1952–53 IHL season

The 1952–53 IHL season was the eighth season of the International Hockey League (IHL), a North American minor professional ice hockey league. Six 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	60	43	13	4	310	152	90
Troy Bruins	60	34	21	5	264	221	73
Toledo Mercurys	60	32	25	3	210	207	67
Grand Rapids Rockets	60	27	32	1	231	257	55
Fort Wayne Komets	60	20	38	2	182	244	42
Milwaukee Chiefs	60	15	42	3	234	350	33

Turner Cup-Playoffs

	Turner Cup Semifinals					Turner Cup Final
	1	Cincinnati Mohawks	4
	3	Toledo Mercurys	1
						1	Cincinnati Mohawks	4
						4	Grand Rapids Rockets	0
	2	Troy Bruins	2
	4	Grand Rapids Rockets	4

Turner Cup playoffs

Semifinals

Cincinnati Mohawks 4, Toledo Mercurys 1

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Series	Arena	Attendance
1	March 11	Cincinnati Mohawks	1-2	Toledo Mercurys	1–0	Toledo Sports Arena	1,415
2	March 12	Toledo Mercurys	2-5	Cincinnati Mohawks	1-1	Cincinnati Gardens	2,580
3	March 14	Cincinnati Mohawks	7–2	Toledo Mercurys	2–1	Toledo Sports Arena	2,826
4	March 15	Toledo Mercurys	2-6	Cincinnati Mohawks	3–1	Cincinnati Gardens	3,740
5	March 17	Toledo Mercurys	0-3	Cincinnati Mohawks	4–1	Cincinnati Gardens	2,813

Grand Rapids Rockets 4, Troy Bruins 2

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Series	Arena	Attendance
1	March 10	Grand Rapids Rockets	3-9	Troy Bruins	1–0	Hobart Arena	1,548
2	March 11	Troy Bruins	2-5	Grand Rapids Rockets	1-1	Stadium Arena	N/A
3	March 14	Troy Bruins	1-6	Grand Rapids Rockets	2–1	Stadium Arena	N/A
4	March 15	Grand Rapids Rockets	2-6	Troy Bruins	2-2	Hobart Arena	3,256
5	March 18	Troy Bruins	0-2	Grand Rapids Rockets	3-2	Stadium Arena	N/A
6	March 21	Troy Bruins	3-6	Grand Rapids Rockets	4-2	Stadium Arena	N/A

Turner Cup Finals

Cincinnati Mohawks 4, Grand Rapids Rockets 0

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Series	Arena	Attendance
1	March 24	Grand Rapids Rockets	3-5	Cincinnati Mohawks	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens	2,872
2	March 26	Cincinnati Mohawks	7-3	Grand Rapids Rockets	2-0	Stadium Arena	2,650
3	March 28	Grand Rapids Rockets	3-6	Cincinnati Mohawks	3-0	Cincinnati Gardens	6,042
4	March 31	Cincinnati Mohawks	8-4	Grand Rapids Rockets	4-0	Stadium Arena	N/A

Awards

Award Name	Accomplishment	Player	Team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy	Most Valuable Player	Don Marshall	Cincinnati Mohawks
George H. Wilkinson Trophy	Top Scorer	Alexander Irving	Milwaukee Chiefs

Coaches

• Cincinnati Mohawks: Buddy O'Connor
• Fort Wayne Komets: Alex Wood
• Grand Rapids Rockets: Louis Trudel
• Milwaukee Chiefs: Ed Bruneteau
• Toledo Mercurys: Doug McCaig
• Troy Bruins: Norm McAtee

References

Attendance Figures - Cincinnati Enquirer 03-12-1953 through 04-01-1953

External links

• Season 1952/53 on hockeydb.com