Fred A. Huber Trophy
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The Fred A. Huber Trophy was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the North American ice hockey
team with the most points during the regular season. The trophy for the league championship was originally named the J. P. McGuire Trophy, the owner of Detroit
car dealership
, and sponsor. In 1954, the trophy was renamed for Fred A. Huber Jr.
On September 24, 2007, the second incarnation of the IHL renamed the Tarry Cup as the Huber Trophy as a tribute to the original league.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team with the most points during the regular season. The trophy for the league championship was originally named the J. P. McGuire Trophy, the owner of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
car dealership
Car dealership
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, and sponsor. In 1954, the trophy was renamed for Fred A. Huber Jr.
Fred Huber
Fred A. Huber Jr. was one of the founders of the International Hockey League. Director of Public Relations for Detroit Red Wings. The Fred A. Huber Trophy is named in his honour. He won several Stanley Cup championships with the Red Wings in the 1950s....
On September 24, 2007, the second incarnation of the IHL renamed the Tarry Cup as the Huber Trophy as a tribute to the original league.
Winners
J. P. McGuire Trophy | ||
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Season | Team | Points |
1946–47 | Windsor Staffords Windsor Gotfredsons The Windsor Gotfredsons were a minor league professional ice hockey team and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945. The team was based in Windsor, Ontario and played at the Windsor Arena. After one season, they became known as the Windsor Staffords, and two... |
37 |
1947–48 | Windsor Hettche Spitfires Detroit Hettche The Detroit Hettche were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, and played at the Detroit Olympia. The team was originally known as the Windsor Spitfires and were one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945... |
39 |
1948–49 | Toledo Mercurys Toledo Mercurys The Toledo Mercurys are a defunct International Hockey League franchise from Toledo, Ohio. The Toledo Franchise was the first IHL franchise to be granted outside of the Windsor-Detroit area, for the cost of $1000.00 to Virgil Gladeaux of Toledo. The Mercurys existed 15 seasons in total from 1947 to... |
48 |
1949–50 | Sarnia Sailors Sarnia Sailors The Sarnia are a defunct Canadian semi-professional and amateur senior ice hockey team. The team played in the City of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and participated in the International Hockey League and the OHA Senior A Hockey League afterwards.-History:... |
55 |
1950–51 | Grand Rapids Rockets Grand Rapids Rockets The Grand Rapids Rockets are a defunct International Hockey League team. They were members of the IHL from the 1950–1951 season to 1955–1956 season. They were based in Grand Rapids, Michigan and played their home games in Stadium Arena. The team had previously been a member of the Eastern Amateur... |
84 |
1951–52 | Grand Rapids Rockets | 64 |
1952–53 | Cincinnati Mohawks Cincinnati Mohawks The Cincinnati Mohawks were a professional ice hockey team in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were a member of the American Hockey League between 1949 and 1952. They were originally founded as the Washington Lions, then were relocated from Washington, D.C.... |
90 |
1953–54 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 96 |
Fred A. Huber Trophy | ||
Season | Team | Points |
1954–55 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 81 |
1955–56 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 92 |
1956–57 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 101 |
1957–58 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 91 |
1958–59 | Louisville Rebels Louisville Rebels The Louisville Rebels were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played in the International Hockey League from 1957 to 1960. The Rebels were based in Louisville, Kentucky and originally played at the Louisville Gardens, and later the Freedom Hall... |
71 |
1959–60 | Fort Wayne Komets Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey franchise currently a member of the Central Hockey League in the Northern Conference. The team was previously a member of the International Hockey League before it merged into the CHL in 2010... |
102 |
1960–61 | Minneapolis Millers Minneapolis Millers (IHL) The Minneapolis Millers were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League for four seasons from 1959 to 1963. The Millers played at the 5,500-seat Minneapolis Arena in Uptown, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Millers were created on December 3, 1959, upon the relocating... |
102 |
1961–62 | Muskegon Zephyrs Muskegon Zephyrs The Muskegon Zephyrs were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1960 to 1965. Muskegon were Turner Cup champions in 1962. In 1962-63, Zephyrs defenceman Gerry Glaude became the first defenceman in pro hockey history to score 100 points in one... |
88 |
1962–63 | Fort Wayne Komets | 75 |
1963–64 | Toledo Blades Toledo Blades The Toledo Blades were the International Hockey League franchise of Toledo, Ohio from 1963 to 1970. The team name was changed to Hornets in 1970. The storied franchise left Toledo after the 1974–75 season for Lansing, Michigan, where they became the Lansing Lancers. The Blades were the Regular... |
86 |
1964–65 | Port Huron Flags Port Huron Flags The Port Huron Flags were a minor league professional ice hockey team located in Port Huron, Michigan. The Flags competed in the International Hockey League between the 1962 and 1981 seasons. For three of those season from 1971 to 1974, Port Huron was a farm team of the Detroit Red Wings, and were... |
91 |
1965–66 | Muskegon Mohawks Muskegon Mohawks The Muskegon Mohawks were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1965 to 1984. Muskegon were Turner Cup champions in 1968.... |
97 |
1966–67 | Dayton Gems | 91 |
1967–68 | Muskegon Mohawks | 98 |
1968–69 | Dayton Gems | 91 |
1969–70 | Muskegon Mohawks | 100 |
1970–71 | Muskegon Mohawks | 91 |
1971–72 | Muskegon Mohawks | 100 |
1972–73 | Fort Wayne Komets | 99 |
1973–74 | Des Moines Capitols Des Moines Capitols The Des Moines Capitols, were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Des Moines, Iowa, playing at the Des Moines Ice Arena. They were members of the International Hockey League from 1972 to 1975, and previously known as the Des Moines Oak Leafs. In 1973, Danny Gloor won the Gary F. Longman... |
96 |
1974–75 | Muskegon Mohawks | 99 |
1975–76 | Dayton Gems | 104 |
1976–77 | Saginaw Gears Saginaw Gears (IHL) The Saginaw Gears were a minor-league ice hockey franchise that played in the defunct International Hockey League . The Gears existed from 1972 to 1983... |
91 |
1977–78 | Fort Wayne Komets | 97 |
1978–79 | Grand Rapids Owls Grand Rapids Owls The Grand Rapids Owls are a defunct professional ice hockey team, who were members of the International Hockey League from the 1977–1978 season to 1979–1980 season. The Owls were based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and played their home games in Stadium Arena. The team started the 1977–1978 season as... |
109 |
1979–80 | Kalamazoo Wings | 99 |
1980–81 | Kalamazoo Wings | 114 |
1981–82 | Toledo Goaldiggers Toledo Goaldiggers The Toledo Goaldiggers was an International Hockey League franchise that played in Toledo, Ohio from 1974 to 1986. Prior to the Goaldiggers, the city's hockey team was the Toledo Blades, which played under that name from its founding in 1963 until 1970, when it changed its name to the Toledo... |
111 |
1982–83 | Toledo Goaldiggers | 113 |
1983–84 | Fort Wayne Komets | 112 |
1984–85 | Peoria Rivermen Peoria Rivermen (IHL) The Peoria Rivermen were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.... |
105 |
1985–86 | Fort Wayne Komets | 112 |
1986–87 | Fort Wayne Komets | 104 |
1987–88 | Muskegon Lumberjacks Muskegon Lumberjacks The Muskegon Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Muskegon, Michigan.-Facts:-Season-by-Season record:Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in... |
126 |
1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 121 |
1989–90 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 116 |
1990–91 | Peoria Rivermen | 121 |
1991–92 | Kansas City Blades Kansas City Blades The Kansas City Blades was a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1990–2001 until the demise of the league after the 2000–01 season. The Blades was based in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena.... |
116 |
1992–93 | San Diego Gulls | 132 |
1993–94 | Las Vegas Thunder Las Vegas Thunder The Las Vegas Thunder were an independent professional ice hockey team competing in the International Hockey League. The team's home rink was at the Thomas & Mack Center. They began play in the 1993–1994 season, folding on April 18, 1999... |
115 |
1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies (1995-2005) This is about the defunct IHL/AHL team that folded in 2005. For the current ECHL team, see Utah Grizzlies.For information about the Minor league baseball team known as the Denver Grizzlies , see Denver Grizzlies .... |
120 |
1995–96 | Las Vegas Thunder | 122 |
1996–97 | Detroit Vipers Detroit Vipers The Detroit Vipers was an International Hockey League team. The team was founded in 1994, and played at The Palace of Auburn Hills.-Beginning:... |
122 |
1997–98 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 115 |
1998–99 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
121 |
1999-00 | Chicago Wolves Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois... |
114 |
2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.... |
113 |