IHL 2000/01

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Master: Orlando Solar Bears
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The 2000/01 season was the 56th and final regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the eleven teams played 82 games each. In the play-offs, the Orlando Solar Bears prevailed and won the first Turner Cup in their club's history. After the dissolution of the IHL, six teams moved to the American Hockey League for the 2001/02 season , while the remaining five teams stopped playing.

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

Eastern Conference

GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Grand Rapids Griffins 82 53 22nd 0 7th 279 196 113
Orlando Solar Bears 82 47 28 0 7th 241 193 101
Cincinnati Cyclones 82 44 29 0 9 267 258 97
Cleveland Lumberjacks 82 43 32 0 7th 270 258 93
Milwaukee Admirals 82 42 33 0 7th 244 217 91
Detroit Vipers 82 23 53 0 6th 184 311 52

Western Conference

GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Chicago Wolves 82 43 32 0 7th 267 249 93
Houston Eros 82 42 32 0 8th 229 245 92
Manitoba mosses 82 39 31 0 12 222 230 90
Utah grizzlies 82 38 36 0 8th 208 220 84
Kansas City Blades 82 37 42 0 3 239 273 77

Turner Cup Playoffs

  Turner Cup Quarter Finals Turner Cup semi-finals Turner Cup Final
                           
  E1 Grand Rapids Griffins 4th        
E4 Cleveland Lumberjacks 0  
E1 Grand Rapids Griffins 2
Eastern Conference
  E2 Orlando Solar Bears 4th  
E2 Orlando Solar Bears 4th
E3 Cincinnati Cyclones 1  
E2 Orlando Solar Bears 4th
  W1 Chicago Wolves 1
W1 Chicago Wolves 4th    
E5 Milwaukee Admirals 1  
W1 Chicago Wolves 4th
Western Conference
  W3 Manitoba mosses 2  
W2 Houston Eros 3
  W3 Manitoba mosses 4th  

Turner Cup winner

Turner Cup winner


Orlando Solar Bears

Goalkeepers: Scott Fankhouser , Norm Maracle

Defenders: Brett Clark , Jon Coleman , Curtis Murphy , Brian Pothier , Scott Ricci , Todd Richards , Mike Weaver

Attacks: Bryan Adams , Mark Beaufait , Hugo Boisvert , Wade Brookbank , David Gove , Darcy Hordichuk , Wes Mason , Yves Sarault , Ben Simon , Jarrod Skalde , Dan Snyder , Dean Sylvester , Brad Tapper , Herberts Vasiļjevs , JP Vigier , Dmitri W Lassenkow

Head coach: Peter Horachek

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Turner Cup
winner of the IHL playoffs 		Orlando Solar Bears
Fred A. Huber Trophy
Best team of the regular season 		Grand Rapids Griffins

Individual trophies

Award player team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
MVP of the regular season 		Norm Maracle Orlando Solar Bears
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy
Best Scorer 		Derek King Grand Rapids Griffins
Steve Larouche Chicago Wolves
Larry D. Gordon Trophy
Best Defender 		Brett Hauer Manitoba mosses
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against 		Scott Fankhouser Orlando Solar Bears
Norm Maracle
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy
Best Rookie 		Brian Pothier Orlando Solar Bears
Ken McKenzie Trophy
Best American Rookie 		Brian Pothier Orlando Solar Bears
Commissioner's Trophy
Best Trainer 		Peter Horachek Orlando Solar Bears
Ironman Award
player with all season appearances and consistently high performances 		Brian Chapman Manitoba mosses
IHL Man of the Year
Player / person with a special commitment to society 		Wendell Young Chicago Wolves
John Cullen Award
player with a powerful comeback after a long injury 		Rusty Fitzgerald Manitoba mosses
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
MVP of the Turner Cup Playoffs 		Norm Maracle Orlando Solar Bears

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