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.

Regular season

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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

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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*
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