Indianapolis Chiefs

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Indianapolis Chiefs
founding 1955
resolution 1962
history Indianapolis Chiefs
1955–1962
Stadion Indiana State Fair Coliseum
Location Indianapolis , Indiana
league International Hockey League
Turner Cups 1957/58

The Indianapolis Chiefs were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Indianapolis , Indiana . The Chiefs' venue was the Indiana State Fair Coliseum .

history

The Indianapolis Chiefs were founded in 1955 as a franchise of the International Hockey League . After they finished sixth in their debut season, they moved into the final of the Turner Cup for the first time the following year , in which they were defeated by the Cincinnati Mohawks in the best-of-three series with a sweep . In the following season, the Chiefs moved again into the playoff finals, in which they beat the Louisville Rebels in the best-of-seven series just 4: 3. Subsequently, the team could not build on this success and did not go beyond the first playoff round until the franchise was dissolved after the 1961/62 season.

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
1955-56 60 11 48 1 - - 23 126 330 6th, IHL
1956-57 60 26th 29 5 - - 57 168 177 2nd, IHL Defeat in the final
1957-58 64 28 30th 6th - - 62 209 208 4th, IHL Turner Cup
1958-59 60 26th 30th 4th - - 56 231 247 4th, IHL Defeat in the first round
1959-60 68 25th 40 3 - - 53 234 322 4th, East not qualified
1960-61 70 20th 46 4th - - 44 217 313 4th, East
1961-62 67 19th 48 0 - - 38 220 348 6th, IHL

Team records

Career records

Games: 248 Pierre BrillantCanada
Goals: 190 CanadaPierre Brillant
Assists: 145 CanadaPierre Brillant
Points: 335 CanadaPierre Brillant
Penalty minutes: 275 Marcel GoyetteCanada

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