International Hockey League (2007-2010)

The logo of the International Hockey League

The International Hockey League ( IHL for short , formerly Colonial Hockey League , CoHL for short and United Hockey League , UHL for short ) was a professional ice hockey league that consisted of teams from the United States . The league headquarters was in Rochester , Michigan . The league called itself a mid-level minor league , but was officially classified as a low-level league.

history

The United Hockey League logo (1997-2007)

The league was founded in 1991 under the name Colonial Hockey League (CoHL) with teams from Brantford , Detroit , Flint , St. Thomas and Thunder Bay . The league changed its name to the United Hockey League (UHL) before the 1997/98 season . Over the years, the participating teams in the league changed frequently.

The 2006/07 season started the league with ten teams. After this season, the league was reduced to six teams, as the Port Huron Flags , the Chicago Hounds , the Quad City Mallards and the Rockford IceHogs stopped playing and the Elmira Jackals moved to the ECHL . As a new franchise were Port Huron Icehawks added.

In the summer of 2007, the league changed its name to the International Hockey League (IHL), based on the league of the same name , which existed from 1945 to 2001 and had teams from Flint , Fort Wayne , Kalamazoo and Muskegon in its early days . Three of the current teams come from these cities. On June 1, 2010, the league together with the Central Hockey League announced their cooperation from the 2010/11 season. The five IHL teams switched to the CHL this season, but the IHL officially remained as an organizing committee.

No longer existing ice hockey clubs of the league

Adirondack Frostbite (2004-2006) Adirondack IceHawks (1999-2004, became Adirondack Frostbite ) Asheville Smoke (1998-2002) BC Icemen (1997-2002) Bloomington Prairie Thunder (2006-2010, moved to the CHL ) Brantford Smoke (1991–1998, were Asheville Smoke ) Chatham Wheels (1992-1994, were Saginaw Wheels ) Chicago Hounds (2006-2007) Columbus Stars (2003-2004) Danbury Trashers (2004-2006) Dayton Gems (2009-2010, moved to the CHL ) Dayton Ice Bandits (1996–1997, were Mohawk Valley Prowlers ) Detroit Falcons (1992-1996) Elmira Jackals (2000-2007, moved to the ECHL ) Flint Bulldogs (1991-1993, became Utica Bulldogs ) Flint Generals (1993-2010) Fort Wayne Komets (1999-2010, moved to the CHL ) Kalamazoo Wings (2000-2009, moved to the ECHL ) Kansas City Outlaws (2004-2005) Knoxville Speed (1999-2002) London Wildcats (1994–1995, became Dayton Ice Bandits ) Madison Kodiaks (1999-2000, became Kalamazoo Wings ) Madison Monsters (1996–1999, Knoxville Speed ) Michigan Falcons (1991–1992, became Detroit Falcons ) Missouri River Otters (1999-2006) Mohawk Valley Prowlers (1998-2001)

Motor City Mechanics (2004-2006) Muskegon Fury (1992-2008, became Muskegon Lumberjacks ) Muskegon Lumberjacks (2008-2010) New Haven Knights (2000-2002) Ohio Gears (1999-2000) Port Huron Beacons (2002-2005, became Roanoke Valley Vipers ) Port Huron Border Cats (1996-2002) Port Huron Flags (2005-2007) Port Huron Icehawks (2007-2010) Quad City Mallards (1995-2010, moved to the CHL ) Richmond RiverDogs (2003-2006, were Chicago Hounds ) Roanoke Valley Vipers (2005-2006) Rockford IceHogs (1999-2007, moved to the AHL ) Saginaw Gears (1998–1999, were Ohio Gears ) Saginaw LumberKings (1996-1998, were Saginaw Gears ) Saginaw Wheels (1994–1996, were Saginaw LumberKings ) St. Thomas Wildcats (1991–1994, became London Wildcats ) Thunder Bay Senators (1993–1996, were Thunder Bay Thunder Cats ) Thunder Bay Thunder Cats (1996-1999, became Rockford IceHogs ) Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks (1991-1993, were Thunder Bay Senators ) Utica Bulldogs (1993–1994, became Utica Blizzard ) Utica Blizzard (1994–1997, were Winston-Salem IceHawks ) Winston-Salem IceHawks (1997-1999, became Adirondack IceHawks )

Unrealized franchises

The logo of the Colonial Hockey League (1991–1997)

• Lehigh Valley Xtreme
  • The franchise was supposed to start playing the United Hockey League in 2000, but this never happened.

• Canton Ice Patrol
  • The franchise was to continue gaming operations in place of Ohio Gears in 2000 . The team names Arctic Xpress and Canton Xpress were also under discussion until the project was finally abandoned in 2002 .

trophies

The Tarry Cup was awarded to the team that had won the most points in the regular season. The championship trophy Colonial Cup went to the winner of the play-offs of the IHL. The name of the trophy comes from the time when the league was called CoHL (Colonial Hockey League). From 2008 to 2010 the trophy was named Turner Cup .

Colonial Cup era winners

year	Tarry Cup	Colonial Cup
1992	Michigan Falcons	Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks
1993	Brantford Smoke	Brantford Smoke
1994	Thunder Bay Senators	Thunder Bay Senators
1995	Thunder Bay Senators	Thunder Bay Senators
1996	Flint Generals	Flint Generals
1997	Flint Generals	Quad City Mallards
1998	Quad City Mallards	Quad City Mallards
1999	Muskegon Fury	Muskegon Fury
2000	Quad City Mallards	Flint Generals
2001	Quad City Mallards	Quad City Mallards
2002	Quad City Mallards	Muskegon Fury
2003	Fort Wayne Comet	Fort Wayne Comet
2004	Fort Wayne Comet	Muskegon Fury
2005	Muskegon Fury	Muskegon Fury
2006	Kalamazoo Wings	Kalamazoo Wings
2007	Kalamazoo Wings	Rockford IceHogs

Turner Cup era winners

year	Turner Cup
2008	Fort Wayne Comet
2009	Fort Wayne Comet
2010	Fort Wayne Comet

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nhl.com, McIlhargey went from the low minors to the NHL
2. ↑ DeeVrieze, Craig, AHL hockey team moving from Omaha to the Quad-Cities ( June 2, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ), Quad City Times, May 15, 2007.
3. ^ Kissane, Patrick, Put The UHL On A Dead Pool List ( August 4, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ), Chi-Town Daily News, January 4, 2007.
4. ↑ Stensaas, Brian, Where hockey dreams live on ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Jan. 3, 2007 
5. ↑ centralhockeyleague.com, Central Hockey League and International Hockey League Make Major Announcement ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Official website of the International Hockey League (Engl.)