The 2000–01 IHL season was the 56th and final season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Eleven teams participated in the regular season, and the

Orlando Solar Bears The Orlando Solar Bears are a professional ice hockey team that plays their home games at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. They play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference and are affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning o ...

won their first

Turner Cup The Turner Cup was the championship trophy of the International Hockey League from 1945 to 2001 and the renamed United Hockey League from 2007 to 2010. The Cup was named for Joe Turner, a goaltender from Windsor, Ontario. Turner became professi ...

. Following the season, six teams (Admirals, Aeros, Griffins, Grizzles, Moose and Wolves) joined the

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as expansion teams. The Cyclones rejoined the East Coast Hockey League where they had previously played from 1990 to 1992. The remaining teams ceased operations.

Regular season

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Turner Cup-Playoffs

Quarterfinals

(E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (E4) Cleveland Lumberjacks

(E2) Orlando Solar Bears vs. (E3) Cincinnati Cyclones

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (E5) Milwaukee Admirals

(W2) Houston Aeros vs. (W3) Manitoba Moose

Semifinals

(E1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (E2) Orlando Solar Bears

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Manitoba Moose

Turner Cup Final

(E2) Orlando Solar Bears vs. (W1) Chicago Wolves

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts''

Awards

All-Star teams

External links

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