IHL 1976/77

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The 1976/77 season was the 32nd regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the nine teams played 78 games each. In the play-offs, the Saginaw Gears prevailed and won the first Turner Cup in their club's history.

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
Saginaw Gears 78 40 27 11 338 292 91
Kalamazoo Wings 78 38 27 13 325 290 89
Flint Generals 78 35 33 10 342 306 80
Muskegon Mohawks 78 31 36 11 294 322 73
Port Huron flags 78 27 43 8th 268 328 62
Southern Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Toledo Goaldiggers 78 40 31 7th 321 317 87
Dayton Gems 78 35 38 5 304 312 75
Fort Wayne Comet 78 32 36 10 301 311 74
Columbus Owls 78 28 35 15th 294 309 71

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup Quarter Finals Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  N1 Saginaw Gears 4th        
N4 Muskegon Mohawks 3  
N1 Saginaw Gears 4th
  N2 Kalamazoo Wings 1  
N2 Kalamazoo Wings 4th
N3 Flint Generals 1  
N1 Saginaw Gears 4th
  S1 Toledo Goaldiggers 3
S1 Toledo Goaldiggers 4th    
S4 Columbus Owls 3  
S1 Toledo Goaldiggers 4th
  S3 Fort Wayne Comet 1  
S2 Dayton Gems 0
  S3 Fort Wayne Comet 4th  

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Turner Cup
winner of the IHL playoffs 		Saginaw Gears
Fred A. Huber Trophy
Best team of the regular season 		Saginaw Gears

Individual trophies

Award player team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
MVP of the regular season 		Tom Mellor Toledo Goaldiggers
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Jim Koleff Flint Generals
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Tom Mellor Toledo Goaldiggers
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Terry Richardson Kalamazoo Wings
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Garth MacGuigan Muskegon Mohawks
Ron Zanussi Fort Wayne Comet

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