IHL 1985/86

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The 1985/86 season was the 41st regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the ten teams played 82 games each. In the play-offs, the Muskegon Lumberjacks prevailed and won the first 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

East Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Muskegon Lumberjacks 82 50 27 0 5 376 290 105
Kalamazoo Wings 82 47 29 0 6th 341 310 100
Saginaw Generals 82 41 33 0 8th 318 285 90
Toledo Goaldiggers 82 24 48 0 10 293 421 58
Flint Spirits 82 16 60 0 6th 270 495 38
West Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Fort Wayne Comet 82 52 22nd 0 8th 345 263 112
Milwaukee Admirals 82 48 28 1 5 368 306 102
Peoria Rivermen 82 46 31 0 5 338 297 97
Salt Lake Golden Eagles 82 44 36 0 2 340 325 90
Indianapolis Checkers 82 41 35 1 5 296 303 88

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup Quarter Finals Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  W1 Fort Wayne Comet 4th        
W4 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 1  
W1 Fort Wayne Comet 4th
  W3 Peoria Rivermen 2  
W2 Milwaukee Admirals 1
W3 Peoria Rivermen 4th  
W1 Fort Wayne Comet 0
  E1 Muskegon Lumberjacks 4th
E1 Muskegon Lumberjacks 4th    
E4 Indianapolis Checkers 1  
E1 Muskegon Lumberjacks 4th
  E3 Saginaw Generals 1  
E2 Kalamazoo Wings 2
  E3 Saginaw Generals 4th  

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Turner Cup
winner of the IHL playoffs 		Muskegon Lumberjacks
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 		Darrell May Peoria Rivermen
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Scott MacLeod Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Jim Burton Fort Wayne Comet
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Pokey Reddick Fort Wayne Comet
Rick St. Croix
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Guy Benoit Toledo Goaldiggers
Ken McKenzie Trophy
Best American Rookie 		Brian Noonan Saginaw Generals
Commissioner's Trophy
Best Trainer 		Rob Laird Fort Wayne Comet

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