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International Hockey League (1970-79)

The International Hockey League (1945-2001) was a triple-A level professional minor league in the United States and Canada. For more information on this league visit our International Hockey League page.

This page contains information on the International Hockey League for the 1970-79 seasons.

International Hockey League (1970-79) Awards

Season	Leading Scorer	MVP
1969-70	Don Westbrooke Dayton	Cliff Pennington Des Moines
1970-71	Darrel Knibbs Muskegon	Lyle Carter Muskegon
1971-72	Gary Ford Muskegon	Len Fontaine Port Huron
1972-73	Gary Ford Muskegon	Gary Ford Muskegon
1973-74	Pete Mara Des Moines	Pete Mara Des Moines
1974-75	Rick Bragnalo Dayton	Gary Ford Muskegon
1975-76	Len Fontaine Port Huron	Len Fontaine Port Huron
1976-77	Jim Koleff Flint	Tom Mellor Toledo
1977-78	Jim Johnston Flint	Dan Bonar Ft. Wayne
1978-79	Terry McDougall Ft. Wayne	Terry McDougall Ft. Wayne

 

Season	Defenceman of the Year	Rookie of the Year
1969-70	John Gravel Toledo	Wayne Zuk Toledo
1970-71	Bob LaPage Des Moines	Corky Agar Flint Herb Howdle Dayton
1971-72	Rick Pagnutti Ft. Wayne	Glenn Resch Muskegon
1972-73	Bob McCammon Port Huron	Danny Gloor Des Moines
1973-74	Dave Simpson Dayton	Frank DeMarco Des Moines
1974-75	Murray Flegel Muskegon	Rick Bragnalo Dayton
1975-76	Murray Flegel Muskegon	Sid Veysey Ft. Wayne
1976-77	Tom Mellor Toledo	Ron Zanussi Ft. Wayne Garth MacGuigan Muskegon
1977-78	Michel LaChance Milwaukee	Dan Bonar Ft. Wayne
1978-79	Guido Tenisi Grand Rapids	Wes Jarvis Port Huron

All Star Team Selections

1969-70 First Team	Position	Second Team
Glenn Ramsay Toledo	Goal	Bob Perani Flint
Al Beaule Dayton	Defence	Bob McLeod Des Moines
John Gravel Toledo	Defence	Jack Turner Columbus
Andre Pronovost Muskegon	Left Wing	Serge Boudreault Columbus
Cliff Pennington Des Moines	Center	Bert Fizzell Columbus
Don Westbrooke Dayton	Right Wing	Bernie Blanchette Muskegon
Moose Lallo Muskegon	Coach	Larry Wilson Dayton
1970-71 First Team	Position	Second Team
Lyle Carter Muskegon	Goal	Bob Perani Flint
Norm Descoteaux Muskegon	Defence	John Gravel Toledo
Bob LePage Des Moines	Defence	Lorne Weighill Dayton
Hugh Harris Muskegon	Left Wing	Steve Sutherland Port Huron
Darrel Knibbs Muskegon	Center	Barry Merrell Dayton
Duke Asmundson Des Moines	Right Wing	Len Fontaine Port Huron
Terry Slater Des Moines	Coach	Gerry Moore Dayton
1971 - 72 First Team	Position	Second Team
Glenn Resch Muskegon	Goal	Paul Hoganson Ft. Wayne
Luc Tessier Des Moines	Defence	Lorne Weighill Dayton
Rick Pagnutti Ft. Wayne	Defence	Dan Sharpe Muskegon
Don Liesemer Muskegon	Left Wing	Larry Billows Ft. Wayne
Gary Ford Muskegon	Center	Jim Paterson Toledo
Len Fontaine Port Huron	Right Wing	Bryan McLay Muskegon
Moose Lallo Muskegon	Coach	Ted Garvin Port Huron
1972 - 73 First Team	Position	Second Team
Bill McKenzie Port Huron	Goal	Glenn Ramsay Toledo
Bob McCammon Port Huron	Defence	Lorne Weighill Dayton
Rod Collins Flint	Defence	Lynn Margarit Muskegon
Bob Tombari Muskegon	Left Wing	Bill LeCaine Port Huron
Gary Ford Muskegon	Center	Gerry Mazur Dayton
Dennis Desrosiers Saginaw	Right Wing	Pete Gaw Dayton
Ted Garvin Port Huron	Coach	Marc Boileau Ft. Wayne
1973 - 74 First Team	Position	Second Team
Bill Hughes Muskegon	Goal	Ray Martynuik Columbus
Yvon Bilodeau Des Moines	Defence	Dave Simpson Dayton
Steve Lyon Columbus	Defence	John Gravel Toledo
Frank DeMarco Des Moines	Left Wing	Dave Cressman Saginaw
Pete Mara Des Moines	Center	Marty Reynolds Columbus
Pete Gaw Dayton	Right Wing	Marcel Comeau Saginaw
Dan Belisle Des Moines	Coach	Moose Lallo Muskegon
1974 - 75 First Team	Position	Second Team
Bob Volpe Flint	Goal	Dave Hainsworth Muskegon Mike Ralph Port Huron
Murray Flegel Muskegon	Defence	Yvon Bilodeau Dayton
Steve Lyon Columbus	Defence	Larry Klewchuk Port Huron
Doug Manachak Flint	Left Wing	Bob Tombari Muskegon
Rick Bragnalo Dayton	Center	Gary Ford Muskegon
Mike Powers Columbus	Right Wing	Moe Brunel Toledo Steve Self Dayton
Doug Carpenter Flint	Coach	Moose Lallo Muskegon
1975 - 76 First Team	Position	Second Team
Don Cutts Muskegon	Goal	Jim Pettie Dayton
Brian Derkson Muskegon	Defence	John Gravel Saginaw
Murray Flegel Muskegon	Defence	Ron Wilson Kalamazoo
Stan Jonathan Dayton	Left Wing	Stu Irving Saginaw
Len Fontaine Port Huron	Center	Kirk Bowman Flint
Dennis Desrosiers Saginaw	Right Wing	Mike Wanchuk Kalamazoo
Bob McCammon Port Huron	Coach	Don Perry Saginaw
1976 - 77 First Team	Position	Second Team
Mario Lessard Saginaw	Goal	Terry Richardson Kalamazoo
Tom Mellor Toledo	Defence	John Gravel Saginaw
Ron Wilson Kalamazoo	Defence	Larry Bolonchuk Dayton
Dave Johnson Toledo	Left Wing	Larry Gould Port Huron
Paul Evans Saginaw	Center	Mike Clarke Flint
Mike Wanchuk Kalamazoo	Right Wing	Dennis Desrosiers Saginaw
Don Perry Saginaw	Coach	Ted Garvin Toledo
1977 - 78 First Team	Position	Second Team
Murray Bannerman Ft. Wayne	Goal	Richard Sevigny Kalamazoo
Michel LeChance Milwaukee	Defence	Greg Hotham Saginaw
Ron Wilson Kalamazoo	Defence	Jim Bannatyne Port Huron
Larry Gould Port Huron	Left Wing	Yves Preston Milwaukee
Dan Bonar Ft. Wayne	Center	Marcel Comeau Saginaw
Dennis Desrosiers Saginaw	Right Wing	Tom Milani Kalamazoo
Gregg Pilling Ft. Wayne	Coach	Pete Slater Kalamazoo
1978 - 79 First Team	Position	Second Team
Gord Laxton Grand Rapids	Goal	Rick Heinz Port Huron
Jim Bannatyne Port Huron	Defence	Paul Clarke Flint
Guido Tenisi Grand Rapids	Defence	Steve Harrison Port Huron
Robbie Laird Ft. Wayne	Left Wing	John Flesch Grand Rapids
Terry McDougall Ft. Wayne	Center	Wes Jarvis Port Huron
Al Dumba Ft. Wayne	Right Wing	Tom Milani Kalamazoo
Ron Ullyot Port Huron	Coach	Moe Bartoli Grand Rapids

International Hockey League (1970-79) Seasons

1970 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Muskegon Mohawks	72	46	18	8	356	271	100
Port Huron Flags	72	37	28	7	272	270	81
Fort Wayne Komets	72	26	38	8	241	266	60
Flint Generals	72	21	39	12	218	270	54
South Division
Dayton Gems	72	38	30	4	296	271	80
Toledo Blades	72	32	33	7	241	265	71
Des-Moines Oak Leafs	72	31	33	8	261	254	70
Columbus Checkers	72	24	36	12	289	307	60
1971 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Muskegon Mohawks	72	43	24	5	300	212	91
Des-Moines Oak Leafs	72	38	23	11	286	233	87
Dayton Gems	72	36	29	7	263	263	79
Flint Generals	72	33	32	7	247	224	73
Fort Wayne Komets	72	28	32	12	221	233	68
Port Huron Flags	72	25	36	11	248	292	61
Toledo Hornets	72	17	44	11	211	319	45
1972 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Muskegon Mohawks	72	49	21	2	328	231	100
Port Huron Wings	72	37	31	4	276	262	78
Flint Generals	72	31	36	5	253	259	67
Toledo Hornets	72	26	46	0	270	371	52
South Division
Dayton Gems	72	49	23	0	319	243	98
Fort Wayne Komets	72	37	33	2	291	244	76
Des-Moines Oak Leafs	72	35	34	3	296	278	73
Columbus Golden Seals	72	15	55	2	220	365	32
1973 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Flint Generals	74	44	29	1	347	281	89
Port Huron Wings	73	41	31	1	266	237	83
Toledo Hornets	74	36	33	5	257	261	77
Muskegon Mohawks	74	36	34	4	302	259	76
Saginaw Gears	74	30	41	3	305	304	63
South Division
Fort Wayne Komets	74	48	23	3	308	219	99
Dayton Gems	73	44	25	4	308	235	92
Des-Moines Capitols	74	30	41	3	279	360	63
Columbus Golden Seals	74	10	62	2	177	393	22
1974 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Muskegon Mohawks	76	44	26	6	272	234	94
Saginaw Gears	76	38	34	4	310	282	80
Toledo Hornets	76	33	42	1	260	302	67
Flint Generals	76	30	43	3	251	288	63
Port Huron Wings	76	29	44	3	229	268	61
South Division
Des-Moines Capitols	76	45	25	6	316	247	96
Columbus Owls	76	40	34	2	288	270	82
Dayton Gems	76	38	35	3	272	247	79
Fort Wayne Komets	76	31	45	0	245	305	62
1975 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Muskegon Mohawks	75	48	24	3	325	240	99
Flint Generals	75	44	26	5	287	220	93
Saginaw Gears	75	43	29	3	302	259	89
Port Huron Flags	76	35	38	3	255	270	73
Kalamazoo Wings	75	17	53	5	203	318	39
Lansing Lancers (suspended Jan 16 1975)	41	12	28	1	145	216	25
South Division
Dayton Gems	75	46	26	3	297	256	95
Columbus Owls	76	40	32	4	307	275	84
Toledo Goaldiggers	76	34	38	4	285	275	72
Des-Moines Capitols	76	31	38	7	253	264	69
Fort Wayne Komets	76	26	44	6	247	313	58
1976 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Saginaw Gears	78	43	26	9	339	293	95
Port Huron Flags	78	36	31	11	304	291	83
Flint Generals	78	34	30	14	285	254	82
Muskegon Mohawks	78	34	31	13	260	238	81
Kalamazoo Wings	78	27	41	10	273	326	64
South Division
Dayton Gems	78	47	21	10	340	240	104
Fort Wayne Komets	78	28	36	14	289	309	70
Toledo Goaldiggers	78	27	37	14	269	293	68
Columbus Owls	78	24	47	7	251	366	55
1977 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Saginaw Gears	78	40	27	11	338	292	91
Kalamazoo Wings	78	38	27	13	325	290	89
Flint Generals	78	35	33	10	342	306	80
Muskegon Mohawks	78	31	36	11	294	322	73
Port Huron Flags	78	27	43	8	268	328	62
South Division
Toledo Goaldiggers	78	40	31	7	321	317	87
Dayton Gems	78	35	38	5	304	312	75
Fort Wayne Komets	78	32	36	10	301	311	74
Columbus Owls	78	28	35	15	294	309	71
1978 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Saginaw Gears	80	40	28	12	360	278	92
Kalamazoo Wings	80	35	31	14	315	288	84
Flint Generals	80	36	34	10	364	381	82
Port Huron Flags	80	33	32	15	322	331	81
Muskegon Mohawks	80	27	42	11	290	322	65
South Division
Fort Wayne Komets	80	40	23	17	305	287	97
Toledo Goaldiggers	80	34	28	18	331	316	86
Milwaukee Admirals	80	27	38	15	257	299	69
Dayton/Grand Rapids Owls	80	27	43	10	290	332	64
1979 Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
North Division
Port Huron Flags	80	44	29	7	393	292	95
Kalamazoo Wings	80	40	28	12	368	327	92
Saginaw Gears	80	35	35	10	326	322	80
Flint Generals	80	35	40	5	356	349	75
Muskegon Mohawks	80	15	58	7	275	475	37
South Division
Grand-Rapids Owls	80	50	21	9	368	267	109
Fort Wayne Komets	80	45	29	6	386	327	96
Toledo Goaldiggers	80	35	32	13	320	302	83
Milwaukee Admirals	80	21	48	11	260	391	53

International Hockey League (1970-79) Playoffs

Season	Finals		Semi Finals		Quarter Finals
1969-70	Dayton Gems defeated Port Huron Flags 4 games to 3		Dayton Gems defeated Muskegon Mohawks 4 games to 2 Port Huron Flags defeated Des Moines Oak Leafs 3 games to 2		Port Huron Flags defeated Ft. Wayne Komets 3 games to 0 Des Moines Oak Leafs defeated Toledo Blades 3 games to 0
1970-71	Port Huron Flags defeated Des Moines Oak Leafs 4 games to 2		Des Moines Port Huron defeated Dayton in a three game round robin series		Port Huron Flags defeated Muskegon Mohawks 4 games to 2 Des Moines Oak Leafs defeated Ft. Wayne Komets 4 games to 1 Dayton Gems defeated Flint Generals 4 games to 3
1971-72	Port Huron Wings defeated Muskegon Mohawks 4 games to 2		Port Huron Wings defeated Ft. Wayne Komets 4 games to 1 Muskegon Mohawks defeated Dayton Gems 4 games to 1		Port Huron Wings defeated Flint Generals 3 games to 1 Ft. Wayne Komets defeated Des Moines Oak Leafs 3 games to 0
1972-73	Ft. Wayne Komets defeated Port Huron Wings 4 games to 0		Ft. Wayne Komets defeated Flint Generals 4 games to 1 Port Huron Wings defeated Dayton Gems 3 games to 0		Port Huron Wings defeated Toledo Hornets 3 games to 1 Dayton Gems defeated Des Moines Capitols 3 games to 0
1973-74	Des Moines Capitols defeated Saginaw Gears 4 games to 2		Des Moines Capitols defeated Flint Generals 4 games to 0 Saginaw Gears defeated Columbus Owls 3 games to 0		Saginaw Gears defeated Dayton Gems 3 games to 1 Columbus Owls defeated Muskegon Mohawks 3 games to 0 Flint Generals defeated Toledo Hornets 2 games to 1
1974-75	Toledo Goaldiggers defeated Saginaw Gears 4 games to 3		Toledo Goaldiggers defeated Dayton Gems 4 games to 3 Saginaw Gears defeated Muskegon Mohawks 4 games to 3		Toledo Goaldiggers defeated Columbus Owls 4 games to 1 Saginaw Gears defeated Flint Generals 4 games to 1 Dayton Gems defeated Des Moines Capitols 4 games to 3 Muskegon Mohawks defeated Port Huron Flags 4 games to 1
1975-76	Dayton Gems defeated Port Huron Flags 4 games to 0		Dayton Gems defeated Ft. Wayne Komets 4 games to 1 Port Huron Flags defeated Saginaw Gears 4 games to 3		Dayton Gems defeated Kalamazoo Wings 4 games to 2 Port Huron Flags defeated Flint Generals 4 games to 0 Ft. Wayne Komets defeated Toledo Goaldiggers 4 games to 0 Saginaw Gears defeated Muskegon Mohawks 4 games to 1
1976-77	Saginaw Gears defeated Toledo Goaldiggers 4 games to 3		Saginaw Gears defeated Kalamazoo Wings 4 games to 1 Toledo Goaldiggers defeated Ft. Wayne Komets 4 games to 1		Saginaw Gears defeated Muskegon Mohawks 4 games to 3 Toledo Goaldiggers defeated Columbus Owls 4 games to 3 Kalamazoo Wings defeated Flint Generals 4 games to 1 Ft. Wayne Komets defeated Dayton Gems 4 games to 0
1977-78	Toledo Goaldiggers defeated Port Huron Flags 4 games to 3		Toledo Goaldiggers defeated Ft. Wayne Komets 4 games to 1 Port Huron Flags defeated Kalamazoo Wings 4 games to 1		Toledo Goaldiggers defeated Milwaukee Admirals 4 games to 1 Port Huron Flags defeated Saginaw Gears 4 games to 1 Ft. Wayne Komets defeated Muskegon Mohawks 4 games to 2 Kalamazoo Wings defeated Flint Generals 4 games to 1
1978-79	Kalamazoo Wings defeated Grand Rapids Owls 4 games to 3		Kalamazoo Wings defeated Flint Generals 4 games to 0 Grand Rapids Owls defeated Ft. Wayne Komets 4 games to 3		Kalamazoo Wings defeated Saginaw Gears 4 games to 0 Grand Rapids Owls defeated Milwaukee Admirals 4 games to 3 Flint Generals defeated Port Huron Flags 4 games to 3 Ft. Wayne Komets defeated Toledo Goaldiggers 4 games to 2