The 1945–46 IHL season was the first season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Four teams participated in the regular season, and the Detroit Auto Club won the Turner Cup.

Teams

edit
1945-46 International Hockey League
Team City Arena
Detroit Auto Club Detroit, Michigan Detroit Olympia
Detroit Bright's Goodyears Detroit, Michigan Detroit Olympia
Windsor Gotfredsons Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena
Windsor Spitfires Windsor, Ontario Windsor Arena

Regular season

edit
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Detroit Bright's Goodyears 15 9 3 3 21 90 70
Windsor Gotfredsons 15 8 4 3 19 90 72
Detroit Auto Club 15 8 7 0 16 82 81
Windsor Spitfires 15 1 12 2 4 50 89

Turner Cup-Playoffs

edit
Turner-Cup-Semifinals Turner-Cup-Final
      
1 DT Bright's Goodyears
Bye
1 DT Bright's Goodyears 1
3 DT Auto Club 2
2 Windsor 1
3 DT Auto Club 1*
edit