IHL 1980/81

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The 1980/81 season was the 36th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the eight teams played 82 games each. In the play-offs, the Saginaw Gears prevailed and won the second Turner Cup in their club 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

East Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Saginaw Gears 82 45 29 8th 392 289 98
Port Huron flags 82 31 35 16 337 377 78
Flint Generals 82 32 42 8th 324 363 72
Toledo Goaldiggers 82 26th 47 9 303 392 61
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Kalamazoo Wings 82 52 20th 10 369 244 114
Fort Wayne Comet 82 37 30th 15th 337 303 89
Milwaukee Admirals 82 32 35 15th 354 371 79
Muskegon Mohawks 82 28 45 9 274 351 65

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup Quarter Finals Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  W1 Kalamazoo Wings        
bye  
W1 Kalamazoo Wings 4th
  E3 Flint Generals 0  
E3 Flint Generals 2
W4 Muskegon Mohawks 1  
W1 Kalamazoo Wings 0
  E1 Saginaw Gears 4th
E1 Saginaw Gears 4th    
E2 Port Huron flags 1  
E1 Saginaw Gears 4th
  W2 Fort Wayne Comet 1  
W2 Fort Wayne Comet 4th
  W3 Milwaukee Admirals 3  

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 		Kalamazoo Wings

Individual trophies

Award player team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
MVP of the regular season 		Marcel Comeau Saginaw Gears
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Marcel Comeau Saginaw Gears
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Larry Goodenough Saginaw Gears
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Germain Gagnon Kalamazoo Wings
Claude Legris
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Scott Vanderburgh Kalamazoo Wings
Ken McKenzie Trophy
Best American Rookie 		Steve Janaszak Fort Wayne Comet
Mike LaBianca Toledo Goaldiggers

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