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 The Saginaw Gears were two separate ice hockey teams from Saginaw, Michigan: * Saginaw Gears (IHL) The Saginaw Gears were a minor-league ice hockey franchise based in Saginaw, Michigan, that played in the defunct International Hockey League (IHL ...

won the

Turner Cup The Turner Cup was the championship trophy of the International Hockey League from 1945 to 2001 and the renamed United Hockey League from 2007 to 2010. The Cup was named for Joe Turner, a goaltender from Windsor, Ontario. Turner became professi ...

Regular season

Turner Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

(E3) Flint Generals vs. (W4) Muskegon Mohawks

(E1) Saginaw Gears vs. (E2) Port Huron Flags

(W2) Fort Wayne Komets vs. (W3) Milwaukee Admirals

Semifinals

(W1) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (E3) Flint Generals

(E1) Saginaw Gears vs. (W2) Fort Wayne Komets

Turner Cup final

(W1) Kalamazoo Wings vs. (E1) Saginaw Gears

External links

Season 1980/81
on hockeydb.com
1980-81 IHL Playoff Results
on hockeydb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1980-81 IHL season IHL International Hockey League (1945–2001) seasons