Detroit Auto Club

Detroit Auto Club
SportIce hockey
Founded1945 (1945)
Folded1951 (1951)
LeagueInternational Hockey League
LocationDetroit, Michigan, USA
ArenaOlympia Stadium
League titles1

The Detroit Auto Club was a minor league professional ice hockey team, and one of the four founding members of the International Hockey League in 1945,[1] and operated until 1951.[2] They played their home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit Auto Club won the inaugural Turner Cup, as playoff champions, beating the Detroit Bright's Goodyears two game to one.[2]

  1. ^ "IHL, a league born in the dark". The Windsor Star. December 5, 1985. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The IHL History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10.