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The new IHL put forth a request to the Hockey Hall of Fame to take a controlling interest in the Turner Cup. The name Turner Cup was restored on September 24, 2007 as a tribute to the original IHL. When the incarnation of the IHL that existed from 2007 to 2010 folded, the Cup was retired again and looked to be put back in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The Atlanta Knights were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1992 to 1996. The Knights were based in Atlanta, and played at the Omni Coliseum. In 1994 the Knights won the Turner Cup which was the IHL championship. The team became the Quebec Rafales in 1996.
There have been two different hockey teams known as the Fort Wayne Komets. The original Komets franchise was founded in 1952 in the International Hockey League. In 1990 they moved to Albany, New York and became the Albany Choppers. They only played part of one season in Albany before folding on February 15, 1991. [1]
The Colonial Cup was the league's championship trophy. The name was changed to the Turner Cup in 2007 to reflect the original IHL's championship trophy, also named the Turner Cup. 1992 – Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks; 1993 – Brantford Smoke; 1994 – Thunder Bay Senators; 1995 – Thunder Bay Senators; 1996 – Flint Generals; 1997 – Quad ...
The 2000–01 IHL season was the 56th and final season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Eleven teams participated in the regular season, and the Orlando Solar Bears won their first Turner Cup .
During their time in the IHL, the team made it to three Turner Cup finals, being swept by the Utah Grizzlies in 1996, losing in game seven to the Houston Aeros in 1999 and defeating the Chicago Wolves in five games in 2001, which was the final Turner Cup Championship. Several IHL teams were taken into the American Hockey League, but the Solar ...
The Vipers advanced to the Turner Cup Finals against the Chicago Wolves. After going up 3–2, the Vipers would only score one goal in the final two games, losing the series 4–3. [2] [3] [20] The season also saw a one-shift comeback from Gordie Howe, making him the only person to play hockey in six different decades as a professional.
The 1986–87 IHL season was the 42nd season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles won the Turner Cup.