Today in history: April 1

As this blog becomes fully-developed, we will have a Today in History segment each day. A large portion of this site is going to be dedicated to the history of hockey in Indianapolis -- the eight championship teams, the Hall of Famers, the great games and more.

The first Monday of each month, we will have a new member of the Indianapolis Hockey Hall of Honor. Later this month, we will count down the 10 greatest playoff games in Indianapolis hockey history.

Today in history
Birthdays

• Byron Lomow, who played 90 games with the Checkers from 1985-87, scoring 36 goals. He would have a long IHL career with the Chex, Fort Wayne Komets, San Diego Gulls, Denver Rangers and Albany Choppers. Byron was born in 1966, and is a native of Sherwood Park, Alberta. 
• Brian Johnson, who played 13 games and had 57 PIMs for the Checkers in 1985-86 at the end of his career. Brian played three games for the Red Wings the previous season.A native of Montreal, he was born in 1960.