The Indiana Ice is a Tier I ice hockey team formed in 2004 when it was purchased from the former Danville, Illinois, USA, team, the Danville Wings. It plays the majority of its home games at the Pepsi Coliseum, located on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some of its home games are also played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse which is located in downtown Indianapolis. The Ice play in the Eastern Division of the United States Hockey League. The President of the Ice is Paul Skjodt.
This team is unrelated to the Indianapolis Ice teams that existed from 1988 to 2004.
[edit] Season-by-season record
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Regular Season Finish |
Playoff Results |
| 2004-05 |
60 |
20 |
33 |
7 |
47 |
169 |
209 |
1341 |
4th, Eastern Division |
Lost in first round |
| 2005-06 |
60 |
25 |
29 |
6 |
56 |
186 |
224 |
1274 |
4th, Eastern Division |
Lost in first round |
| 2006-07 |
60 |
27 |
28 |
5 |
59 |
182 |
223 |
1758 |
3rd, Eastern Division |
Lost in semifinals |
| 2007-08 |
60 |
39 |
15 |
6 |
84 |
223 |
193 |
1305 |
Eastern Division Champions |
Lost in first round |
| 2008-09 |
60 |
39 |
19 |
2 |
80 |
221 |
177 |
1060 |
3rd, Eastern Division |
Clark Cup Champions |
| 2009-10 |
60 |
33 |
24 |
3 |
69 |
199 |
187 |
816 |
3rd, Eastern Division |
Lost in semifinals |
| 2010-11 |
60 |
37 |
19 |
4 |
78 |
237 |
166 |
897 |
3rd, Eastern Division |
Lost in 2nd round |
[edit] Season-by-season playoff record
- 2004-05: Lost to Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 games to none in quarterfinals; the RoughRiders eventually won the Clark Cup title.
- 2005-06: Lost to Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 games to 2 in quarterfinals; the Ice held a 2-1 series lead before losing the last 2 games.
- 2006-07: Swept Green Bay Gamblers 4 games to 0 in first round; defeated Waterloo & Cedar Rapids in round-robin pool play in Round 2; lost to eventual Clark Cup Champion Sioux Falls Stampede 3-2 in O.T. in Clark Cup Semifinals
- 2007-08: Lost to Chicago Steel 3 games to 1 in quarterfinals.
- 2008-09: Defeated Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 games to 2 in quarterfinals; defeated Green Bay Gamblers 3 games to 1 in East Division Finals; defeated the Fargo Force 3 games to 1 to win the Clark Cup Finals.
- 2009-10: Defeated the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 games to 2 in quarterfinals; lost to Green Bay 3 games to 1 in East Division Finals
- 2010-11: Defeated the Waterloo Blackhawks 2 games to 0 in first round; lost to Green Bay 3 games to 0 in Eastern Quarterfinals
[edit] Roster
As of October 12, 2011.
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Forwards
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| # |
St/Pr/Co |
Player |
Shoots |
Height |
Weight |
Birthday |
Hometown |
College commitment |
| 93 |
 |
Robbie Baillargeon |
R |
6' 0" |
174 lbs. |
Nov 26, 1993 |
Brewster, Massachusetts |
Boston University |
| 88 |
 |
Cody Bradley |
L |
5' 10" |
166 lbs. |
May 26, 1994 |
Tampa, Florida |
None |
| 16 |
 |
Dan Cesarz |
R |
5' 10" |
185 lbs. |
Jun 15, 1992 |
Redford, Michigan |
None |
| 21 |
 |
Jacob Fallon |
L |
5' 11" |
187 lbs. |
Feb 27, 1992 |
Los Angeles, California |
None |
| 11 |
 |
Cody Gylling |
L |
5' 9" |
171 lbs. |
Feb 20, 1994 |
Chandler, Arizona |
None |
| 9 |
 |
Christian Hilbrich |
L |
6' 6" |
216 lbs. |
Jul 9, 1992 |
Clarendon Hills, Illinois |
None |
| 19 |
 |
Woody Hudson |
R |
6' 2" |
221 lbs. |
Aug 10, 1992 |
Greece, New York |
RIT |
| 7 |
 |
Sean Kuraly |
L |
6' 2" |
196 lbs. |
Jan 20, 1993 |
Dublin, Ohio |
Miami |
| 28 |
 |
Andrew Mayer |
R |
5' 11" |
211 lbs. |
Jul 29, 1993 |
Troy, Michigan |
None |
| 17 |
 |
Tyler Pham |
L |
5' 9" |
178 lbs. |
May 12, 1994 |
Fort Collins, Colorado |
Denver |
| 89 |
 |
Robert Polesello |
L |
5' 7" |
170 lbs. |
Apr 27, 1994 |
Bolton, Ontario |
Boston University |
| 23 |
 |
Emil Romig |
L |
5' 10" |
172 lbs. |
Sep 19, 1992 |
Vienna, Austria |
None |
| 15 |
 |
Dan Sherer |
L |
6' 0" |
181 lbs. |
Jan 12, 1992 |
Nashotah, Wisconsin |
None |
| 18 |
 |
Drew Smolcynski |
R |
5' 9" |
178 lbs. |
Apr 24, 1994 |
Hatfield, Pennsylvania |
St. Lawrence |
| 79 |
 |
Daniil Tarasov |
L |
6' 0" |
196 lbs. |
Jun 20, 1991 |
Moscow, Russia |
None |
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Defensemen
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| # |
St/Pr/Co |
Player |
Shoots |
Height |
Weight |
Birthday |
Hometown |
College commitment |
| 8 |
 |
Alex Barron |
R |
6' 1" |
192 lbs. |
May 9, 1991 |
Glendora, California |
Quinnipiac |
| 24 |
 |
R.J. Boyd |
L |
6' 3" |
204 lbs. |
Feb 7, 1991 |
Delray Beach, Florida |
Michigan State |
| 33 |
 |
Joe Fiala |
L |
6' 2" |
201 lbs. |
Feb 11, 1993 |
Verona, Wisconsin |
None |
| 12 |
 |
Robert Gawron |
L |
5' 9" |
175 lbs. |
Apr 8, 1994 |
Lemont, Illinois |
None |
| 6 |
 |
Matthew Krug |
L |
6' 0" |
201 lbs. |
Jul 9, 1992 |
Buffalo, New York |
None |
| 2 |
 |
Alexander Kuqali |
L |
6' 2" |
226 lbs. |
Jun 13, 1991 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
RIT |
| 26 |
 |
Ryan Obuchowski |
L |
6' 1" |
184 lbs. |
Jun 7, 1992 |
Canton, Michigan |
Yale |
| 4 |
 |
Ian Spencer |
R |
5' 10" |
181 lbs. |
Feb 19, 1994 |
Hawthorne, New Jersey |
Vermont |
[edit] NHL draft picks
The following table shows NHL draft picks that have played for the Ice. The tenure column indicates whether they were drafted while on the Ice roster, prior to arriving, or after moving on to college or major junior.
[edit] NHL Icemen
The following table shows former Indiana Ice players that have made it to the NHL.
[edit] Head-to-head record
[edit] Head coach history
| Coach |
Seasons |
W |
L |
OTL |
PTS |
PCT |
Playoff W |
L |
PCT |
| Red Gendron |
2004-05 |
18 |
30 |
5 |
41 |
0.387 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Dean Grillo |
2005-06 |
14 |
21 |
6 |
34 |
0.415 |
0 |
3 |
0.000 |
| Jack Bowkus |
2006-07 |
13 |
11 |
2 |
34 |
0.538 |
2 |
3 |
0.400 |
| Scott McConnell |
2007 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.500 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Charlie Skjodt |
2007-08,10-11 |
76 |
34 |
10 |
162 |
0.700 |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
| Jeff Blashill |
2008-10 |
72 |
43 |
5 |
149 |
0.621 |
13 |
9 |
0.591 |
Coaching changes:
- Dean Grillo replaced Red Gendron with seven games remaining in the 2004-5 season.
- Jack Bowkus replaced Dean Grillo after thirty-four games in the 2005-6 season.
- Scott McConnell served as interim head coach for the last two games of the 2006-7 season.
- Charlie Skjodt took over at the start of the 2007 playoffs.
- 5/13/08 - The Indiana Ice announced that Head Coach Charlie Skjodt had resigned as Head Coach to become the Indiana Ice's President of Hockey Operations
- 5/14/08 - The Ice announced the hiring of Jeff Blashill as the new Head Coach of the Indiana Ice. Blashill was a Former Assistant Coach at Miami University
- 4/7/10 - Blashill is announced as the new head coach at Western Michigan University
- 5/25/10 - The Ice announce the return of Charlie Skjodt to the head coach position
- 5/5/11 - The Ice promote Charlie Skjodt to President of the club, vacating the head coach position.
- 6/1/11 - Kyle Wallack is named head coach and General Manager. Wallack was previously associate head coach at Yale University.
[edit] External links
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