The 1957–58 IHL season was the 13th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Outside of the Louisville Rebels, who relocated from Huntington, the league's teams all remained intact from the previous season.

The season saw the dominant Cincinnati Mohawks win their sixth-straight regular season title only to be upset in the Turner Cup semifinals by Louisville. The playoff loss denied the Mohawks their sixth-straight Turner Cup championship. Meanwhile, in the Turner Cup Finals, the Indianapolis Chiefs defeated the Louisville Rebels 4-games-to-3 in a tight series. Both teams had less wins in the regular season then losses.

Regular season

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GP W L T GF GA Pts
Cincinnati Mohawks 64 43 16 5 303 176 91
Fort Wayne Komets 64 28 28 8 213 224 64
Louisville Rebels 64 30 31 3 239 263 63
Indianapolis Chiefs 64 28 30 6 209 208 62
Toledo Mercurys 64 26 32 6 214 248 58
Troy Bruins 64 20 38 6 192 251 46

Turner Cup-Playoffs

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Turner-Cup-Semifinals Turner-Cup-Final
      
1 Cincinnati Mohawks 1
3 Louisville Rebels 3
3 Louisville Rebels 3
4 Indianapolis Chiefs 4
2 Fort Wayne Komets 1
4 Indianapolis Chiefs 3

Turner Cup playoffs

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Semifinals

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Louisville Rebels 3, Cincinnati Mohawks 1

Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Arena Attendance
1 March 16 Louisville Rebels 5-1 Cincinnati Mohawks 1–0 Cincinnati Gardens 1,150
2 March 17 Cincinnati Mohawks 5-1 Louisville Rebels 1-1 Louisville Gardens 1,680
3 March 19 Louisville Rebels 2-1 OT Cincinnati Mohawks 2–1 Cincinnati Gardens N/A
4 March 20 Cincinnati Mohawks 1-6 Louisville Rebels 3–1 Louisville Gardens 2,003

Indianapolis Chiefs 3, Fort Wayne Komets 1

Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Arena Attendance
1 March 16 Indianapolis Chiefs 3-1 Fort Wayne Komets 1–0 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 2,768
2 March 18 Indianapolis Chiefs 4-5 OT Fort Wayne Komets 1-1 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum N/A
3 March 19 Fort Wayne Komets 2-8 Indianapolis Chiefs 2-1 Indiana State Fair Coliseum N/A
4 March 21 Fort Wayne Komets 0-3 Indianapolis Chiefs 2-2 Indiana State Fair Coliseum N/A

Turner Cup Finals

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Indianapolis Chiefs 4, Louisville Rebels 3

Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Arena Attendance
1 March 23 Louisville Rebels 5-4 OT Indianapolis Chiefs 1–0 Indiana State Fair Coliseum N/A
2 March 24 Louisville Rebels 3-6 Indianapolis Chiefs 1-1 Indiana State Fair Coliseum N/A
3 March 26 Indianapolis Chiefs 3-1 Louisville Rebels 2-1 Louisville Gardens N/A
4 March 28 Indianapolis Chiefs 3-6 Louisville Rebels 2-2 Louisville Gardens N/A
5 March 30 Indianapolis Chiefs 0-1 Louisville Rebels 3-2 Louisville Gardens N/A
6 March 31 Indianapolis Chiefs 3-2 OT Louisville Rebels 3-3 Louisville Gardens N/A
7 April 1 Indianapolis Chiefs 3-2 Louisville Rebels 4-3 Louisville Gardens N/A

Awards

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Award Name Accomplishment Player Team
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy Most Valuable Player Pierre Brillant Indianapolis Chiefs
George H. Wilkinson Trophy Top Scorer Warren Hynes Cincinnati Mohawks
James Norris Memorial Trophy Fewest Goals Against Glenn Ramsay Cincinnati Mohawks

Coaches

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References

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Attendance Figures - Cincinnati Enquirer 03-17-1958 through 03-22-1958

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