IHL 1994/95
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The 1994/95 season was the 50th regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the 17 regular IHL teams played 81 games each, while the Russian visiting team Soviet Wings played against every other team once. In the play-offs, the Denver Grizzlies prevailed and won the first Turner Cup in their club history.
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Soviet Wings , a delegation from the Russian ice hockey club Krylja Sowetow Moscow, took part in the IHL once as a visiting team and played a total of 17 games this season.
- The Chicago Wolves were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Denver Grizzlies were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Houston Eros were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Minnesota Moose were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Salt Lake Golden Eagles were relocated to Detroit , Michigan and changed their name to Detroit Vipers .
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
Central | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Milwaukee Admirals | 81 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 317 | 298 | 98 |
Houston Eros | 81 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 8th | 272 | 283 | 84 |
Atlanta Knights | 81 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 279 | 296 | 83 |
Minnesota Moose | 81 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 271 | 336 | 80 |
Kansas City Blades | 81 | 35 | 40 | 0 | 6th | 277 | 300 | 76 |
Midwest | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Peoria Rivermen | 81 | 51 | 19th | 0 | 5 | 311 | 245 | 113 |
Cincinnati Cyclones | 81 | 49 | 22nd | 0 | 10 | 305 | 272 | 113 |
Fort Wayne Comet | 81 | 34 | 39 | 0 | 8th | 296 | 324 | 76 |
Indianapolis Ice | 81 | 32 | 41 | 0 | 8th | 273 | 330 | 72 |
Northern | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Detroit Vipers | 81 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 6th | 311 | 273 | 102 |
Kalamazoo Wings | 81 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 14th | 288 | 249 | 100 |
Chicago Wolves | 81 | 34 | 30th | 0 | 14th | 261 | 306 | 82 |
Cleveland Lumberjacks | 81 | 34 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 306 | 339 | 78 |
Southwest | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Denver Grizzlies | 81 | 57 | 18th | 0 | 6th | 339 | 235 | 120 |
Las Vegas Thunder | 81 | 46 | 30th | 0 | 5 | 328 | 278 | 97 |
Phoenix Roadrunners | 81 | 41 | 26th | 0 | 14th | 325 | 310 | 96 |
San Diego Gulls | 81 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 8th | 268 | 301 | 82 |
Soviet wings | 17th | 1 | 14th | 0 | 2 | 37 | 89 | 4th |
Turner Cup Playoffs
Turner Cup round of 16 | Turner Cup Quarter Finals | Turner Cup semi-finals | Turner Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
S1 | Denver Grizzlies | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C4 | Minnesota Moose | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Denver Grizzlies | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
S3 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Houston Eros | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
S3 | Phoenix Roadrunners | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Denver Grizzlies | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Milwaukee Admirals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S4 | San Diego Gulls | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Milwaukee Admirals | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Las Vegas Thunder | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Las Vegas Thunder | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C3 | Atlanta Knights | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Denver Grizzlies | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
C5 | Kansas City Blades | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Kalamazoo Wings | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Chicago Wolves | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Kalamazoo Wings | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
M2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
M2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Kalamazoo Wings | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C5 | Kansas City Blades | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
M1 | Peoria Rivermen | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
M3 | Fort Wayne Comet | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
M1 | Peoria Rivermen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
C5 | Kansas City Blades | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Detroit Vipers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C5 | Kansas City Blades | 3 |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Turner Cup winner of the IHL playoffs |
Denver Grizzlies |
Fred A. Huber Trophy Best team of the regular season |
Denver Grizzlies |
Individual trophies
Award | player | team |
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James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP of the regular season |
Tommy Salo | Denver Grizzlies |
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy Best Scorer |
Stéphane Morin | Minnesota Moose |
Governor's Trophy Best Defender |
Todd Richards | Las Vegas Thunder |
James Norris Memorial Trophy Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against |
Tommy Salo | Denver Grizzlies |
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy Best Rookie |
Tommy Salo | Denver Grizzlies |
Ken McKenzie Trophy Best American Rookie |
Chris Marinucci | Denver Grizzlies |
Commissioner's Trophy Best Trainer |
Butch Goring | Denver Grizzlies |
Ironman Award player with all season appearances and consistently high performances |
Jean-Marc Richard | Las Vegas Thunder |
IHL Man of the Year Player / person with a special commitment to society |
Mike MacWilliam | Denver Grizzlies |
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy MVP of the Turner Cup Playoffs |
Kip Miller | Denver Grizzlies |
Web links
- 1994/95 season on hockeydb.com (English)