IHL 1988/89

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The 1988/89 season was the 44th 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 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 OTL GF GA Pts
Muskegon Lumberjacks 82 57 18th 0 7th 433 308 121
Saginaw Hawks 82 46 26th 0 10 378 294 102
Fort Wayne Comet 82 46 30th 0 6th 293 274 98
Kalamazoo Wings 82 39 36 0 7th 345 350 85
Flint Spirits 82 22nd 54 0 6th 287 428 50
West Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Salt Lake Golden Eagles 82 56 22nd 0 4th 369 294 116
Milwaukee Admirals 82 54 23 0 5 399 323 113
Denver Rangers 82 33 42 0 7th 323 394 73
Peoria Rivermen 82 31 42 0 9 339 383 71
Indianapolis Ice 82 26th 54 0 2 312 430 54

Turner Cup Playoffs

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

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 		Muskegon Lumberjacks

Individual trophies

Award player team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
MVP of the regular season 		Dave Michayluk Muskegon Lumberjacks
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Dave Michayluk Muskegon Lumberjacks
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Randy Boyd Milwaukee Admirals
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Rick Knickle Fort Wayne Comet
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Paul Ranheim Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Ken McKenzie Trophy
Best American Rookie 		Paul Ranheim Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Commissioner's Trophy
Best Trainer 		Blair MacDonald Muskegon Lumberjacks
Phil Russell
Ironman Award
player with all season appearances and consistently high performances 		Michel Mongeau Flint Spirits
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
MVP of the Turner Cup Playoffs 		Dave Michayluk Muskegon Lumberjacks

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