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:
- The Columbus Checkers returned to the league after a year of inactivity, changing their name to Columbus Golden Seals after the team had previously been bought by the NHL team California Golden Seals .
- The Port Huron Flags changed their name to Port Huron Wings.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Web links
- 1971/72 season on hockeydb.com (English)