1980–81 IHL season

North American ice hockey season August 2023 The 1980–81 IHL season was the 36th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Eight teams participated in the regular season, and the Saginaw Gears won the Turner Cup. Regular season East Division GP W L T GF GA Pts Saginaw Gears 82 45 29 8 392 289 98 Port Huron Flags 82 31 35 16 337 377 78 Flint Generals 82 32 42 8 324 363 72 Toledo Goaldiggers 82 26 47 9 303 392 61 West Division GP W L T GF GA Pts Kalamazoo Wings 82 52 20 10 369 244 114 Fort Wayne Komets 82 37 30 15 337 303 89 Milwaukee Admirals 82 32 35 15 354 371 79 Muskegon Mohawks 82 28 45 9 274 351 65 Turner Cup Playoffs Turner Cup quarterfinals Turner Cup semifinals Turner Cup final E3 Flint Generals 2 W4 Muskegon Mohawks 1 E1 Saginaw Gears 4 E2 Port Huron Flags 0 W2 Fort Wayne Komets 4 W3 Milwaukee Admirals 3 W1 Kalamazoo Wings 4 E3 Flint Generals 0 E1 Saginaw Gears 4 W2 Fort Wayne Komets 1 W1 Kalamazoo Wings 0 E1 Saginaw Gears 4 Quarterfinals (E3) Flint Generals vs. (W4) Muskegon Mohawks Flint Generals Muskegon Mohawks IMA Sports Arena L. C. Walker Arena yes April 8 1–4 1 April 9 2 1–2 2 April 11 1 4–5 1 1 Flint won series 2–1 (E1) Saginaw Gears vs. (E2) Port Huron Flags Saginaw Gears Port Huron Flags Saginaw Civic Center McMorran Arena yes April 8 0–3 April 10 2 4–1 1 April 11 1 3–4 1 1 April 15 2 4–3 1 Saginaw won series 4–0 (W2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (W3) Milwaukee Admirals Fort Wayne Komets Milwaukee Admirals War Memorial Coliseum Wilson Park Recreation Center yes April 8 4–5 1 1 April 9 2 4–8 2 April 11 1 3–4 1 April 15 2 2–4 2 April 17 1 5–4 2 April 18 2 4–2 1 April 20 1 3–7 1 Fort Wayne won series 4–3 Semifinals (W1) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (E3) Flint Generals Kalamazoo Wings Flint Generals Wings Stadium IMA Sports Arena yes April 18 0–5 1 April 22 2 5–4 1 April 24 1 3–10 1 April 26 2 7–6 1 Kalamazoo won series 4–0 (E1) Saginaw Gears vs. (W2) Fort Wayne Komets Saginaw Gears Fort Wayne Komets Saginaw Civic Center War Memorial Coliseum yes April 22 0–2 1 April 24 2 4–5 2 April 25 1 2–10 1 April 29 2 4–3 1 May 1 1 2–6 1 Saginaw won series 4–1 Turner Cup final (W1) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (E1) Saginaw Gears Kalamazoo Wings Saginaw Gears Wings Stadium Saginaw Civic Center yes May 3 6–3 2 May 6 2 3–4 2 May 8 1 4–3 2 May 9 2 1–4 2 Saginaw won series 4–0 External links Season 1980/81 on hockeydb.com 1980-81 IHL Playoff Results on hockeydb.com IHL Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) seasons