| Toledo Mercurys | |
| City: | Toledo, Ohio |
|---|---|
| League: | International Hockey League |
| Operated: | 1947–62 |
| Home Arena: | Toledo Sports Arena |
| Franchise history | |
| 1947–49: | Toledo Mercurys |
| 1949–50: | Toledo Buckeyes (EAHL) |
| 1950–55: | Toledo Mercurys |
| 1955–56: | Toledo-Marion Mercurys |
| 1956–59: | Toledo Mercurys |
| 1959–60: | Toledo-St. This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article The International Hockey League (IHL was a minor Professional Ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001 The Toledo Sports Arena was a 5230-seat multi-purpose Arena at 1 Main Street Toledo Ohio. Louis Mercurys |
| 1960–62: | Toledo Mercurys |
| Championships | |
| Turner Cups: | 3 - 1948, 1951, 1952 |
The Toledo Mercurys are a defunct International Hockey League franchise from Toledo, Ohio. The International Hockey League (IHL was a minor Professional Ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001 This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article The Toledo Franchise was the first IHL franchise to be granted outside of the Windsor-Detroit area, for the cost of $1000. Detroit-Windsor region is an international urban area centered around the United States city of Detroit Michigan, and the Canadian city of Windsor Ontario. 00 to Virgil Gladeaux of Toledo. The Mercurys existed 15 seasons in total from 1947 to 1962 with some minor naming variations. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toledo was successful on the ice, being the first IHL team to win multiple Turner Cup championships, and the first to do so consecutively. The Turner Cup was the championship trophy of the International Hockey League 's annual playoffs
History
The Mercurys won the Turner during their first year of operation in the 1947–48 season. Toledo defeated the Windsor Hettche Spitfires four games to one in the IHL championship series. The Detroit Hettche were a Minor league professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and played at the Detroit Olympia. Team coach and manager Andy Mulligan had signed nine players from his native Manitoba to build the team, including team captain and right-winger Max Labovitch, center Barney O'Connell and left wing Jake Kernahan . Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Max Labovitch (born January 18, 1924) was a Canadian Ice hockey player The Mercurys later won the United States Amateur hockey title, defeating the Elveth Rangers in two games, and the New York Rovers in three games.
In the 1948–49 season, the team played in both the north and south division of the IHL, because the team owners wanted to play more games. The Mercurys of the north division won the J. P. McGuire Trophy that year by capturing the IHL North title. The Fred A Huber Trophy was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the team with the most points during the regular season In a rematch of the previous season's IHL championship, Windsor defeated Toledo four games to three.
The following year for 1949–50 season, the team was known as the Toledo Buckeyes while playing in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League. The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional United States Ice hockey league The team returned to the IHL in 1950 known again as the Mercurys. Toledo won consecutive Turner Cups in 1950–51 and 1951–52 defeating the Grand Rapids Rockets in the finals both seasons. The Grand Rapids Rockets are a defunct International Hockey League team
In the 1955–56 season, the Mercurys played some home games in Marion, Ohio at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, hence being known as the Toledo-Marion Mercurys. Marion is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Marion County. The Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 3500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Marion Ohio. The Mercurys split home games between arenas again for the 1959–60 season. The Toledo-St. Louis Mercurys played some home games in St. Louis, Missouri at the St. Louis Arena. The St Louis Arena (also known as The Checkerdome from 1977 to 1983 and popularly referred to as "The Barn" was an indoor arena located in St
The Mercurys franchise folded after the 1961–62 season. The International Hockey League returned to Toledo in 1963, with the Toledo Blades franchise. This article is about the hockey team for the Toledo Blade newspaper see The Blade (newspaper.
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