Indianapolis Capitals
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| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| League: | American Hockey League |
| Operated: | 1939 to 1952 |
| Home Arena: | Pepsi Coliseum |
| Affiliates: | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
| Championships | |
| Regular Season Titles: | one: (1941-42) |
| Division Championships: | three: (1939-40, 1941-42, 1945-46) |
| Calder Cups: | two: (1941-42, 1949-50) |
The Indianapolis Capitals was an American Hockey League professional Ice Hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1939-1952. The Capitals were a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings. Indianapolis won the Calder Cup in 1942 and 1950. They played in the Pepsi Coliseum.
There was also a Central Hockey League team with the same name, which also played in the Pepsi Coliseum in 1963. They played nine games before being relocated to Cincinnati due to an explosion.
[edit] Season-by-season results
- Indianapolis Capitals 1939-1940 (International-American Hockey League)
- Indianapolis Capitals 1940-1952 (American Hockey League)
[edit] Regular Season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–40 | 56 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 62 | 174 | 144 | 1st, West |
| 1940–41 | 56 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 45 | 133 | 168 | 5th, West |
| 1941–42 | 56 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 75 | 204 | 144 | 1st, West |
| 1942–43 | 56 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 62 | 211 | 181 | 2nd, West |
| 1943–44 | 54 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 56 | 156 | 156 | 2nd, West |
| 1944–45 | 60 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 61 | 169 | 167 | 2nd, West |
| 1945–46 | 62 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 75 | 286 | 238 | 1st, West |
| 1946–47 | 64 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 79 | 285 | 215 | 4th, West |
| 1947–48 | 68 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 70 | 293 | 260 | 4th, West |
| 1948–49 | 68 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 90 | 288 | 209 | 2nd, West |
| 1949–50 | 70 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 81 | 267 | 231 | 2nd, West |
| 1950–51 | 70 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 79 | 287 | 255 | 2nd, West |
| 1951–52 | 68 | 22 | 40 | 6 | 50 | 232 | 273 | 5th, West |
[edit] Playoffs
| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | Finals |
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| 1939–40 | Lost, Providence | — | — |
| 1940–41 | Out of Playoffs | ||
| 1941–42 | W, 3-2, Springfield | bye | W, 3-2, Hershey |
| 1942–43 | W, 2-0, Pittsburgh | W, 2-0, Cleveland | L, 0-3, Buffalo |
| 1943–44 | L, 1-4, Buffalo | — | — |
| 1944–45 | L, 1-4, Hershey | — | — |
| 1945–46 | L, 1-4, Buffalo | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Out of Playoffs | ||
| 1947–48 | Out of Playoffs | ||
| 1948–49 | L, 0-2, Hershey | — | — |
| 1949–50 | W, 2-0, St. Louis | W, 2-0, Providence | W, 4-0, Cleveland |
| 1950–51 | L, 0-3, Hershey | — | — |
| 1951–52 | Out of Playoffs | ||
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