1929–30 IHL season

The 1929–30 IHL season was the first season of the International Hockey League, a minor professional ice hockey league in the Midwestern United States and Canada. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Cleveland Indians won the championship.

Regular season

GP W L T GF GA Pts
Cleveland Indians 42 24 9 9 125 78 57
Buffalo Bisons 42 26 12 4 102 68 56
London Tecumsehs 42 24 13 5 117 93 53
Detroit Olympics 42 21 12 9 120 74 51
Windsor Bulldogs 42 20 14 8 123 93 48
Hamilton Tigers 42 9 25 8 95 128 26
Toronto Millionaires 42 10 28 4 84 172 24
Niagara Falls Cataracts 42 7 28 7 72 133 21

Playoffs

Semifinals

Best of 3

Date Visiting Team Home Team
March 20 Detroit 1 Buffalo 5
March 23 Buffalo 1 Detroit 3
March 25 Detroit 0 Buffalo 1

Buffalo beat Detroit 2 wins to 1.

Date Visiting Team Home Team
March 20 Cleveland 1 London 0
March 22 London 2 Cleveland 3

Cleveland beat London 2 wins to none.

Final

Best of 5

Date Visiting Team Home Team
March 27 Cleveland 2 Buffalo 3
March 29 Buffalo 1 Cleveland 3
April 1 Cleveland 1 Buffalo 0
April 3 Buffalo 0 Cleveland 3

Cleveland beat Buffalo 3 wins to 1.