November 2 in Indianapolis hockey history
1957: Pierre Brillant posts his third consecutive 2-goal game to give the Chiefs a
5-2 victory at Fort Wayne. He had 6 goals and 3 assists in the first three
games of the year, starting a season that would end in a Turner Cup
championship.
1978: Wayne Gretzky, Ed Mio and Peter Driscoll are sold to the Edmonton Oilers for a
sum reportedly $850,000, which was supposed to keep the Racers afloat for the
rest of the season. Four front-office staff members were also released. Team owner Nelson Skalbania was not present at the press conference, escorting the three
players to Edmonton. Gretzky tallied three goals and three assists in eight
games with the Racers. He would lead Edmonton to four Stanley Cups between 1983-88, and then also lead the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1993. He would become the greatest scorer in professional hockey history.
1979: Richard Brodeur shuts out the Fort Worth Texans and Alex McKendry scores 50
seconds into OT to give the Chex a 1-0 victory. It is the franchise's first shutout and
first OT game.
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