The Indianapolis Ice were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, that played in the International Hockey League from 1988 to 1999 and in the Central Hockey League from 1999 to 2004. Their original home arena was Fairgrounds Coliseum (then known as the Pepsi Coliseum) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, though they later moved to Market Square Arena. After Market Square Arena closed, the Ice played some games at the Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis. Their major rivals during the 1990s were the Fort Wayne Komets.
In 2004, the Indianapolis Ice relocated to Topeka, Kansas, and were renamed the Topeka Tarantulas. A Tier I junior ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League called the Indiana Ice replaced the minor league team in Indianapolis that same year.
The Ice won the 1990 Turner Cup and the 2000 Ray Miron Cup.
Notable players
Dominik Hašek – Joined in the 1990–91 season as goaltender
Season-by-season records Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
IHL Ice
Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs 1988–89 82 26 54 2 54 312 430 – 4th, West Did not qualify 1989–90 82 53 21 8 114 315 237 – 1st, West Turner Cup Champion1990–91 82 48 29 5 101 342 264 – 2nd, West Lost in Round 1 1991–92 82 31 41 10 72 272 329 – 5th, East Did not qualify1992–93 82 34 39 9 77 324 347 2155 2nd, Central Lost in Round 1 1993–94 81 28 46 7 63 257 329 2170 3rd, Central Did not qualify1994–95 81 32 41 8 72 273 330 1490 6th, Midwest Did not qualify 1995–96 82 43 33 6 92 304 295 1699 2nd, North Lost in Round 11996–97 82 44 29 9 97 289 230 2388 1st, Central Lost in Round 1 1997–98 80 40 36 6 86 245 261 1947 3rd, Central Lost in Round 11998–99 81 33 37 12 78 243 277 1946 3rd, Central Lost in quarterfinal
CHL Ice Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs 1999–00 70 39 28 3 81 290 244 1491 2nd, West Miron Cup Champion 2000–01 70 31 32 7 69 239 260 1912 4th, East Lost in Round 1 2001–02 64 20 37 7 47 192 237 2119 4th, Northeast Did not qualify 2002–03 64 39 16 9 87 206 173 1192 1st, Northeast Lost in Conference Final 2003–04 64 37 23 4 78 202 181 1237 2nd, Northeast Lost in Round 1
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