In 1949, the Washington Lions relocated to Cincinnati and took on the name Mohawks. The club would be the first ice hockey team to serve the city of Cincinnati and were a farm team to the Montreal Canadiens from 1949 to 1951 and the New York Rangers from 1950 to 1952. The AHL variation of the Mohawks were less than impressive on the ice and finished last in their first two seasons. The club managed a playoff berth in the third season and advanced to the second round of the playoffs where they were knocked out by the Providence Reds 3 games to 1. However, during the AHL Mohawks three-year run, the club reportedly lost $200,000 so ownership decided to take a leave of absence from the league and reorganize. The organization formed a new company called the Cincinnati Mohawks, Inc., and obtained a franchise in the smaller and more manageable IHL.
The new Mohawks club were loaded with highly-talented young players such as Phil Goyette, Don Marshall, Charlie Hodge, Duke Edmundson, Billy Goold, John "Bun" Smith, Eddie Kachur, and coach Rollie McLenahan. Most of the club's players were provided by the Montreal Canadiens. While the Canadiens dominated the National Hockey League during the era, the Mohawks dominated the IHL. In their six-year stint in the league, Cincinnati's dynasty won six-straight regular season titles and five Turner Cup Championships. The IHL never saw another club match the Mohawks success during its 56-year run as a league.
cincinnati, mohawks, name, professional, hockey, teams, cincinnati, ohio, played, their, home, games, cincinnati, gardens, first, mohawks, club, were, members, american, hockey, league, between, 1949, 1952, while, second, mohawks, club, played, international, . The Cincinnati Mohawks was the name of two professional ice hockey teams in Cincinnati Ohio who played their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens The first Mohawks club were members of the American Hockey League AHL between 1949 and 1952 while the second Mohawks club played in the International Hockey League from 1952 to 1958 Cincinnati MohawksCityCincinnati OhioLeagueAmerican Hockey LeagueInternational Hockey LeagueOperated1949 1958Home arenaCincinnati GardensColorsred white and blackFranchise history1941 1943Washington Lions1947 1949Washington Lions1949 1952 AHLCincinnati Mohawks1952 1958 IHLCincinnati MohawksChampionshipsRegular season titlessix in the IHL 1952 53 1953 54 1954 55 1955 56 1956 57 1957 58 Turner Cupsfive 1952 53 1953 54 1954 55 1955 56 1956 57 In 1949 the Washington Lions relocated to Cincinnati and took on the name Mohawks The club would be the first ice hockey team to serve the city of Cincinnati and were a farm team to the Montreal Canadiens from 1949 to 1951 and the New York Rangers from 1950 to 1952 The AHL variation of the Mohawks were less than impressive on the ice and finished last in their first two seasons The club managed a playoff berth in the third season and advanced to the second round of the playoffs where they were knocked out by the Providence Reds 3 games to 1 However during the AHL Mohawks three year run the club reportedly lost 200 000 so ownership decided to take a leave of absence from the league and reorganize The organization formed a new company called the Cincinnati Mohawks Inc and obtained a franchise in the smaller and more manageable IHL The new Mohawks club were loaded with highly talented young players such as Phil Goyette Don Marshall Charlie Hodge Duke Edmundson Billy Goold John Bun Smith Eddie Kachur and coach Rollie McLenahan Most of the club s players were provided by the Montreal Canadiens While the Canadiens dominated the National Hockey League during the era the Mohawks dominated the IHL In their six year stint in the league Cincinnati s dynasty won six straight regular season titles and five Turner Cup Championships The IHL never saw another club match the Mohawks success during its 56 year run as a league Contents 1 Regular season 2 Playoffs 3 References 4 External linksRegular season editCincinnati Mohawks of the AHL Season Games Won Lost Tied Points GF GA Standing1949 50 70 19 37 14 52 185 257 5th West1950 51 70 28 34 8 64 203 228 5th West1951 52 68 29 33 6 64 183 228 3rd WestCincinnati Mohawks of the IHL Season Games Won Lost Tied Points GF GA Standing1952 53 60 43 13 4 90 310 152 1st IHL1953 54 64 47 15 2 96 325 153 1st IHL1954 55 60 40 19 1 81 268 164 1st IHL1955 56 60 45 13 2 92 336 159 1st IHL1956 57 60 50 9 1 101 245 113 1st IHL1957 58 64 43 16 5 91 303 176 1st IHLPlayoffs editCincinnati Mohawks of the AHL Season 1st round 2nd round Finals1949 50 Out of Playoffs1950 51 Out of Playoffs1951 52 W 3 0 Buffalo L 1 3 Providence Cincinnati Mohawks of the IHL Season 1st round 2nd round Finals1952 53 W 4 1 Toledo None W 4 0 Grand Rapids1953 54 W 4 1 Marion Bye W 4 2 Johnstown1954 55 W 3 0 Toledo None W 4 3 Troy1955 56 W 3 0 Fort Wayne None W 4 0 Toledo Marion1956 57 W 3 1 Huntington None W 3 0 Indianapolis1957 58 L 1 3 Louisville References edit10 23 1975 Cincinnati Enquirer Page 57 External links editAHL stats IHL stats nbsp This article about a sports team in Ohio is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This American ice hockey team related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to sports in Cincinnati is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cincinnati Mohawks amp oldid 1163501802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
