NationMaster - Encyclopedia: International Hockey League

The International Hockey League (IHL) was a professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001. IHL playoff champions were awarded the Turner Cup. A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training / education) or in sports (a sportsman / sportwoman doing sports for payment). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

1 Early years
2 Major market expansion
3 Decline and collapse
4 Teams
5 Turner Cup champions
6 References
7 External links

Early years

The IHL was formed in December 1945 and initially consisted of four cross-border teams in Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. In 1947, a team from Toledo, Ohio joined the league, and the following year the IHL expanded significantly, with teams in four additional U.S. cities. The expansion didn't take hold, and for 1949-50, the league was back down to teams in Detroit and Windsor, and two nearby Canadian cities: Sarnia, Ontario and Chatham, Ontario. Windsor dropped out in 1950, and expansion into the U.S. began again, with Toledo rejoining the league and new teams in Grand Rapids, Michigan (1950), Troy, Ohio (1951), Cincinnati (1952), Fort Wayne, Indiana (1952), and Milwaukee (1952). At the same time, the last Canadian team left the league in 1952, when the Chatham Maroons pulled out. Three new U.S. cities were added in 1953. The league would expand and shrink between five and nine teams through the 1950s, with another major expansion in 1959. After 11 seasons as a strictly-U.S. league, the IHL admitted two Canadian teams in 1963, with the Windsor Bulldogs and the return of the Chatham Maroons. Both teams dropped out after one season. The International league wouldn't again have any franchises based outside of the U.S. until 1996. Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... Nickname: The Glass City Location in the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Government - Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (D) Area - City 84. ... Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (population 70,876 in 2001). ... Categories: Stub | Cities in Ontario | Ontario counties and regions ... Nickname: Location of Grand Rapids within Kent County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Kent Founded 1826 Government - Mayor George Heartwell Area - City 45. ... Troy is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... Nickname: The Summit City Location in the state of Indiana, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Indiana County Allen Founded October 22, 1794 Incorporated February 22, 1840 - Mayor Graham Richard (D) - City Clerk Sandra Kennedy (D) - City Council John N. Crawford (R) Samuel J. Talarico, Jr (R) John Shoaff (D... This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ...

Major market expansion

Starting in the late 1960s, the IHL's quality of play significantly upgraded until by the mid-1970s, it was on par with the American Hockey League, the longtime top feeder league for the National Hockey League. Many IHL teams became the top farm teams of NHL teams. From the late 1980s on, the IHL began to expand into major markets such as Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City, San Diego, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Orlando, Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Phoenix. It even placed teams in markets that already had NHL teams--such as Chicago, Detroit and Long Beach (near Los Angeles). The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... â€œNHLâ€ redirects here. ... A farm team, or farm club, generally refers to a minor league baseball league in the United States which are at a lower pay level and play in smaller cities and towns than do Major League Baseball, and which are under the control of the two major leagues and are... Houston redirects here. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works. Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Nickname: The City Beautiful, O-Town, 407 Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... A map of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government - Type Council-Manager - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area - City 515. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works. Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor... Long Beach is the name of several places: Long Beach, British Columbia, Canada Long Beach, California, United States of America Long Beach, Mississippi, United States of America Long Beach, New York, United States of America Long Beach, Washington, United States of America Long Beach Township, New Jersey, United States of... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...

Its expansion into larger markets was rapid, and many of the smaller cities fell away (with many clubs, such as Fort Wayne, Peoria, Muskegon, Flint, and Kalamazoo joining lower leagues such as the United Hockey League or the East Coast Hockey League). Kalamazoo did not join the UHL until the IHL folded, at which time they were known as the Michigan K-Wings, a farm team of the Dallas Stars, formerly the Minnesota North Stars, also Flint, Muskegon, and Fort Wayne. They did not "fall away," the IHL simply folded from expanding too quickly. : See how it plays in Peoria United States Illinois Peoria 46. ... Nickname: The Mall City Location of Kalamazoo within Kalamazoo County, Michigan Coordinates: Counties Kalamazoo County - Mayor Hannah McKinney Area - City 65. ... The United Hockey League (UHL) is a professional ice hockey league with teams in the United States. ... The ECHL is a professional minor-league double-A hockey association based in the United States and Canada. ...

Decline and collapse

The IHL's expansion into NHL markets put a strain on relationships between the leagues. There was some speculation that the IHL would end up competing directly with the NHL.^[1] However, in the 1995-96 season, the IHL's "soft" salary cap was just $1.5 million,^[2] while the lowest NHL team payroll that season was $11.4 million.^[3] In professional sports, a salary cap (often called a wage cap in the United Kingdom) is a limit on the amount of money a team can spend on player salaries, either as a per-player limit or a total limit for the teams roster (or both). ...

In response, many NHL clubs shifted their affiliations to the AHL. In 1997-98, only four of 18 IHL teams had NHL affiliations.^[4] With the loss of subsidized salaries, high expansion fees (by the end the league was charging as much as $8 million US for new teams), exploding travel costs and the NHL itself moving into some of its markets, the league's rapid expansion proved a critical strain, and it folded after the 2001 season.

Six IHL franchises (the Chicago Wolves, Grand Rapids Griffins, Houston Aeros, Utah Grizzlies, Milwaukee Admirals and Manitoba Moose) were admitted into the AHL as expansion teams for the 2001-02 season, and then between them won the next three AHL Calder Cup championships (2002, 2003, 2004) and appeared in the Cup finals in the next two years (2005, 2006). The IHL's last champions, the Orlando Solar Bears, were not taken in because their owner, Rich DeVos, also owned the Griffins. The Chicago Wolves are a hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Grand Rapids Griffins are a hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... This article is about the American Hockey League team. ... The Utah Grizzlies were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League and American Hockey League. ... The Milwaukee Admirals are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Manitoba Moose are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. ... Îž The Orlando Solar Bears were a professional ice hockey team based out of Orlando, Florida that played their home games at the TD Waterhouse Centre. ... Richard DeVos (1926-) is one of the founders of Amway, reorganized as Alticor in 2000, now distributes more than US$4. ...

Teams

Akron Americans (1948-1949)
Albany Choppers (1990-1991)
Atlanta Knights (1992-1996; became Quebec Rafales)
Chatham Maroons (IHL 1949-52) (1949-1952)
Chatham Maroons (IHL 1963-64) (1963-1964)
Chicago Wolves (1994-2001; plays in AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (1992-2001)
Cincinnati Mohawks (1952-1958)
Cleveland Lumberjacks (1992-2001)
Colorado Rangers (1987-1988; became Denver Rangers)
Columbus Checkers (1966-1970; became Columbus Seals)
Columbus Owls (1973-1977; became Grand Rapids Owls)
Columbus Seals (1971-1973; became Columbus Owls)
Dayton Gems (1964-1977; became Milwaukee Admirals)
Dayton Gems (1979-1980)
Denver Grizzlies (1994-1995; became Utah Grizzlies)
Denver Mavericks (Half of 1959; became Minneapolis Millers)
Denver Rangers (1988-1989; became Phoenix Roadrunners)
Des Moines Capitols (1972-1975)
Des Moines Oak Leaves (1963-1972; became Des Moines Capitols)
Detroit Auto Club (1945-1951)
Detroit Bright's Goodyears (1945-1949)
Detroit Hettche (1949-1952)
Detroit Jerry Lynch (1948-1949)
Detroit Metal Mouldings (1946-1948)
Detroit Vipers (1994-2001)
Flint Generals (1969-1985; became Saginaw Generals)
Flint Spirits (1985-1990)
Fort Wayne Komets (1952-1999; plays in UHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins (1996-2001; plays in AHL)
Grand Rapids Owls (1977-1980)
Grand Rapids Rockets (1950-1956)
Houston Aeros (1994-2001; plays in AHL)
Huntington Hornets (1956-1957)
Indianapolis Checkers (1984-1987; became Colorado Rangers)

Indianapolis Chiefs (1955-1962)
Indianapolis Ice (1988-1999; subsequently played in CHL)
Johnstown Jets (1953-1955)
Kalamazoo Wings (1974-1995; became Michigan K-Wings)
Kansas City Blades (1990-2001)
Lansing Lancers (1974-1975)
Las Vegas Thunder (1993-1999)
Long Beach Ice Dogs (1996-2000; plays in ECHL)
Los Angeles Ice Dogs (1995-1996; became Long Beach Ice Dogs)
Louisville Blades (1948-1949)
Louisville Rebels (1957-1959)
Louisville Shooting Stars (1953-1954)
Manitoba Moose (1996-2001; plays in AHL)
Marion Barons (1953-1954)
Michigan K-Wings (1995-2000; plays in UHL as the Kalamazoo Wings)
Milwaukee Admirals (1977-2001; plays in AHL)
Milwaukee Chiefs (1952-1954)
Milwaukee Clarks (1948-1949)
Milwaukee Falcons (1959-1960)
Minneapolis Millers (1959-1963)
Minnesota Moose (1994-1996; became Manitoba Moose)
Muncie Flyers (1948-1949)
Muskegon Lumberjacks (1984-1992; became Cleveland Lumberjacks)
Muskegon Mohawks (1965-1984; became Muskegon Lumberjacks)
Muskegon Zephyrs (1960-1965; became Muskegon Mohawks)
Omaha Knights (1959-1963)
Orlando Solar Bears (1995-2001)
Peoria Prancers (1982-1984; became Peoria Rivermen)
Peoria Rivermen (1984-1996; became San Antonio Dragons)
Phoenix Roadrunners (1989-1997)
Port Huron Flags (1962-1971; became Port Huron Wings)
Port Huron Flags (1974-1981)

Port Huron Wings (1971-1974; became Port Huron Flags)
Quebec Rafales (1996-1998)
Russian Penguins (1993-1994; Touring Russian club that played one game against each of the 13 IHL Teams)
Saginaw Gears (1972-1983)
Saginaw Generals (1985-1987; became Saginaw Hawks)
Saginaw Hawks (1987-1989)
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (1984-1994)
San Antonio Dragons (1996-1998)
San Diego Gulls (1990-1995; became Los Angeles Ice Dogs)
San Francisco Spiders (1995-1996)
Sarnia Sailors (1949-1951)
St. Paul Saints (1959-1963)
Toledo Blades (1963-1970; became Toledo Hornets)
Toledo Goaldiggers (1974-1986)
Toledo Hornets (1970-1974; became Toledo Goaldiggers)
Toledo Mercurys (1947-1949)
Toledo Mercurys (1950-1955; became Toledo-Marion Mercurys)
Toledo Mercurys (1956-1959; became Toledo-St. Louis Mercurys)
Toledo Mercurys (1960-1962)
Toledo-Marion Mercurys (1955-1956; became Toledo Mercurys)
Toledo-St. Louis Mercurys (1959-1960; became Toledo Mercurys)
Troy Bruins (1951-1959)
Utah Grizzlies (1995-2001; played in AHL)
Windsor Bulldogs (1963-1964)
Windsor Gotfredsons (1945-1946)
Windsor Hettche Spitfires (1947-1949; became Detroit Hettche)
Windsor Ryancretes (1948-1950)
Windsor Spitfires (IHL) (1945-1947; became Windsor Hettche Spitfires)
Windsor Staffords (1946-1948; became Windsor Ryancretes)

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Turner Cup champions

Year	Winner	Finalist	Games
2000-01	Orlando Solar Bears	Chicago Wolves	4-1
1999-00	Chicago Wolves	Grand Rapids Griffins	4-2
1998-99	Houston Aeros	Orlando Solar Bears	4-3
1997-98	Chicago Wolves	Detroit Vipers	4-3
1996-97	Detroit Vipers	Long Beach Ice Dogs	4-2
1995-96	Utah Grizzlies	Orlando Solar Bears	4-0
1994-95	Denver Grizzlies	Kansas City Blades	4-0
1993-94	Atlanta Knights	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1992-93	Fort Wayne Komets	San Diego Gulls	4-0
1991-92	Kansas City Blades	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-0
1990-91	Peoria Rivermen	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1989-90	Indianapolis Ice	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-0
1988-89	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	4-1
1987-88	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	Flint Spirits	4-2
1986-87	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-2
1985-86	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Fort Wayne Komets	4-0
1984-85	Peoria Rivermen	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-3
1983-84	Flint Generals	Toledo Goaldiggers	4-0
1982-83	Toledo Goaldiggers	Milwaukee Admirals	4-2
1981-82	Toledo Goaldiggers	Saginaw Gears	4-1
1980-81	Saginaw Gears	Kalamazoo Wings	4-0
1979-80	Kalamazoo Wings	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1978-79	Kalamazoo Wings	Grand Rapids Owls	4-3
1977-78	Toledo Goaldiggers	Port Huron Flags	4-3
1976-77	Saginaw Gears	Toledo Goaldiggers	4-3
1977-76	Dayton Gems	Port Huron Flags	4-0
1974-75	Toledo Goaldiggers	Saginaw Gears	4-3
1973-74	Des Moines Capitols	Saginaw Gears	4-2
1972-73	Fort Wayne Komets	Port Huron Wings	4-2
1971-72	Port Huron Wings	Muskegon Mohawks	4-2
1970-71	Port Huron Flags	Des Moines Oak Leafs	4-2
1969-70	Dayton Gems	Port Huron Flags	4-3
1968-69	Dayton Gems	Muskegon Mohawks	3-0
1967-68	Muskegon Mohawks	Dayton Gems	4-1
1966-67	Toledo Blades	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1965-66	Port Huron Flags	Dayton Gems	4-1
1964-65	Fort Wayne Komets	Des Moines Oak Leafs	4-2
1963-64	Toledo Blades	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1962-63	Fort Wayne Komets	Minneapolis Millers	4-1
1961-62	Muskegon Zephyrs	St. Paul Saints	4-0
1960-61	St.Paul Saints	Muskegon Zephyrs	4-1
1959-60	St.Paul Saints	Fort Wayne Komets	4-3
1958-59	Louisville Rebels	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1957-58	Indianapolis Chiefs	Louisville Rebels	4-3
1956-57	Cincinnati Mohawks	Indianapolis Chiefs	3-0
1955-56	Cincinnati Mohawks	Toledo-Marion Mercurys	4-0
1954-55	Cincinnati Mohawks	Troy Bruins	4-3
1953-54	Cincinnati Mohawks	Johnstown Jets	4-2
1952-53	Cincinnati Mohawks	Grand Rapids Rockets	4-0
1951-52	Toledo Mercurys	Grand Rapids Rockets	4-2
1950-51	Toledo Mercurys	Grand Rapids Rockets	4-1
1946-50	Chatham Maroons	Sarnia Sailors	4-3
1948-49	Windsor Hettche Spitfires	Toledo Mercurys	4-3
1947-48	Toledo Mercurys	Windsor Hettche Spitfires	4-1
1946-47	Windsor Spitfires	Detroit Bright's Goodyears	3-0
1945-46	Detroit Auto Club	Detroit Bright's Goodyears	2-1

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References

^ "League's founding father watches over 50th year," David Eminian, The Hockey News, January 27, 1995.
^ "Ufer trying to sell league on structured salary cap," David Eminian, The Hockey News, November 10, 1995.
^ NHL Teams' Payrolls. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
^ "The Modern Minors," Eric Zweig, p. 381, in Total Hockey, ed. Dan Diamond, Total Sports, 1998.

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External links

International Hockey League 1945-2001 Internet Hockey Database - Standings and Statistics

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