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1953–54 IHL season

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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

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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

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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

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Quarterfinals

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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

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