Indy Fuel

The Indy Fuel are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL that began play in the 2014–15 season. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Fuel play their home games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. They are affiliated with the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks and the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.
==History==
On November 11, 2013, the ECHL's board of governors approved the expansion membership application of the Indy Fuel for admission to the league for the 2014–15 season. On October 17, 2014, the Fuel played their franchise opening game against the Fort Wayne Komets, reigniting the Indianapolis-Fort Wayne rivalry after 15 years in a 4–5 defeat.
On March 7, 2016, the Indy Fuel fired inaugural head coach Scott Hillman and named Bernie John as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. On April 8, 2016, the interim tag was removed and John was named head coach and vice president of hockey operations for the 2016–17 season.
At the end of the 2017–18 regular season, the Fuel qualified for their first playoff berth. Entering as a fourth seed in the Central Division with 78 points, they were swept by the Toledo Walleye in the division semifinals. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs in the following 2018–19 season and the team released head coach Bernie John. The Fuel hired Doug Christiansen as the general manager and head coach for the 2019–20 season following his first season as head coach of the Manchester Monarchs.
On September 14, 2022, it was announced that the Fuel would be moving to the Fishers Event Center, a new 8,500-seat arena to be built in Fishers, Indiana, in time for the 2024–25 season.
The team practices at the Indy Fuel Tank, an indoor ice rink in Fishers, Indiana.
== Season-by-season records ==
 Indy Fuel season-by-season records
Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Playoffs	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs
Season 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Standing 	Year 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Kelly Cup
2014–15 	72 	31 	30 	4 	7 	73 	197 	221 	1026 	6th, North 	2015 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2015–16 	72 	32 	36 	4 	0 	68 	174 	201 	786 	4th, Midwest 	2016 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2016–17 	72 	23 	42 	3 	4 	53 	196 	290 	849 	6th, Central 	2017 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2017–18 	72 	36 	30 	5 	1 	78 	242 	248 	1195 	4th, Central 	2018 	L, 0–4, TOL 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	72 	35 	32 	2 	3 	75 	230 	247 	1032 	5th, Central 	2019 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2019–20 	60 	30 	26 	2 	2 	64 	195 	175 	698 	4th, Central 	2020 	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 	69 	37 	24 	8 	0 	82 	204 	199 	1002 	3rd, Eastern 	2021 	— 	L, 1–3, GRN 	— 	—
2021–22 	72 	34 	33 	2 	3 	73 	232 	233 	1093 	6th, Central 	2022 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2022–23 	72 	43 	24 	5 	0 	91 	244 	208 	1031 	3rd, Central 	2023 	L, 0–4 TOL 	— 	— 	—
2023–24 	72 	39 	25 	6 	2 	86 	230 	221 	1055 	2nd, Central 	2024 	L, 1–4 WHL 	— 	— 	—
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Category:ECHL teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in Indiana
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2013
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