnia Sailors

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP of the regular season	Dick Kowcinak	Sarnia Sailors
George H. Wilkinson Trophy Best Scorer	Dick Kowcinak	Sarnia Sailors

Web links

1949/50 season on hockeydb.com (English)