Turner Cup

Turner Cup
Sport	Ice hockey
Competition	Turner Cup Playoffs
Awarded for	Playoff champion of the International Hockey League
History
First award	1946
Final award	2010
First winner	Detroit Auto Club
Most wins	Fort Wayne Komets
Most recent	Fort Wayne Komets

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 professional with the Detroit Red Wings organization, and played one season with the Indianapolis Capitals in the American Hockey League. Turner was killed in Belgium during World War II, while serving with the United States Army.

It was the championship trophy to the incarnation of the IHL that existed from 1945 to 2001 before it was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame. In July 2007, the United Hockey League officially changed its name to "International Hockey League". The new IHL put forth a request to the Hockey Hall of Fame to take a controlling interest in the Turner Cup. The name Turner Cup was restored on September 24, 2007 as a tribute to the original IHL. When the incarnation of the IHL that existed from 2007 to 2010 folded, the Cup was retired again and looked to be put back in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Champions and finalists

Season	Champion	Finalist	Games
1946	Detroit Auto Club	Detroit Bright's Goodyears	2-1
1947	Windsor Spitfires	Detroit Bright's Goodyears	3-0
1948	Toledo Mercurys	Windsor Hettche Spitfires	4-1
1949	Windsor Hettche Spitfires	Toledo Mercurys	4-3
1950	Chatham Maroons	Sarnia Sailors	4-3
1951	Toledo Mercurys	Grand Rapids Rockets	4-1
1952	Toledo Mercurys	Grand Rapids Rockets	4-2
1953	Cincinnati Mohawks	Grand Rapids Rockets	4-0
1954	Cincinnati Mohawks	Johnstown Jets	4-2
1955	Cincinnati Mohawks	Troy Bruins	4-3
1956	Cincinnati Mohawks	Toledo-Marion Mercurys	4-0
1957	Cincinnati Mohawks	Indianapolis Chiefs	3-0
1958	Indianapolis Chiefs	Louisville Rebels	4-3
1959	Louisville Rebels	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1960	St. Paul Saints	Fort Wayne Komets	4-3
1961	St. Paul Saints	Muskegon Zephyrs	4-1
1962	Muskegon Zephyrs	St. Paul Saints	4-0
1963	Fort Wayne Komets	Minneapolis Millers	4-1
1964	Toledo Blades	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1965	Fort Wayne Komets	Des Moines Oak Leafs	4-2
1966	Port Huron Flags	Dayton Gems	4-1
1967	Toledo Blades	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1968	Muskegon Mohawks	Dayton Gems	4-1
1969	Dayton Gems	Muskegon Mohawks	3-0
1970	Dayton Gems	Port Huron Flags	4-3
1971	Port Huron Flags	Des Moines Oak Leafs	4-2
1972	Port Huron Wings	Muskegon Mohawks	4-2
1973	Fort Wayne Komets	Port Huron Wings	4-2
1974	Des Moines Capitols	Saginaw Gears	4-2
1975	Toledo Goaldiggers	Saginaw Gears	4-3
1976	Dayton Gems	Port Huron Flags	4-0
1977	Saginaw Gears	Toledo Goaldiggers	4-3
1978	Toledo Goaldiggers	Port Huron Flags	4-3
1979	Kalamazoo Wings	Grand Rapids Owls	4-3
1980	Kalamazoo Wings	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1981	Saginaw Gears	Kalamazoo Wings	4-0
1982	Toledo Goaldiggers	Saginaw Gears	4-1
1983	Toledo Goaldiggers	Milwaukee Admirals	4-2
1984	Flint Generals	Toledo Goaldiggers	4-0
1985	Peoria Rivermen	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-3
1986	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Fort Wayne Komets	4-0
1987	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-2
1988	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	Flint Spirits	4-2
1989	Muskegon Lumberjacks	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	4-1
1990	Indianapolis Ice	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-0
1991	Peoria Rivermen	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1992	Kansas City Blades	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-0
1993	Fort Wayne Komets	San Diego Gulls	4-0
1994	Atlanta Knights	Fort Wayne Komets	4-2
1995	Denver Grizzlies	Kansas City Blades	4-0
1996	Utah Grizzlies	Orlando Solar Bears	4-0
1997	Detroit Vipers	Long Beach Ice Dogs	4-2
1998	Chicago Wolves	Detroit Vipers	4-3
1999	Houston Aeros	Orlando Solar Bears	4-3
2000	Chicago Wolves	Grand Rapids Griffins	4-2
2001	Orlando Solar Bears	Chicago Wolves	4-1
2002–07	Cup not awarded
2008	Fort Wayne Komets	Port Huron IceHawks	4-3
2009	Fort Wayne Komets	Muskegon Lumberjacks	4-1
2010	Fort Wayne Komets	Flint Generals	4-1

Championships by franchise

Total	Franchise (teams)	Season(s)
9	Toledo Mercurys (3) /Blades (2) /Goaldiggers (4)	1948, 1951, 1952, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1983
7	Fort Wayne Komets	1963, 1965, 1973, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010
5	Cincinnati Mohawks	1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
4	Muskegon Zephyrs (1) / Mohawks (1) / Lumberjacks (2)	1962, 1968, 1986, 1989
3	Port Huron Flags (2) / Wings (1)	1966, 1971, 1972
3	Dayton Gems	1969, 1970, 1976
3	Salt Lake Golden Eagles (2) / Detroit Vipers (1)	1987, 1988, 1997
2	Windsor (Hettche) Spitfires	1947, 1949
2	St. Paul Saints	1960, 1961
2	Saginaw Gears	1977, 1981
2	Kalamazoo Wings	1979, 1980
2	Peoria Rivermen	1985, 1991
2	Denver / Utah Grizzlies	1995, 1996
2	Chicago Wolves	1998, 2000
1	Detroit Auto Club	1946
1	Chatham Maroons	1950
1	Indianapolis Chiefs	1958
1	Louisville Rebels	1959
1	Des Moines Capitols	1974
1	Flint Generals	1984
1	Indianapolis Ice	1990
1	Kansas City Blades	1992
1	Atlanta Knights	1994
1	Houston Aeros	1999
1	Orlando Solar Bears	2001

References

Turner Cup champions www.azhockey.com

External links

Intotheboards.net Playoffs