International Hockey League (2007–)

International Hockey League (2007–)

Infobox sports league

pixels = 150px
caption = United Hockey League logo
sport = Ice hockey
founded = 1991
motto =
teams = 6
country = USA
champion = Fort Wayne Komets
website = [http://www.ihl-hockey.com/ www.ihl-hockey.com]

The International Hockey League is a mid-level professional ice hockey league with teams in the United States. ["Investors have an interest in the UHL," "Portland Press Herald," May 28, 2000] [ [http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/05/15/news/local/doc464a3e0694b79469104694.txt Report: AHL hockey team moving from Omaha to the Quad-Cities / QCTimes.com ] ] ["Lockout's true victims cry out," Sunaya Sapurji, "Toronto Star," November 17, 2004] [ [http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/05/23/news/local/doc4654e4c9ad9bc691549463.txt Mallards call conference / QCTimes.com ] ] [ [http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Sports/2007/1/4/Put_theUHL_on_a_dead_pool_list Chicago News, Events and Culture | Chi-Town Daily News | Put theUHL on a dead pool list ] ] [ [http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/2362 Gauntlet Sports - The improbable and fantastic journey of Drayton Valley's Eric Schneider ] ] ["IBL team has to play it just right," Krista Latham, "Detroit Free Press," February 3, 2005] The league is headquartered in Rochester, Michigan, and consists of six teams.

The IHL was originally formed in 1991 as the Colonial Hockey League, intended to fill the Great Lakes region niche abandoned by the original International Hockey League as it went upmarket. It had teams in Brantford, Ontario; Detroit, Michigan; Flint, Michigan; St. Thomas, Ontario; and Thunder Bay, Ontario. As the ECHL moved westward (into Toledo, Dayton, and Peoria), the CoHL moved eastward, into places like the Adirondacks, Danbury, CT, Binghamton, NY, and Richmond, VA. During that expansion, the league was renamed the United Hockey League in 1997, before renaming itself to the International Hockey League in 2007.

The name change was intended to evoke the original IHL (1945-2001), which had long-standing franchises in the Great Lakes region. The Fort Wayne Komets were a longstanding member of the original league. In addition, the Kalamazoo Wings and Flint Generals revived the names of the original Kalamazoo and Flint IHL teams. Many of the current IHL players have American Hockey League as well as European pro league experience.

On June 27th, 2007, a dispersal draft was held among the six IHL teams, selecting players from the four 2006-2007 UHL franchises that are no longer part of the newly-named league. Currently, Paul Pickard serves as President and CEO of the IHL; he is also president of Stadium Management Corporation.

200708 teams

Colonial/Turner Cup champions

The Turner Cup is awarded to annual playoff championship. The name Turner Cup has been restored as of September 24, 2007 as a tribute to the original IHL. Before this, the trophy given to the league playoff champions was known as the Colonial Cup. The past winners are:
*2008 - Fort Wayne Komets
*2007 - Rockford IceHogs
*2006 - Kalamazoo Wings
*2005 - Muskegon Fury
*2004 - Muskegon Fury
*2003 - Fort Wayne Komets
*2002 - Muskegon Fury
*2001 - Quad City Mallards
*2000 - Flint Generals
*1999 - Muskegon Fury
*1998 - Quad City Mallards
*1997 - Quad City Mallards
*1996 - Flint Generals
*1995 - Thunder Bay Senators
*1994 - Thunder Bay Senators
*1993 - Brantford Smoke
*1992 - Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks

Defunct teams


*Adirondack Frostbite 20042006
*Adirondack IceHawks 19972004, later Adirondack Frostbite
*Asheville Smoke 19982002
*Arctic Xpress 20002001 (did not play), later Canton Xpress
*B.C. Icemen 19972002
*Brantford Smoke 19911998, later Asheville Smoke
*Canton Ice Patrol 2002 (did not play)
*Canton Xpress 2001January 28, 2002 (did not play), later Canton Ice Patrol
*Chatham Wheels 19921994, later Saginaw Wheels
*Chicago Hounds 20062007
*Columbus Stars 2003January 9, 2004
*Danbury Trashers 20042006
*Dayton Ice Bandits 19961997, later Mohawk Valley Prowlers
*Detroit Falcons 19921996
*Elmira Jackals 20002007 [Jackals moved to ECHL - http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=10749]
*Flint Bulldogs 19911993, later Utica Bulldogs
*Kansas City Outlaws 20042005
*Knoxville Speed 19992002
*Lehigh Valley Xtreme 2000(did not play)
*London Wildcats 19941995, later Dayton Ice Bandits
*Madison Kodiaks 19992000, later Kalamazoo Wings
*Madison Monsters 19961999, later Knoxville Speed
*Michigan Falcons 19911992, later Detroit Falcons

*Missouri River Otters 19992006
*Mohawk Valley Prowlers 1998January, 2001
*Motor City Mechanics 20042006
*New Haven Knights 20002002
*Ohio Gears December 20, 19992000, later Arctic Xpress
*Port Huron Beacons 20022005, later Roanoke Valley Vipers
*Port Huron Border Cats 19962002
*Port Huron Flags 20052007
*Quad City Mallards 19952007
*Richmond RiverDogs 20032006, later Chicago Hounds
*Roanoke Valley Vipers 20052006
*Rockford IceHogs 19992007 [Had assets bought out by Rockford IceHogs of American Hockey League - http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7559]
*Saginaw Gears 1998December 19, 1999, later Ohio Gears
*Saginaw LumberKings 19961998, later Saginaw Gears
*Saginaw Wheels 19941996, later Saginaw LumberKings
*St. Thomas Wildcats 19911994, later London Wildcats
*Thunder Bay Senators 19931996, later Thunder Bay Thunder Cats
*Thunder Bay Thunder Cats 19961999, later Rockford IceHogs
*Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks 19911993, later Thunder Bay Senators
*Utica Bulldogs 19931994
*Utica Blizzard 19941997
*Winston-Salem IceHawks 19971999, later Adirondack IceHawks

ee also

*Sports league attendances

References

External links

* [http://ihl-hockey.com/ Official IHL website]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/uhl1998.html UHL Yearly Standings]


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