This day in Indianapolis hockey history: July 17

Happy birthday to ...
Hank Therrien: Chiefs forward from 1959-62. He split the 1959-60 season between the Chiefs and Milwaukee, and the 1960-61 season between Milwaukee, Toledo and the Chiefs -- tallying 28 goals that season. He had 16 goals in 1961-62, the Chiefs' final season. He went from the Chiefs to play in the semi-pro USHL and tallied 33 goals in Green Bay the following year. He played for the United States at the 1966 World Championships. He retired after the 1967 season and coached small college hockey in Wisconsin. A native of Chapleau, Ont., he was born in 1934. He passed away in 2010 at age 76.

Today in history: January 21

January 21 in Indianapolis hockey history

1962: Shortly after being released by the team, Hank Therrien is re-signed and scores 6:32 into overtime to beat Muskegon and end a Chiefs losing streak. 

Birthdays

Ray Adduono: Racers center for eight games in 1977-78. He had a goal and two assists. He played five WHA seasons, with 45 goals and 152 assists in 221 games with the Cleveland Crusaders, San Diego Mariners, Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Racers. He finished his career with the Racers, and played two more years in the minors. A native of Fort William, Ont., he is 65. 

Graeme Bonar: Ice right wing in 1988-89, where he had 11 goals and eight assists in 38 games. The Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick in 1984, he played in the AHL and IHL from 1986-89, then in the Colonial and Sunshine Hockey Leagues through 1994. He had a 33-goal season with CoHL Brantford in 1991-92. A native of Mimico, Ont., he is 46. 

Today in history: January 13

January 13 in Indianapolis hockey history

1946: The Capitals and St. Louis Flyers combine for 17 goals at the Coliseum. The Caps win 12-5. 

1949: Rod Morrison (G, 3A) and Nels Podolsky (2G/2A) each have four points as the Caps beat the Providence Reds 12-2. It's the Caps' second straight 10-goal victory. 

1961: The Chiefs and Muskegon go down to the wire. Hank Therrien scores with five seconds left to give the Chiefs a 5-4 victory. 

1980: Bruce Andres scores the first hat trick in Checkers history against the Houston Apollos. The Checkers win 8-3. 

Birthdays

Kelly Hrudey: Checkers goaltender who joined the team in the 1981 playoffs and then teamed with Rob Holland in the 1981-82 and 1982-83 season to win the Adams Cup championship each year. He also played with the team the following year in a six-game conditioning stint. Hrudey played 104 games for the Checkers in the regular season, He had a 56-38-6 record and a GAA right at 3.00, with three shutouts. He had an 18-5 record in the playoffs in the two championship seasons. The Isles' second-round pick in 1980, Hrudey began to replace Billy Smith as the Islanders' top goaltender after 1984 and was a top goaltender in the NHL through 1998. Hrudey was the Islanders' goaltender in the famed 4OT "Easter Epic" game, making 73 saves in a Game 7 victory over Washington that ended after 128:47 of playing time. In 1993, he backstopped the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals, winning 10 playoff games in 20 starts. He had a 271-265-88 record in 677 NHL games, with a 3.42 GAA and 17 shutouts. Hrudey was also 36-46 in 85 playoff games with a 3.28 GAA. After retiring in 1998, he joined the Hockey Night in Canada crew, and is one of the network's primary studio announcers. A native of Edmonton, he is 51. 

Chad McIver: Ice defenseman in 2003-04. He had three goals and 11 assists in 49 games. The Ferris State grad played five pro seasons from 2002-07 in the ECHL and CHL. A native of Thunder Bay, Ont., he is 34.

Today in history: July 17

One more birthday today

Hank Therrien: Right wing who played for the Chiefs in several stints between 1959-62. He started the 1959-60 season with the Chiefs, went to Milwaukee, and came back to the Chiefs by the end of the following year. He played the full 1961-62 season in Indy, totaling 16 goals and 14 assists. He had 59 goals and 107 assists in 158 games for the Chiefs in those three seasons. The Chiefs folded after that season, but Therrien posted a 33-goal season with Green Bay of the old minor pro USHL. He played in Green Bay through 1967, when he retired. Therrien also played for the US National Team in 1965-66. A native of Chapleau, Ontario, he was born in 1935.