Indiana Ice

The Indiana Ice was a Tier I junior ice hockey team and member club of the United States Hockey League (USHL) that was formed in 2004 when the Danville Wings were purchased and moved from their location in Danville, Illinois, to Indianapolis, Indiana. The Ice captured the regular season division titles in the 2007–08 and 2013–14 seasons and won the 2009 and 2014 Clark Cup titles. Before the 2012–13 season, the Ice played their home games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. From 2012 to 2014, the Ice split their home games between the Bankers Life Fieldhouse and the Pan American Arena. The Ice played in the Eastern Conference/Division of the United States Hockey League.
The USHL has granted the team in dormancy status for the 2014–15 season while the organization focuses on development of a new facility. In January 2015, the USHL approved of the team's proposed future home, the Lyceum Pavilion, in the Indianapolis area. During this time, the Indiana Ice organization remained a member club in the USHL, with membership on its board and full rights to participate in the business and operations of the league. Since then, there have been no updates on the status of the team.
This team is unrelated to the Indianapolis Ice teams that existed from 1988 to 2004.
==Roster & Statistics==
*Roster
*2008-9 Season Statistics
*2009 Playoff Statistics
==Team record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OTL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves	Western Michigan Wolves 	Western Michigan Wolves
1988-89 	40 	12 	22 	6 	30 	187 	226 	N/A 	3rd, West 	N/A
Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
1989-90 	44 	27 	11 	6 	60 	256 	197 	N/A 	1st, West 	N/A
1990-91 	40 	26 	8 	6 	58 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	1st, West 	Champions
1991-92 	41 	15 	22 	4 	34 	168 	193 	N/A 	3rd, West 	N/A
1992-93 	40 	31 	6 	3 	65 	230 	124 	N/A 	1st, West 	Champions
1993-94 	44 	26 	17 	1 	53 	210 	190 	N/A 	1st, West 	N/A
Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL) 	Danville Wings (NAHL)
1994-95 	43 	13 	28 	2 	28 	152 	229 	N/A 	7th 	N/A
1995-96 	46 	14 	29 	3 	31 	158 	220 	N/A 	7th 	N/A
1996-97 	46 	26 	16 	4 	56 	221 	165 	N/A 	4th 	N/A
1997-98 	56 	31 	20 	5 	67 	233 	218 	N/A 	4th 	N/A
1998-99 	56 	17 	34 	5 	39 	163 	217 	1,112 	8th 	N/A
1999-00 	56 	36 	13 	7 	79 	201 	175 	1,744 	2nd, West 	Champions
2000-01 	56 	37 	15 	4 	78 	219 	144 	1,603 	2nd, West 	N/A
2001-02 	56 	26 	22 	8 	60 	168 	162 	1,274 	2nd, West 	N/A
2002-03 	56 	30 	19 	7 	67 	198 	157 	1,532 	3rd, West 	N/A
Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL) 	Danville Wings (USHL)
2003-04 	60 	29 	23 	8 	66 	171 	178 	1,309 	3rd, East 	lost in 2nd Round
Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice 	Indiana Ice
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
2013-14 	60 	42 	11 	7 	91 	233 	144 	856 	Eastern Conference Champions	Clark Cup Champions
==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 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 Eastern Conference Semifinals; lost to Green Bay 3 games to 0 in conference finals
*2013–14: Defeated Green Bay 3 games to 1 in quarterfinals; defeated Dubuque 3 games to 0 in Eastern Conference Finals; defeated Waterloo 3 games to 2 to win the Clark Cup Finals.
==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
==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
==Head-to-head record==
Opponent 	Overall	Overall	Overall	Home	Home	Home	Road	Road	Road	Pct.
Opponent 	W 	L 	OTL 	W 	L 	OTL 	W 	L 	OTL 	Pct.
Fargo Force 	3 	1 	0 	2 	0 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0.750
Ohio Junior Blue Jackets	11 	5 	0 	7 	1 	0 	4 	4 	0 	0.688
Chicago Steel 	24 	13 	0 	14 	4 	0 	10 	9 	0 	0.649
Tri-City Storm 	13 	7 	1 	8 	3 	0 	5 	4 	1 	0.643
Des Moines Buccaneers 	16 	11 	3 	10 	4 	1 	6 	7 	2 	0.583
Lincoln Stars 	11 	8 	2 	8 	3 	0 	3 	5 	2 	0.571
Waterloo Blackhawks 	18 	13 	5 	13 	2 	3 	5 	11 	2 	0.569
Sioux Falls Stampede 	10 	8 	3 	6 	3 	2 	4 	5 	1 	0.548
Green Bay Gamblers 	17 	18 	1 	11 	8 	0 	6 	10 	1 	0.486
Omaha Lancers 	7 	9 	5 	3 	4 	3 	4 	5 	2 	0.452
Sioux City Musketeers 	8 	10 	3 	5 	4 	1 	3 	6 	2 	0.452
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	12 	21 	3 	5 	9 	3 	7 	12 	0 	0.375
==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
==External links==
*Indiana Ice Website
*United States Hockey League
*Unofficial Ice Website
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