The Ice win the Clark Cup, and we wish happy birthdays to the late Cully Simon and former Chief Pierre Brillant, the most prolific goal scorer in Indianapolis hockey history.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Today in history: January 26
January 26 in Indianapolis hockey history
1958: A double-hat trick for the Chiefs. Pierre Brillant and Bob Bowness each tally three goals in a 7-2 victory over the Toledo Mercurys.
Birthdays
Vic Lynn: A speedy winger, he played for the Capitals in 1943-44. He had four goals and five assists in 32 games. He made his debut with the Rangers, briefly, the previous year, and then came to the Red Wings during World War II. He had several callups to the NHL, and is the only player in NHL history to skate for all six Original Six teams. His best NHL season was in 1947-48, when he had 34 points with the Maple Leafs, for whom he played from 1946-50, and was part of the KLM line with Howie Meeker and Teeder Kennedy. He played in the NHL -- with a few stops in the AHL in-between -- through 1954, and then played senior hockey through 1963. He won three Stanley Cups in 1947, 1948 and 1949. A native of Saskatoon, he was born in 1925, and passed away in 2010.
Wayne Gretzky: A man who needs no introduction, "The Great One" famously began his pro hockey career in Indianapolis with a fledgling Racers outfit that would fold a couple of months later. Gretzky played eight games with the Racers, and scored his first professional goal at Market Square Arena against Edmonton's Dave Dryden. He had three goals and three assists with the Racers in eight games before being sold to Edmonton in a trade that also sent Racers Peter Driscoll and Ed Mio to the Oilers. He would finish that season with 46 goals and 110 points, and the highest-scoring career in hockey history was on. When the Oilers made the jump to the NHL the next year, Gretzky spent the next 20 seasons rewriting the pro hockey record books. He had at least 110 points in each of his first 14 pro seasons, and the number likely would've been 16 straight if not for an injury in 1992-93. He had eight straight 50-goal seasons at the start of his NHL career, with 92 goals and 212 points in 1981-82, 71 goals and 186 points the following year, and 87 goals and 205 points in 1983-84, the year the Oilers won their first of four Stanley Cups in five years with Gretzky. Two more 200-point seasons followed. After winning the fourth Cup in 1988, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings, where he helped build hockey in Southern California during seven and a half seasons. He had an amazing playoff year in 1993, where he had 40 points in 24 games to lead the Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals. He played briefly with St. Louis in 1995-96, then played his final three years with the Rangers before retiring in 1999, his 21st pro season. In 1,567 NHL/WHA games, he had 940 goals and 2,027 assists. His 2,967 points is a pro hockey record, as are the other marks. He also had 132 goals and 270 assists in 221 playoff games. He appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals six times, winning four in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He was a nine-time Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP, 10-time Art Ross Trophy winner as the league's leading scorer, two-time Conn Smythe Trophy winner as postseason MVP and five-time Lady Byng Trophy winner as the league's most gentlemanly player. Since retirement, he has been a team owner, coached the Phoenix Coyotes and has remained an ambassador for the game. A native of Brantford, Ont., he is 51.
Dean Malkoc: Ice defenseman for 62 games in 1994-95. Malkoc had four points and 193 PIMs in his stint with the Ice. He had played four years in the Devils organization before joining the Ice, then spent much of the next four years in the NHL with the Canucks, Bruins and Islanders. He had four points in 116 NHL games, as well as 299 PIMs. He is now a scout with the Boston Bruins. A native of Vancouver, he is 42.
Jason Selleke: Ice forward for three seasons, from 2000-02, then again in 2003-04. In 195 games, he had 48 goals and 69 assists, as well as 376 PIMs. In the interim, the Ohio State graduate played with UHL Fort Wayne. After leaving the Ice, he played six more years, five in the UHL and one in Italy. A native of St. Clair Shores, Mich., he is 34.
Jarrett Thompson: Amateur "playoff-only" signee for the Ice in 2001. He joined the Ice after his fifth year in the WHL, and played three playoff games. He played three years in the ECHL, split with two years in Canadian university play. A native of Calgary, he is 32.
Eric Miller: One of a handful of Hoosiers to play with the Ice, the Carmel resident played 50 games for the blue and white from 2004-07. He had 12 goals and nine assists, all but two of those points coming in 2006-07, when he played 31 games with the Ice. He also had six playoff goals in seven games as the Ice made a deep playoff run in 2007. Born in Villa Hills, Ky., he is 26.
Jay Clark: Goaltender who played 11 games for the Ice in 2005-06. He primarily played that year and the next in the NAHL, then played collegiately at Army. He finished his college career in 2011 as the Cadets' starting goaltender for three seasons. A native of Baudette, Minn., he is 25.
1958: A double-hat trick for the Chiefs. Pierre Brillant and Bob Bowness each tally three goals in a 7-2 victory over the Toledo Mercurys.
Birthdays
Vic Lynn: A speedy winger, he played for the Capitals in 1943-44. He had four goals and five assists in 32 games. He made his debut with the Rangers, briefly, the previous year, and then came to the Red Wings during World War II. He had several callups to the NHL, and is the only player in NHL history to skate for all six Original Six teams. His best NHL season was in 1947-48, when he had 34 points with the Maple Leafs, for whom he played from 1946-50, and was part of the KLM line with Howie Meeker and Teeder Kennedy. He played in the NHL -- with a few stops in the AHL in-between -- through 1954, and then played senior hockey through 1963. He won three Stanley Cups in 1947, 1948 and 1949. A native of Saskatoon, he was born in 1925, and passed away in 2010.
Wayne Gretzky: A man who needs no introduction, "The Great One" famously began his pro hockey career in Indianapolis with a fledgling Racers outfit that would fold a couple of months later. Gretzky played eight games with the Racers, and scored his first professional goal at Market Square Arena against Edmonton's Dave Dryden. He had three goals and three assists with the Racers in eight games before being sold to Edmonton in a trade that also sent Racers Peter Driscoll and Ed Mio to the Oilers. He would finish that season with 46 goals and 110 points, and the highest-scoring career in hockey history was on. When the Oilers made the jump to the NHL the next year, Gretzky spent the next 20 seasons rewriting the pro hockey record books. He had at least 110 points in each of his first 14 pro seasons, and the number likely would've been 16 straight if not for an injury in 1992-93. He had eight straight 50-goal seasons at the start of his NHL career, with 92 goals and 212 points in 1981-82, 71 goals and 186 points the following year, and 87 goals and 205 points in 1983-84, the year the Oilers won their first of four Stanley Cups in five years with Gretzky. Two more 200-point seasons followed. After winning the fourth Cup in 1988, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings, where he helped build hockey in Southern California during seven and a half seasons. He had an amazing playoff year in 1993, where he had 40 points in 24 games to lead the Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals. He played briefly with St. Louis in 1995-96, then played his final three years with the Rangers before retiring in 1999, his 21st pro season. In 1,567 NHL/WHA games, he had 940 goals and 2,027 assists. His 2,967 points is a pro hockey record, as are the other marks. He also had 132 goals and 270 assists in 221 playoff games. He appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals six times, winning four in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He was a nine-time Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP, 10-time Art Ross Trophy winner as the league's leading scorer, two-time Conn Smythe Trophy winner as postseason MVP and five-time Lady Byng Trophy winner as the league's most gentlemanly player. Since retirement, he has been a team owner, coached the Phoenix Coyotes and has remained an ambassador for the game. A native of Brantford, Ont., he is 51.
Dean Malkoc: Ice defenseman for 62 games in 1994-95. Malkoc had four points and 193 PIMs in his stint with the Ice. He had played four years in the Devils organization before joining the Ice, then spent much of the next four years in the NHL with the Canucks, Bruins and Islanders. He had four points in 116 NHL games, as well as 299 PIMs. He is now a scout with the Boston Bruins. A native of Vancouver, he is 42.
Jason Selleke: Ice forward for three seasons, from 2000-02, then again in 2003-04. In 195 games, he had 48 goals and 69 assists, as well as 376 PIMs. In the interim, the Ohio State graduate played with UHL Fort Wayne. After leaving the Ice, he played six more years, five in the UHL and one in Italy. A native of St. Clair Shores, Mich., he is 34.
Jarrett Thompson: Amateur "playoff-only" signee for the Ice in 2001. He joined the Ice after his fifth year in the WHL, and played three playoff games. He played three years in the ECHL, split with two years in Canadian university play. A native of Calgary, he is 32.
Eric Miller: One of a handful of Hoosiers to play with the Ice, the Carmel resident played 50 games for the blue and white from 2004-07. He had 12 goals and nine assists, all but two of those points coming in 2006-07, when he played 31 games with the Ice. He also had six playoff goals in seven games as the Ice made a deep playoff run in 2007. Born in Villa Hills, Ky., he is 26.
Jay Clark: Goaltender who played 11 games for the Ice in 2005-06. He primarily played that year and the next in the NAHL, then played collegiately at Army. He finished his college career in 2011 as the Cadets' starting goaltender for three seasons. A native of Baudette, Minn., he is 25.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Today in history: January 6
January 6 in Indianapolis hockey history
1957: The Chiefs win a thriller at home against Toledo. Bob Bowness scores with 21
seconds left to tie the game, and then Pierre Brillant finishes a hat trick by
scoring 12 seconds into OT while he was being tripped
1962: The Chiefs and Fort Wayne Komets play a bizarre doubleheader in Fort Wayne.
They play the regularly-scheduled game, which the Chiefs won 6-2 thanks to two
goals from Garth Hayes. Then, they complete a game from Dec. 13 that was
shortened by a brawl. It was initially ruled a 3-2 Komets win, but the IHL
required the final 8:34 to be played with Fort Wayne leading 3-2. The Chiefs scored three goals after the
resumption, with Bill Wilkes scoring twice in a 5-3 Chiefs victory. In the Allen County Coliseum, 4,432 witness the festivities.
Birthday
Craig Hamner: Defenseman for the Racers in 1974-75. He was the team's second-round pick in the 1974 Amateur Draft. He had one goal in 27 games with the Racers. He also played parts of two years with the Racers' farm team in Mohawk Valley. A native of St. Paul, Minn., he is 66.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Today in history: January 3
January 3 in Indianapolis hockey history
1961: In a highly-controversial move, Pierre Brilant is traded to Omaha for Bep
Guidolin. The most prolific scorer in Chiefs (and Indianapolis hockey) history, Brillant tallied 204
goals and 181 assists in four and a half years with the team (1961). In his
first game after being traded, he scored the game-winner for the Knights in
a 2-1 victory over the Chiefs on Jan. 7.
1980: Richard Brodeur makes 45 saves against the United States national team at the Coliseum in a 2-2 tie. A month later, the national team would complete the "Miracle on Ice" in the Lake Placid Olympic Games and win the nation's first hockey gold medal in 20 years.
Birthdays
Marc LaForge: A defenseman who began and completed his career with the Indianapolis Ice in two different leagues. He played 14 games as a rookie for the Ice in 1988-89, tallying two assists and 138 PIMs in 14 games, then rejoined the CHL incarnation of the team in 2000-01 -- his final pro season -- with one goal, five assists and 175 PIMs. In-between, the Hartford Whalers' 1986 second-round pick played primarily in the AHL and IHL, which two short stints with the NHL Hartford Whalers Edmonton Oilers tucked into that in 1990 and again in 1993-94. He was a rugged defenseman who often complied triple-digit PIMs in protecting his teammates. A native of Sudbury, Ont., he is 44.
Aigars Mironovics: Ice defenseman in 2000-01. He had three goals and three assists in 34 games. He played four pro seasons in the United States, then headed to Europe to play in 2001. A native of Riga, Latvia, he is 36.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Today in history: December 29
December 29 in Indianapolis hockey history
1956: The Chiefs beat Huntington 9-1, setting a club record for
win margin in a game. Pierre Brillant scores, adds two assists. Marc Boileau and
Bob Bowness also score twice.
1981: The Checkers nearly pack the Coliseum, as 7,526 turn
out to see a 4-2 victory over the Tulsa Oilers. Kelly Hrudey tends net. It is
the third in what would be an eight-game winning streak.
1998: Sylvain Cloutier scores a hat trick for the Ice, but
they fall to Fort Wayne 9-5.
Birthdays
Mike Ratchford: Center for the Chiefs in 1960-61, playing six games. He had three assists in what would be his final pro season. A native of Sudbury, Ont., he was born in 1933.
Neil Davey: Defenseman for the Checkers in 1986-87, where he had two goals and 11 assists in 44 games. It was the end of a two-year pro career that was also spent with the AHL Maine Mariners and the IHL Toledo Goaldiggers. A native of Edmonton, he is 46.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Today in history: December 27
December 27 in Indianapolis hockey history
1955: Leo Lamoureaux joins the Chiefs as a 5-11, 195-pound
defenseman from Windsor, who had played for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL.
Leo would be named coach one week later.
1957: The Chiefs beat Louisville 9-7, setting what was then
an IHL record for goals by both teams. Pierre Brillant and Marc Boileau
each have 2 goals and 1 assist. The Chiefs score six times in the first period.
Birthdays
Joe Bonvie: Goalie for the Ice for three games in 1994-95. He had a 1-1-0 record and a 6.60 GAA in those games. He played three pro seasons for six different teams in four different leagues -- all of those except his Ice stint at the "AA" level -- as well as some stints in roller hockey. He retired from ice hockey after the 1997 season and from roller hockey two years later. A native of Stephenville, Newfoundland, he is 40.
Steve L'Ecuyer: Ice defenseman for 38 games in 2003-04, going scoreless. He had 73 PIMs in those 38 games. He played three pro seasons in the CHL, ECHL and the Quebecois LNAH before retiring in 2006. A native of Thunder Bay, Ont., he is 29.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Today in history: December 21
December 21 in Indianapolis hockey history
1958: Pierre Brillant scores four goals in 7-1 Chiefs win
over Fort Wayne.
Birthdays
Gordon Kannegiesser: Racers defenseman for four games in 1974-75. They came at the end of a career that saw him play 150 NHL/WHA games for the St. Louis Blues, Denver Spurs, Houston Aeros and Racers, primarily from 1971-75. He also played 19 games with the Blues in 1967-68 before spending the next three years in the minors. Today, he is an insurance agent in his hometown. A native of North Bay, Ont., he is 66.
Jason Wiley: Ice forward for 21 games in 2004-05, their first USHL season. He had a goal and an assist. He played the next year in the Tier II NAHL before embarking on a four-year career at Minnesota State-Mankato that saw him net 35 points. A native of North Branch, Minn., he is 26.
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