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:

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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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