IHL 1993/94

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The 1993/94 season was the 49th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the 13 regular IHL teams played 81 games each, while the Russian visiting team Russian Penguins played against every other team once. In the play-offs, the Atlanta Knights 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:

  • The Las Vegas Thunder were added to the league as an expansion team.
  • The Russian Penguins , a team consisting only of Russian ice hockey players, took part in the IHL once as a visiting team and played a total of 13 season games.

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

Atlantic GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Kalamazoo Wings 81 48 26th 0 7th 337 297 103
Fort Wayne Comet 81 41 29 0 11 347 297 93
Cleveland Lumberjacks 81 31 36 0 14th 278 344 76
Central GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Peoria Rivermen 81 51 24 0 6th 327 294 108
Cincinnati Cyclones 81 49 23 0 9 336 282 107
Indianapolis Ice 81 28 46 0 7th 257 329 63
Midwest GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Atlanta Knights 81 45 22nd 0 14th 321 282 104
Milwaukee Admirals 81 40 24 0 17th 338 302 97
Kansas City Blades 81 40 31 0 10 326 327 90
Russian penguins 13 2 9 0 2 35 64 6th
Pacific GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Las Vegas Thunder 81 52 18th 0 11 319 282 115
San Diego Gulls 81 42 28 0 11 311 302 95
Phoenix Roadrunners 81 40 36 0 5 313 309 85
Salt Lake Golden Eagles 81 24 54 0 5 243 377 53

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup Quarter Finals Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  M1 Atlanta Knights 4th        
M2 Milwaukee Admirals 0  
M1 Atlanta Knights 4th
  P2 San Diego Gulls 0  
P2 San Diego Gulls 4th
P1 Las Vegas Thunder 1  
M1 Atlanta Knights 4th
  A2 Fort Wayne Comet 2
A2 Fort Wayne Comet 4th    
C1 Peoria Rivermen 2  
A2 Fort Wayne Comet 4th
  C2 Cincinnati Cyclones 2  
A1 Kalamazoo Wings 1
  C2 Cincinnati Cyclones 4th  

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Turner Cup
winner of the IHL playoffs 		Atlanta Knights
Fred A. Huber Trophy
Best team of the regular season 		Las Vegas Thunder

Individual trophies

Award player team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
MVP of the regular season 		Rob Brown Kalamazoo Wings
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Rob Brown Kalamazoo Wings
Governor's Trophy
Best Defender 		Darren Veitch Peoria Rivermen
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Jean-Claude Bergeron Atlanta Knights
Mike Greenlay
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Radek Bonk Las Vegas Thunder
Ken McKenzie Trophy
Best American Rookie 		Chris Rogles Indianapolis Ice
Commissioner's Trophy
Best Trainer 		Bruce Boudreau Fort Wayne Comet
Ironman Award
player with all season appearances and consistently high performances 		Colin Chin Fort Wayne Comet
IHL Man of the Year
Player / person with a special commitment to society 		Terry Ficorelli
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
MVP of the Turner Cup Playoffs 		Stan Drulia Atlanta Knights

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