1953–54 IHL season

The 1953–54 IHL season was the ninth season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Cincinnati Mohawks won the Turner Cup.

Regular season

GP W L T GF GA Pts
Cincinnati Mohawks 64 47 15 2 325 153 96
Marion Barons 64 40 24 0 279 207 80
Johnstown Jets 65 35 27 3 254 221 73
Toledo Mercurys 64 33 26 5 221 157 71
Fort Wayne Komets 64 29 30 5 203 220 63
Troy Bruins 64 31 32 1 241 258 63
Grand Rapids Rockets 64 29 32 3 252 274 61
Louisville Shooting Stars 64 18 42 4 202 331 40
Milwaukee Chiefs 64 13 48 3 187 343 29

Turner Cup-Playoffs

Turner-Cup-Quarterfinals Turner-Cup-Semifinals Turner-Cup-Final
         
1 Cincinnati Mohawks 4
2 Marion Barons 1
1 Cincinnati Mohawks
Bye
 
 
1 Cincinnati Mohawks 4
3 Johnstown Jets 2
3 Johnstown Jets 2
5 Fort Wayne Komets 0
3 Johnstown Jets 2
4 Toledo Mercurys 0
4 Toledo Mercurys 2
6 Troy Bruins 1

Turner Cup playoffs

Quarterfinals

Cincinnati Mohawks 4, Marion Barons 1

Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Arena Attendance
1 March 16 Marion Barons 4-3 Cincinnati Mohawks 1–0 Cincinnati Gardens 2,409
2 March 17 Cincinnati Moahwks 5-3 Marion Barons 1-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1,000
3 March 18 Marion Barons 2-4 Cincinnati Mohawks 2–1 Cincinnati Gardens 2,435
4 March 20 Cincinnati Mohawks 4-1 Marion Barons 3–1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1,487
5 March 21 Marion Barons 1-3 Cincinnati Mohawks 4–1 Cincinnati Gardens 3,486

Johnstown Jets 2, Fort Wayne Komets 0

Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Arena Attendance
1 March 16 Fort Wayne Komets 4-5 Johnston Jets 1–0 Cambria County War Memorial Arena N/A
2 March 17 Johnstown Jets 3-2 Fort Wayne Komets 2-0 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum N/A

Toledo Mercurys 2, Troy Bruins 1

Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Arena Attendance
1 March 16 Troy Bruins 1-3 Toledo Mercurys 1–0 Toledo Sports Arena N/A
2 March 17 Toledo Mercurys 0-4 Troy Bruins 2-0 Hobart Arena N/A
3 March 20 Troy Bruins 4-7 Toledo Mercurys 3-0 Toledo Sports Arena N/A

Semifinals

Johnstown Jets 2, Toledo Mercurys 0

Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Arena Attendance
1 March 22 Johnstown Jets 3-1 Toledo Mercurys 1–0 Toledo Sports Arena N/A
2 March 23 Toledo Mercurys 0-3 Johnstown Jets 2-0 Cambria County War Memorial Arena N/A

Turner Cup Finals

Cincinnati Mohawks 4, Johnstown Jets 2

Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Arena Attendance
1 March 25 Johnstown Jets 0-3 Cincinnati Mohawks 1–0 Cincinnati Gardens 2,203
2 March 27 Johnstown Jets 3-2 Cincinnati Mohawks 1-1 Cincinnati Gardens 4,327
3 March 28 Cincinnati Mohawks 1-0 OT Johnstown Jets 2-1 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 3,100
4 March 30 Cincinnati Mohawks 3-1 Johnstown Jets 3-1 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 2,947
5 April 1 Cincinnati Mohawks 3-2 OT Johnston Jets 3-2 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 2,471
6 April 3 Cincinnati Mohawks 3-1 Johnstown Jets 4-2 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 3,920

Awards

Award Name Accomplishment Player Team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy Most Valuable Player No Award Issued
George H. Wilkinson Trophy Top Scorer Don Hall Johnstown Jets

Coaches

References

Attendance Figures - Cincinnati Enquirer 03-17-1954 through 04-04-1954