IHL 1977/78

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The 1977/78 season was the 33rd regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the nine teams played 80 games each. In the play-offs the Toledo Goaldiggers prevailed and won the second Turner Cup in their club history.

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

• The Dayton Gems went inactive.
• The Milwaukee Admirals from the United States Hockey League were added to the league as an expansion team.
• The Columbus Owls were sold ahead of the season and relocated to Dayton , Ohio , where they began the season under the name Dayton Owls . As early as December 1977, the team was relocated again, this time to Grand Rapids , Michigan , and ended the season under the name Grand Rapids Owls.

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	80	40	28	12	360	278	92
Kalamazoo Wings	80	35	31	14th	315	288	84
Flint Generals	80	36	34	10	364	381	82
Port Huron flags	80	33	32	15th	322	331	81
Muskegon Mohawks	80	27	42	11	290	322	65

Southern Division	GP	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Fort Wayne Comet	80	40	23	17th	305	285	97
Toledo Goaldiggers	80	34	28	18th	331	316	86
Milwaukee Admirals	80	27	38	15th	257	299	69
Dayton / Grand Rapids Owls	80	27	43	10	290	322	64

Turner Cup Playoffs

Turner Cup Quarter Finals

Turner Cup semi-finals

Turner Cup Final

S1

Fort Wayne Comet

4th

N5

Muskegon Mohawks

2

S1

Fort Wayne Comet

1

S2

Toledo Goaldiggers

4th

S2

Toledo Goaldiggers

4th

S3

Milwaukee Admirals

1

S2

Toledo Goaldiggers

4th

N4

Port Huron flags

3

N2

Kalamazoo Wings

4th

N3

Flint Generals

1

N2

Kalamazoo Wings

1

N4

Port Huron flags

4th

N1

Saginaw Gears

1

N4

Port Huron flags

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	Fort Wayne Comet

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP of the regular season	Dan Bonar	Fort Wayne Comet
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy Best Scorer	Jim Johnston	Flint Generals
Governor's Trophy Best Defender	Michel Lachance	Milwaukee Admirals
James Norris Memorial Trophy Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against	Pierre Chagnon	Saginaw Gears
	Lorne Molleken
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy Best Rookie	Dan Bonar	Fort Wayne Comet
Ken McKenzie Trophy Best American Rookie	Mike Eruzione	Toledo Goaldiggers

Web links

• 1977/78 season on hockeydb.com (English)