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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 Conseco Fieldhouse and Pan American Arena which are 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] Roster & Statistics
[edit] Season-by-season record
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Regular Season Finish |
Playoff Restuls |
| 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 |
[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.
[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.
| Player |
Draft Year |
Round |
Overall |
Team |
Tenure |
| 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 |
| 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 |
[edit] NHL Icemen
The following table shows former Indiana Ice players that have made it to the NHL.
| Player |
Ice Season(s) |
NHL Team |
NHL Seasons |
| Joel Rechlicz |
2005-06 |
New York Islanders |
2008-09 |
[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 |
39 |
15 |
6 |
84 |
0.700 |
7 |
4 |
0.636 |
| Jeff Blashill |
2008-09 |
39 |
19 |
2 |
80 |
0.667 |
9 |
4 |
0.692 |
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
[edit] External links
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