Cincinnati Wings

Cincinnati Wings
founding	1963
resolution	1964
history	Indianapolis Capitols 1963 Cincinnati Wings 1963–1964 Memphis Wings 1964–1967 Fort Worth Wings 1967–1974 Fort Worth Texans 1974–1982
Stadion	Pepsi Coliseum (1963) Cincinnati Gardens (1963–1964)
Location	Indianapolis , Indiana (1963) Cincinnati , Ohio (1963–1964)
league	Central Professional Hockey League
Cooperations	Detroit Red Wings ( NHL )
Adams Cups	no

The Cincinnati Wings were an American ice hockey franchise of the Central Professional Hockey League from Cincinnati , Ohio .

history

In 1963, the franchise was one of five founding members to start playing in the Central Professional Hockey League, which was held for the first time . Initially, the team was based in Indianapolis , Indiana , where they played as the farm team of the Detroit Red Wings from the National Hockey League under the name Indianapolis Capitols in the Pepsi Coliseum . The name was chosen based on the Indianapolis Capitals , which were active from 1939 to 1952 under a similar name in the American Hockey League . After just nine match days in their premiere season , the team was forced to relocate from the Detroit Red Wings, as the stadium was badly damaged by a gas explosion during a figure skating show in which 74 people died and could no longer be used.

The association eventually relocated the farm team to Cincinnati , Ohio , and changed the name to Cincinnati Wings based on their own name. The playing time did not go as expected and only twelve of the 72 games could be won. The Cincinnati Wings were the only one of the five teams to miss the playoffs for the Adams Cup . After the season, the team was relocated to Memphis , Tennessee , where they took part in the CPHL game operations from then on under the name Memphis Wings .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1963-64	72	12	53	7th	-	-	31	207	394	5th, CPHL	not qualified

Team records

Career records

Games:	69		Howie Menard ,	Wayne Muloin
Gates:	29		Richard Balon
Assists:	37		Howie Menard
Points:	62		Howie Menard
Penalty minutes:	169		Wayne Muloin

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Retro Indy: The 1963 Coliseum explosion. In: indystar.com. January 15, 2014, accessed May 29, 2017 . 

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Indianapolis Capitals / Cincinnati Wings
• The Internet Hockey Database - Indianapolis Capitals / Cincinnati Wings Player List