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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Web links
- 1976/77 season on hockeydb.com (English)