1953–54 IHL season
North American ice hockey season
The 1953–54 IHL season was the ninth season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Cincinnati Mohawks won the Turner Cup.
Regular season
Mohawks
Komets
Rockets
Shooting Stars
Jets
Barons
Chiefs
Mercurys
Bruins
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1953-54 IHL TeamsGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Cincinnati Mohawks | 64 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 325 | 153 | 96 |
Marion Barons | 64 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 279 | 207 | 80 |
Johnstown Jets | 65 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 254 | 221 | 73 |
Toledo Mercurys | 64 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 221 | 157 | 71 |
Fort Wayne Komets | 64 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 203 | 220 | 63 |
Troy Bruins | 64 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 241 | 258 | 63 |
Grand Rapids Rockets | 64 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 252 | 274 | 61 |
Louisville Shooting Stars | 64 | 18 | 42 | 4 | 202 | 331 | 40 |
Milwaukee Chiefs | 64 | 13 | 48 | 3 | 187 | 343 | 29 |
Turner Cup-Playoffs
Turner-Cup-Quarterfinals | Turner-Cup-Semifinals | Turner-Cup-Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Marion Barons | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cincinnati Mohawks | |||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
1 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Johnstown Jets | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Johnstown Jets | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fort Wayne Komets | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Johnstown Jets | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Toledo Mercurys | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Toledo Mercurys | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Troy Bruins | 1 |
Turner Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals
Cincinnati Mohawks 4, Marion Barons 1
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
1 | March 16 | Marion Barons | 4-3 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 1–0 | Cincinnati Gardens | 2,409 |
2 | March 17 | Cincinnati Moahwks | 5-3 | Marion Barons | 1-1 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1,000 |
3 | March 18 | Marion Barons | 2-4 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 2–1 | Cincinnati Gardens | 2,435 |
4 | March 20 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 4-1 | Marion Barons | 3–1 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1,487 |
5 | March 21 | Marion Barons | 1-3 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 4–1 | Cincinnati Gardens | 3,486 |
Johnstown Jets 2, Fort Wayne Komets 0
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
1 | March 16 | Fort Wayne Komets | 4-5 | Johnston Jets | 1–0 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | N/A |
2 | March 17 | Johnstown Jets | 3-2 | Fort Wayne Komets | 2-0 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | N/A |
Toledo Mercurys 2, Troy Bruins 1
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
1 | March 16 | Troy Bruins | 1-3 | Toledo Mercurys | 1–0 | Toledo Sports Arena | N/A |
2 | March 17 | Toledo Mercurys | 0-4 | Troy Bruins | 2-0 | Hobart Arena | N/A |
3 | March 20 | Troy Bruins | 4-7 | Toledo Mercurys | 3-0 | Toledo Sports Arena | N/A |
Semifinals
Johnstown Jets 2, Toledo Mercurys 0
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
1 | March 22 | Johnstown Jets | 3-1 | Toledo Mercurys | 1–0 | Toledo Sports Arena | N/A |
2 | March 23 | Toledo Mercurys | 0-3 | Johnstown Jets | 2-0 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | N/A |
Turner Cup Finals
Cincinnati Mohawks 4, Johnstown Jets 2
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
1 | March 25 | Johnstown Jets | 0-3 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 1–0 | Cincinnati Gardens | 2,203 |
2 | March 27 | Johnstown Jets | 3-2 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 1-1 | Cincinnati Gardens | 4,327 |
3 | March 28 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 1-0 OT | Johnstown Jets | 2-1 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | 3,100 |
4 | March 30 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 3-1 | Johnstown Jets | 3-1 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | 2,947 |
5 | April 1 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 3-2 OT | Johnston Jets | 3-2 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | 2,471 |
6 | April 3 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 3-1 | Johnstown Jets | 4-2 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | 3,920 |
Awards
Award Name | Accomplishment | Player | Team |
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy | Most Valuable Player | No Award Issued | |
George H. Wilkinson Trophy | Top Scorer | Don Hall | Johnstown Jets |
Coaches
- Cincinnati Mohawks: Rollie McLenahan
- Fort Wayne Komets: Jack Timmins, Pat Wilson
- Grand Rapids Rockets: Norm Grinke
- Johnstown Jets: Chirp Brenchley
- Louisville Stars: Alex Woods
- Marion Barons Ott Heller
- Milwaukee Chiefs: Louis Trudel
- Toledo Mercurys: Doug McCaig
- Troy Bruins: Norm McAtee
References
Attendance Figures - Cincinnati Enquirer 03-17-1954 through 04-04-1954
External links
- Season 1953/54 on hockeydb.com
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