1979–80 IHL season

The 1979–80 IHL season was the 35th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Ten teams participated in the regular season, and the Kalamazoo Wings won the Turner Cup.

Regular season

North Division GP W L T GF GA Pts
Kalamazoo Wings 80 45 26 9 366 274 99
Saginaw Gears 80 43 27 10 349 306 96
Port Huron Flags 80 38 26 16 352 300 92
Flint Generals 80 35 32 13 298 316 83
Muskegon Mohawks 80 29 43 8 317 330 66
South Division GP W L T GF GA Pts
Fort Wayne Komets 80 40 27 13 343 311 93
Toledo Goaldiggers 80 28 34 18 293 345 74
Milwaukee Admirals 80 29 41 10 327 402 68
Grand Rapids Owls 80 27 41 12 327 340 66
Dayton Gems 80 28 45 7 307 355 63

Turner Cup-Playoffs

Turner Cup-Quarterfinals Turner Cup-Semifinals Turner Cup-Final
         
N1 Kalamazoo Wings 4
N5 Muskegon Mohawks 1
N1 Kalamazoo Wings 4
N3 Port Huron Flags 2
N3 Port Huron Flags 4
N4 Flint Generals 1
N1 Kalamazoo Wings 4
S1 Fort Wayne Komets 2
S1 Fort Wayne Komets 4
S2 Toledo Goaldiggers 0
S1 Fort Wayne Komets 4
N2 Saginaw Gears 1
N2 Saginaw Gears 4
S3 Milwaukee Admirals 0

Awards

1989 IHL awards
Turner Cup:
(Playoff champion)
Kalamazoo Wings
Fred A. Huber Trophy:
(Regular Season champion)
Kalamazoo Wings
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy:
(Top scorer, regular season)
Al Dumba, Fort Wayne Komets
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy:
(Most valuable player, regular season)
Al Dumba, Fort Wayne Komets
Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy:
(Most outstanding first-year player)
Doug Robb, Milwaukee Admirals
Ken McKenzie Trophy:
(Most outstanding American-born first-year player)
Bob Janecyk, Fort Wayne Komets
Governor's Trophy:
(Best defenceman)
John Gibson, Saginaw Gears
James Norris Memorial Trophy:
(goaltender(s) with the fewest goals allowed, regular season)
Larry Lozinski, Kalamazoo Wings

All-Star teams

First team   Position   Second team
Larry Lozinski, Kalamazoo Wings G Bob Janecyk, Fort Wayne Komets
John Gibson, Saginaw Gears D Rick Hendricks, Toledo Goaldiggers
Jean Gagnon, Flint Generals D Brian McDavid, Kalamazoo Wings
Tom Ross, Kalamazoo Wings C Claude St. Sauveur, Milwaukee Admirals
Al Dumba, Fort Wayne Komets RW Barry Scully, Fort Wayne Komets
Denis Houle, Port Huron Flags LW Scott Gruhl, Saginaw Gears