IHL 1981/82

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The 1981/82 season was the 37th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the seven teams played 82 games each. In the play-offs, the Toledo Goaldiggers prevailed and won the third 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

GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Toledo Goaldiggers 82 53 25th 4th 407 320 111
Milwaukee Admirals 82 41 34 7th 385 351 91
Kalamazoo Wings 82 41 36 5 355 333 89
Fort Wayne Comet 82 35 41 6th 368 375 81
Saginaw Gears 82 36 38 8th 401 402 80
Flint Generals 82 32 45 5 310 352 74
Muskegon Mohawks 82 30th 49 3 319 411 64

Turner Cup Playoffs

The six play-off qualifiers played off three participants for the semifinals in the first round. The three teams then determined the two finalists in a group stage with home and away games.

  Turner Cup Quarter Finals Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  1 Toledo Goaldiggers 4th        
6th Flint Generals 0  
1 Toledo Goaldiggers
   
 
1 Toledo Goaldiggers 4th
  5 Saginaw Gears 1
3 Kalamazoo Wings 1    
4th Fort Wayne Comet 4th  
4th Fort Wayne Comet
  5 Saginaw Gears  
2 Milwaukee Admirals 1
  5 Saginaw Gears 4th  
Semifinals

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

GP W. L. GF GA Pts
Saginaw Gears 4th 3 1 22nd 16 6th
Toledo Goaldiggers 4th 2 2 21st 20th 4th
Fort Wayne Comet 4th 1 3 15th 22nd 2

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 		Toledo Goaldiggers

Individual trophies

Award player team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
MVP of the regular season 		Brent Jarrett Kalamazoo Wings
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Brent Jarrett Kalamazoo Wings
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Don Waddell Saginaw Gears
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Lorne Molleken Toledo Goaldiggers
Dave Tardich
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Scott Howson Toledo Goaldiggers
Ken McKenzie Trophy
Best American Rookie 		Steve Salvucci Saginaw Gears

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