Indiana Ice

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Indiana Ice
Indiana Ice Logo.svg
City Indianapolis, Indiana
League USHL
Division East
Founded 2004
Home arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Pan Am Plaza
Colors

Navy Blue, Ice Blue, White, Hunter Green, and Lime Green

              
Owner(s) Paul Skjodt
Head coach Jeff Brown
Franchise history
2003–2004 Danville Wings
2004–present Indiana Ice

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 its home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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. Those teams were professional teams playing in the IHL and CHL.

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Season-by-season record [edit]

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
2011-12 60 36 15 9 81 221 183 985 2nd, Eastern Division Lost in semifinals
2012-13 64 21 37 6 48 181 249 816 8th, Eastern Division Did not qualify

Season-by-season playoff record [edit]

  • 2004-05: Lost to Cedar Rapids 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 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 3-2 in O.T. in Clark Cup Semifinals
  • 2007-08: Lost to Chicago 3 games to 1 in quarterfinals.
  • 2008-09: Defeated Cedar Rapids 3 games to 2 in quarterfinals; defeated Green Bay 3 games to 1 in East Division Finals; defeated the Fargo 3 games to 1 to win the Clark Cup Finals.
  • 2009-10: Defeated the Cedar Rapids 3 games to 2 in quarterfinals; lost to Green Bay 3 games to 1 in East Division Finals
  • 2010-11: Defeated the Waterloo 2 games to 0 in first round; lost to Green Bay 3 games to 0 in Eastern Quarterfinals
  • 2011-12: Defeated Dubuque 3 games to 0 in Easter Conference Semifinals; lost to Green Bay 3 games to 0 in conference finals

Roster [edit]

As of October 27, 2012.[1]

# S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
2 Arizona Newmeyer, DrewDrew Newmeyer D 5' 10" 171 lb 1994-03-15 Scottsdale, Arizona Indiana Jr. Ice U18 (Midget AAA) None
4 Michigan Smith, AlexAlex Smith D 6' 0" 177 lb 1995-01-31 Brownstown, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) None
5 New York Hand, PeterPeter Hand D 5' 9" 190 lb 1993-08-27 Schenectady, New York Waterloo (USHL) None
6 New York Krug, MatthewMatthew Krug (A) D 6' 0" 202 lb 1992-07-09 Buffalo, New York Buffalo Regals U18 (Midget AAA) Union
7 California Ortega, AustinAustin Ortega F 5' 7" 160 lb 1994-04-12 Escondido, California Cedar Rapids (USHL) Nebraska–Omaha
8 Michigan Jacobs, JoshuaJoshua Jacobs D 6' 2" 190 lb 1996-02-15 Shelby Township, Michigan Honeybaked U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan State
9 Massachusetts Baillargeon, RobbieRobbie Baillargeon (A) F 6' 0" 170 lb 1993-11-26 Brewster, Massachusetts Cushing (USHS–MA) Boston University
10 Russia Shakhvorostov, ViktorViktor Shakhvorostov F 6' 0" 156 lb 1995-04-30 Kazan, Russia Irbis Kazan (MHL B) None
12 Indiana Siebenaler, BlakeBlake Siebenaler D 6' 0" 175 lb 1996-02-27 Fort Wayne, Indiana Cleveland Barons U16 (Midget AAA) None
15 Michigan Talcott, AlexAlex Talcott F 6' 1" 198 lb 1995-02-26 Kentwood, Michigan Victory Honda U18 (Midget AAA) None
17 Colorado Pham, TylerTyler Pham F 5' 8" 180 lb 1994-05-12 Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado Thunderbirds U18 (Midget AAA) Denver
18 Pennsylvania Smolcynski, DrewDrew Smolcynski F 5' 8" 170 lb 1994-04-24 Hatfield, Pennsylvania Gunnery (USHS–CT) St. Lawrence
19 New York Hudson, WoodyWoody Hudson (C) F 6' 2" 215 lb 1992-08-10 Greece, New York Milton (USHS–MA) Cornell
21 Pennsylvania Aman, ZachZach Aman F 5' 11" 184 lb 1994-03-01 Johnstown, Pennsylvania Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA) Colorado College
24 Minnesota Pieper, BoBo Pieper F 5' 11" 174 lb 1994-12-17 Roseville, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) None
26 Michigan Hervey, AustinAustin Hervey F 6' 1" 210 lb 1992-12-31 Brighton, Michigan Kalamazoo (NAHL) Western Michigan
28 Michigan Shellman, JoshuaJoshua Shellman D 5' 9" 188 lb 1994-04-26 Romulus, Michigan Belle Tire U18 (Midget AAA) None
29 New York Izyk, DaltonDalton Izyk G 5' 11" 190 lb 1994-01-23 Oswego, New York Green Mountain (EJHL) None
30 Sweden Soderqvist, MattiasMattias Soderqvist G 6' 0" 208 lb 1993-06-13 Stockholm,Sweden Västerås J20 (J20 SuperElit) None
33 Wisconsin Fiala, JoeJoe Fiala (A) D 6' 2" 194 lb 1993-02-11 Verona, Wisconsin US NTDP (USHL) Quinnipiac
61 Russia Valiev, RinatRinat Valiev D 6' 1" 190 lb 1995-05-11 Nizhnekasmsk, Russia Bars Kazan (MHL) None
88 New Hampshire Morgan, BrianBrian Morgan F 5' 11" 176 lb 1994-04-01 Windham, New Hampshire New Hampshire (EJHL) Maine
89 Minnesota Pieper, CanonCanon Pieper F 5' 10" 174 lb 1993-12-15 Roseville, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) None
90 Russia Plotnikov, MikhailMikhail Plotnikov F 5' 11" 183 lb 1992-07-31 Moscow, Russia Krasnaya Armiya (MHL) None

NHL draft picks [edit]

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.

Player Draft Year Round Overall Team Tenure
Cristoval Nieves 2012 2 59 New York Rangers Iceman
Jon Gillies 2012 3 75 Calgary Iceman
Robbie Baillargeon 2012 5 136 Ottawa Iceman
Blake Coleman 2011 3 75 New Jersey Iceman
Brian Ferlin 2011 4 121 Boston Iceman
Sean Kuraly 2011 5 133 San Jose Iceman
Stanislav Galiev 2010 3 86 Washington After Ice
Anthony Bitetto 2010 6 168 Nashville Iceman
Nick Mattson 2010 6 180 Chicago Iceman
RJ Boyd 2010 7 183 Florida Before Ice
Nic Dowd 2009 7 198 Los Angeles Before Ice
Mike Cichy 2009 7 199 Montreal Iceman
John Carlson 2008 1 27 Washington Iceman
Corey Fienhage 2008 3 81 Buffalo Iceman
Garrett Roe 2008 7 183 Los Angeles After Ice
Ben Blood 2007 4 120 Ottawa Before Ice
Brett Bruneteau 2007 4 108 Washington Before Ice
Paul Carey 2007 5 135 Colorado Before Ice
Scott Darling 2007 6 153 Phoenix Before Ice
Brett Bennett 2006 5 130 Phoenix Before Ice
Brent Gwidt 2006 6 157 Washington Before Ice
Alex Kangas 2006 5 135 Atlanta Before Ice
Brian Gifford 2004 3 85 Pittsburgh Before Ice
Sergei Kukushkin 2004 7 218 Dallas Before Ice

NHL Icemen [edit]

The following table shows former Indiana Ice players that have made it to the NHL.

Player Ice Season(s) Most Recent NHL Team NHL Seasons
Joel Rechlicz 2005-06 Washington Capitals 2008-2012
John Carlson 2006-08 Washington Capitals 2009-
Torey Krug 2008-9 Boston Bruins 2012-
Cameron Schilling 2007-8 Washington Capitals 2013-

Head-to-head record [edit]

Opponent Overall Home Road Pct.
W L OTL W L OTL W L OTL
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 20 28 5 9 12 4 11 16 1 0.425
Chicago Steel 43 20 4 25 6 3 18 14 1 0.672
Des Moines Buccaneers 23 17 3 15 6 1 8 11 2 0.570
Dubuque Fighting Saints 3 8 1 2 3 1 1 5 0 0.292
Fargo Force 6 6 0 4 2 0 2 4 0 0.500
Green Bay Gamblers 27 31 3 15 14 2 12 17 1 0.467
Lincoln Stars 15 12 2 10 5 0 5 7 2 0.552
Ohio Junior Blue Jackets 11 5 0 7 1 0 4 4 0 0.688
Omaha Lancers 13 11 5 6 5 3 7 6 2 0.534
Sioux City Musketeers 13 12 4 8 5 1 5 7 3 0.517
Sioux Falls Stampede 14 12 3 9 4 2 5 8 1 0.534
Tri-City Storm 16 10 3 9 5 1 7 5 2 0.603
Team USA 19 8 2 10 4 1 9 4 1 0.690
Waterloo Blackhawks 29 18 6 18 4 4 11 14 2 0.604
Youngstown Phantoms 14 13 3 7 5 1 7 8 2 0.517

Head coach history [edit]

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 2007-08,10-11,12 78 34 10 166 0.680 12 10 0.545
Jeff Blashill 2008-10 72 43 5 149 0.621 13 9 0.591
Kyle Wallack 2011-12 34 15 9 77 0.664 --- --- ---
Ron Gay 2012 7 16 1 15 0.313 --- --- ---
Jeff Brown 2012- 14 21 5 33 0.413 --- --- ---

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.
  • 4/9/12 - Kyle Wallack relieved of duties. Charlie Skjodt takes over head coaching duties.[2]
  • 5/30/12 - Ron Gay promoted to head coach and general manager.[3]
  • 12/4/12 - Jeff Brown hired as new head coach and GM. Ron Gay reassigned.[4]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Indiana Ice Roster". United States Hockey League. Retrieved October 27, 2012. 
  2. ^ "Ice make coaching change heading into playoffs". www.indianaice.com. 2012-04-09. Retrieved April 9, 2012. 
  3. ^ "Make way for coach Gay". www.indianaice.com. 2012-05-30. Retrieved May 30, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Former NHL Star Brown To Assume Coaching Reins of Ice". www.indianaice.com. 2012-12-04. Retrieved December 17, 2012. 

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