IHL 1971/72

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The 1971/72 season was the 27th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the eight teams played 72 games each. In the play-offs, the Port Huron Wings prevailed and won the third 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 49 21st 2 328 231 100
Port Huron Wings 72 37 31 4th 276 262 78
Flint Generals 72 31 36 5 253 259 67
Toledo Hornets 72 26th 46 0 270 371 52
Southern Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Dayton Gems 72 49 23 0 319 243 98
Fort Wayne Comet 72 37 33 2 291 244 76
Des Moines Oak Leafs 72 35 34 3 296 278 73
Columbus Golden Seals 72 15th 55 2 220 365 32

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup pre-playoffs Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  N1 Muskegon Mohawks        
bye  
N1 Muskegon Mohawks 4th
  S1 Dayton Gems 1  
S1 Dayton Gems
bye  
N1 Muskegon Mohawks 2
  N2 Port Huron Wings 4th
N2 Port Huron Wings 3    
N3 Flint Generals 1  
N2 Port Huron Wings 3
  S2 Fort Wayne Comet 2  
S2 Fort Wayne Comet 3
  S3 Des Moines Oak Leafs 0  

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Turner Cup
winner of the IHL playoffs 		Port Huron Wings
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 		Len Fontaine Port Huron Wings
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Gary Ford Muskegon Mohawks
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Rick Pagnutti Fort Wayne Comet
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Glenn Resch Muskegon Mohawks
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Glenn Resch Muskegon Mohawks

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