IHL 1970/71

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The 1970/71 season was the 26th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the seven teams played 72 games each. In the play-offs, the Port Huron flags 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

GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Muskegon Mohawks 72 43 24 5 300 212 91
Des Moines Oak Leafs 72 38 23 11 286 233 87
Dayton Gems 72 36 29 7th 263 263 79
Flint Generals 72 33 32 7th 247 224 73
Fort Wayne Comet 72 28 32 12 221 233 68
Port Huron flags 72 25th 36 11 248 292 61
Toledo Hornets 72 17th 44 11 211 319 45

Turner Cup Playoffs

Quarter finals

Semifinals

In the semifinals, the Port Huron Flags, Des Moines Oak Leafs and Dayton Gems met each other, with Des Moines and Dayton each playing three games, while Port Huron only played two games. Port Huron and Des Moines finally qualified for the final .

final

  • Port Huron Flags - Des Moines Oak Leafs 4-2 wins

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Turner Cup
winner of the IHL playoffs 		Port Huron flags
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 		Lyle Carter Muskegon Mohawks
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Darrel Knibbs Muskegon Mohawks
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Bob LePage Des Moines Oak Leafs
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Lyle Carter Muskegon Mohawks
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		George Agar Flint Generals
Herb Howdle Dayton Gems

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