IHL 1974/75

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The 1974/75 season was the 30th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the eleven teams should play 76 games each, but the schedule had to be revised due to the early financial departure of the Lansing Lancers . In the play-offs, the Toledo Goaldiggers prevailed and won the first 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

North Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Muskegon Mohawks 75 48 24 3 325 240 99
Flint Generals 75 44 26th 5 287 220 93
Saginaw Gears 75 43 29 3 302 259 89
Port Huron flags 76 35 38 3 255 270 73
Kalamazoo Wings 75 17th 53 5 203 318 39
Lansing Lancers 41 12 28 1 145 216 25th
South Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Dayton Gems 75 46 36 3 297 256 95
Columbus Owls 76 40 32 4th 307 275 84
Toledo Goaldiggers 76 34 38 4th 285 275 72
Des Moines Capitols 76 31 38 7th 253 264 69
Fort Wayne Comet 76 26th 44 6th 247 313 58

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup Quarter Finals Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  N1 Muskegon Mohawks 4th        
N4 Port Huron flags 1  
N1 Muskegon Mohawks 3
  N3 Saginaw Gears 4th  
N2 Flint Generals 1
N3 Saginaw Gears 4th  
N3 Saginaw Gears 3
  S3 Toledo Goaldiggers 4th
S1 Dayton Gems 4th    
S4 Des Moines Capitols 3  
S1 Dayton Gems 3
  S3 Toledo Goaldiggers 4th  
S2 Columbus Owls 1
  S3 Toledo Goaldiggers 4th  

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Turner Cup
winner of the IHL playoffs
Toledo Goaldiggers
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
Gary Ford Muskegon Mohawks
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer
Rick Bragnalo Dayton Gems
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender
Murray Flegel Muskegon Mohawks
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against
Merlin Jenner Flint Generals
Bob Volpe
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie
Rick Bragnalo Dayton Gems

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