Saginaw Gears (IHL)

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Saginaw Gears
founding 1972
resolution 1983
history Saginaw Gears
1972-1983
Stadion Saginaw Civic Center
Location Saginaw , Michigan
league International Hockey League
Cooperations Boston Bruins
(1980-1982)
Turner Cups 1976/77 , 1980/81

The Saginaw Gears were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League from Saginaw , Michigan . Their home ground was the Saginaw Civic Center .

history

Saginaw Gears was founded in 1972 as a franchise of the International Hockey League. After the Gears had not yet reached the play-offs in their first season, the team was in the play-off finals in the following two years. The Gears won the Turner Cup , the championship of the IHL, for the first time in the 1976/77 season. After the team was in first place in the table after the main round with 91 points and thus won the Fred A. Huber Trophy , they later reached the play-off final, where the Gears were also victorious. The Saginaw Gears won the double in the 1976/77 season . In addition to the main round victory, they could also win the Turner Cup.

It was not until the 1980/81 season that the Gears were back in the play-off final, which they won 4-0 against the Kalamazoo Wings . This was followed by another finals in the following year, before the Saginaw Gears disbanded in the summer of 1983.

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season GP W. L. T OTL SOL Pts space Playoffs
1972/73 74 30th 41 3 - - 63 5th, North not qualified
1973/74 76 38 34 4th - - 80 2nd, North Defeat in the final
1974/75 75 49 29 3 - - 89 3rd, North Defeat in the final
1975/76 78 43 26th 9 - - 95 1st, North Defeat in the 2nd round
1976/77 78 40 27 11 - - 91 1st, North Turner Cup winner
1977/78 80 40 28 12 - - 92 1st, North
1978/79 80 35 35 10 - - 80 3rd, North 1st round defeat
1979/80 80 43 27 10 - - 96 2nd, North Defeat in the 2nd round
1980/81 82 45 29 8th - - 98 1st, East Turner Cup winner
1981/82 82 36 38 8th - - 80 5th, IHL Defeat in the final
1982/83 82 29 44 9 - - 71 4th, East

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