IHL 1968/69

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The 1968/69 season was the 24th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the seven teams played 72 games each. In the play-offs, the Dayton Gems prevailed and won the first Turner Cup in their club's history.

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
Dayton Gems	72	40	21st	11	313	227	91
Toledo Blades	72	41	23	8th	282	235	90
Muskegon Mohawks	72	34	29	9	332	287	77
Port Huron flags	72	28	30th	14th	285	289	70
Fort Wayne Comet	72	24	33	15th	235	262	63
Columbus Checkers	72	26th	37	9	286	333	61
Des Moines Oak Leafs	72	21st	41	10	226	326	52

Turner Cup Playoffs

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

	GP	W.	L.	GF	GA	Pts
Muskegon Mohawks	3	3	0	20th	6th	6th
Dayton Gems	3	3	0	8th	6th	6th
Toledo Blades	3	1	2	15th	7th	2
Fort Wayne Comet	3	1	2	10	15th	2
Columbus Checkers	3	1	2	10	15th	2
Port Huron flags	3	0	3	11	16	0

	Turner Cup semi-finals					Turner Cup Final
	1	Muskegon Mohawks	3
	3	Toledo Blades	2
						1	Muskegon Mohawks	0
						2	Dayton Gems	3
	2	Dayton Gems	3
	4th	Fort Wayne Comet	0

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award	team
Turner Cup winner of the IHL playoffs	Dayton Gems
Fred A. Huber Trophy Best team of the regular season	Dayton Gems

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP of the regular season	Don Westbrooke	Dayton Gems
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy Best Scorer	Don Westbrooke	Dayton Gems
Governor's Trophy Best Defender	Alain Beaulé	Dayton Gems
	Maurice Benoit
James Norris Memorial Trophy Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against	John Adams	Dayton Gems
	Pat Rupp
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy Best Rookie	Doug Volmar	Columbus Checkers

Web links

• 1968/69 season on hockeydb.com (English)