IHL 1952/53

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The 1952/53 season was the eighth regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the six teams played 60 games each. In the play-offs, the Cincinnati Mohawks 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 Chatham Maroons moved to the Ontario Hockey Association .
• The Detroit Hettche stopped the game.
• The Cincinnati Mohawks from the American Hockey League were added to the league as an expansion team.
• The Fort Wayne Komets were added to the league as an expansion team.
• The Milwaukee Chiefs 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
Cincinnati Mohawks	60	43	13	4th	310	152	90
Troy Bruins	60	34	21st	5	264	221	73
Toledo Mercurys	60	32	25th	3	210	207	67
Grand Rapids Rockets	60	27	32	1	231	257	55
Fort Wayne Comet	60	20th	38	2	182	244	42
Milwaukee Chiefs	60	15th	42	3	234	350	33

Turner Cup Playoffs

	Turner Cup semi-finals					Turner Cup Final
	1	Cincinnati Mohawks	4th
	3	Toledo Mercurys	1
						1	Cincinnati Mohawks	4th
						4th	Grand Rapids Rockets	0
	2	Troy Bruins	2
	4th	Grand Rapids Rockets	4th

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award	team
Turner Cup winner of the IHL final	Cincinnati Mohawks
JP McGuire Trophy Best Regular Season Team	Cincinnati Mohawks

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP of the regular season	Don Marshall	Cincinnati Mohawks
George H. Wilkinson Trophy Best Scorer	Alex Irving	Milwaukee Chiefs

Web links

• 1952/53 season on hockeydb.com (English)