# 1953–54 IHL season

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

| | 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

| Turner-Cup-Quarterfinals | Turner-Cup-Quarterfinals | Turner-Cup-Quarterfinals | Turner-Cup-Semifinals | Turner-Cup-Semifinals | Turner-Cup-Semifinals | Turner-Cup-Final | Turner-Cup-Final | Turner-Cup-Final |
| 1 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 4 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marion Barons | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marion Barons | 1 | 1 | Cincinnati Mohawks | | | | |
| | | | | Bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Johnstown Jets | 2 |
| 3 | Johnstown Jets | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Johnstown Jets | 2 |
| 5 | Fort Wayne Komets | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fort Wayne Komets | 0 | 3 | Johnstown Jets | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Toledo Mercurys | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Toledo Mercurys | 2 | 4 | Toledo Mercurys | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Troy Bruins | 1 | | | | | | |

## Turner Cup playoffs
### Quarterfinals

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

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

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

| 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

* Cincinnati Mohawks: Rollie McLenahan
* Fort Wayne Komets: Jack Timmins, Pat Wilson
* Grand Rapids Rockets: Norm Grinke
* Johnstown Jets: Chirp Brenchley
* Louisville Stars: Alex Woods
* Marion Barons Ott Heller
* Milwaukee Chiefs: Louis Trudel
* Toledo Mercurys: Doug McCaig
* Troy Bruins: Norm McAtee