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1946–47 IHL Season
The 1946–47 IHL season was the second season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Five teams participated in the regular season, and the Windsor Spitfires won the Turner Cup. Regular season Turner Cup-Playoffs External links Season 1946/47on hockeydb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1946-47 IHL season IHL IHL International Hockey League (1945–2001) seasons ...
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International Hockey League (1945–2001)
The International Hockey League (IHL) was a minor professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1945 to 2001. The IHL served as the National Hockey League (NHL)'s alternate farm system to the American Hockey League (AHL). After 56 years of operation, financial instability led to the league's demise. Six of the surviving seven teams merged into the AHL in 2001. History Early years The IHL was formed on December 5, 1945, in a three-hour meeting at the Norton Palmer Hotel in Windsor, Ontario. In attendance were Jack Adams (coach of the Detroit Red Wings), Fred Huber (Red Wings public relations), Frank Gallagher (amateur hockey organizer in Detroit and Windsor), Lloyd Pollock (Windsor hockey pioneer), Gerald McHugh (Windsor lawyer), Len Hebert, Len Loree and Bill Beckman. The league began operations in the 1945–46 IHL season with four teams in Windsor and Detroit, and operated as semi-professional league. In 1947, a team from Toledo, Ohio, ...
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Windsor Gotfredsons
The Windsor Gotfredsons were a minor league professional ice hockey team and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. The team was based in Windsor, Ontario and played at the Windsor Arena. After one season, they became known as the Windsor Staffords, and two years later became Windsor Ryan Cretes. The team played five seasons total, folding in 1950. Season-by-season results See also *List of ice hockey teams in Ontario This is a list of men's ice hockey teams that compete in Ontario. This list includes active professional, university, and junior men's ice hockey teams. Alphabetical list of teams The leagues are correct for the 2024–25 season. __NOTOC__ A B ... * Wilfred "Boomer" Harding, first Black player in the International Hockey League, with the Windsor Staffords in 1946 References Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams Sport in Windsor, Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in ...
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Detroit Bright's Goodyears
The Detroit Bright's Goodyears were a minor league professional ice hockey team, and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945, and operated until 1949. They played their home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, .... Standings External links standings and statistics International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams B Defunct ice hockey teams in Michigan Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Ice hockey clubs established in 1945 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1949 1945 establishments in Michigan 1949 disestablishments in Michigan {{Detroit-sport-stub ...
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Windsor Hettche Spitfires
The Detroit Hettche were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, and played at the Detroit Olympia. The team originated in Windsor, Ontario Windsor ( ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from the U.S city of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Esse ... as the Windsor Spitfires and were one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. In 1947, the team was renamed Windsor Hettche Spitfires after its sponsor, Detroit auto dealer and Michigan state boxing commissioner John Hettche. The team moved across the river to Detroit in 1949. It played seven seasons total, folding in 1952. Season-by-season results References External links standings and results- Detroit Hettche standings and results- Windsor Hettche Spitfires standings and results- Windsor Spitfires International Hockey Le ...
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Detroit Metal Mouldings
The Detroit Metal Mouldings were a minor league professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ... team, and member of the International Hockey League. The team joined the league in its second season, and played three seasons. The team was known as Detroit Jerry Lynch for the 1948–1949 season. Standings External links Detroit Metal Mouldingsstatistics Detroit Jerry Lynchstatistics International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams M Defunct ice hockey teams in Michigan Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Ice hockey clubs established in 1946 1946 establishments in Michigan Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1949 1949 disestablishments in Michigan {{Detroit-sport-stub ...
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Detroit Auto Club
The Detroit Auto Club was a minor league professional ice hockey team, and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945, and operated until 1951. They played their home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit Auto Club won the inaugural Turner Cup, as playoff champions, beating the Detroit Bright's Goodyears The Detroit Bright's Goodyears were a minor league professional ice hockey team, and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945, and operated until 1949. They played their home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, ... two game to one. Standings References External links standings and statistics International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams A Defunct ice hockey teams in Michigan Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Ice hockey clubs established in 1945 Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1951 {{Detroit-sport-stub ...
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