IHL 1969/70

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The 1969/70 season was the 25th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the eight teams played 72 games each. In the play-offs, the Dayton Gems prevailed and won the second Turner Cup in their club's history.

Team changes

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

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

Northern Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Muskegon Mohawks 72 46 18th 8th 356 271 100
Port Huron flags 72 37 28 7th 272 270 81
Fort Wayne Comet 72 26th 38 8th 241 266 60
Flint Generals 72 21st 39 12 218 270 54
Southern Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Dayton Gems 72 38 30th 4th 296 271 80
Toledo Blades 72 32 33 7th 241 265 71
Des Moines Oak Leafs 72 31 33 8th 261 254 70
Columbus Checkers 72 24 36 12 289 307 60

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup pre-playoffs Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  S1 Dayton Gems        
bye  
S1 Dayton Gems 4th
  N1 Muskegon Mohawks 2  
N1 Muskegon Mohawks
bye  
S1 Dayton Gems 4th
  N2 Port Huron flags 3
N2 Port Huron flags 3    
N3 Fort Wayne Comet 0  
N2 Port Huron flags 3
  S3 Des Moines Oak Leafs 2  
S2 Toledo Blades 0
  S3 Des Moines Oak Leafs 3  

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 		Muskegon Mohawks

Individual trophies

Award player team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
MVP of the regular season 		Cliff Pennington Des Moines Oak Leafs
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Don Westbrooke Dayton Gems
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		John Gravel Toledo Blades
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Gaye Cooley Des Moines Oak Leafs
Bob Perreault
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Wayne Zuk Toledo Blades

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