Indy Fuel

	Indy Fuel
City:	Indianapolis, Indiana
League:	ECHL
Conference:	Western
Division:	Central
Founded:	2014
Home Arena:	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Colors:	Red, gold, black, white ;
Owner(s):	Indiana Hockey Club, LLC (Jim & Sean Hallett and Jerry Williams)
Head Coach:	Duncan Dalmao
Affiliates:	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL); Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Franchise history
2014–present:	Indy Fuel

The Indy Fuel are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL that began play in the 2014–15 season. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Fuel play their home games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds.^[2] They are affiliated with the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks and the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.^[3]^[4]

History[]

On November 11, 2013, the ECHL's board of governors approved the expansion membership application of the Indy Fuel for admission to the league for the 2014–15 season. On October 17, 2014, the Fuel played their franchise opening game against the Fort Wayne Komets, reigniting the Indianapolis-Fort Wayne rivalry after 15 years in a 4–5 defeat.^[5]

On March 7, 2016, the Indy Fuel fired inaugural head coach Scott Hillman and named Bernie John as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.^[6] On April 8, 2016, the interim tag was removed and John was named head coach and vice president of hockey operations for the 2016–17 season.^[7]

At the end of the 2017–18 regular season, the Fuel qualified for their first playoff berth. Entering as a fourth seed in the Central Division with 78 points, they were swept by the Toledo Walleye in the division semifinals. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs in the following 2018–19 season and the team released head coach Bernie John.^[8] The Fuel hired Doug Christiansen as the general manager and head coach for the 2019–20 season following his first season as head coach of the Manchester Monarchs.^[9]

On September 14, 2022, it was announced that the Fuel would be moving to the Fishers Event Center, a new 8,500-seat arena to be built in Fishers, Indiana, in time for the 2024–25 season.^[10]

The team practices at the Indy Fuel Tank, an indoor ice rink in Fishers, Indiana.^[11]

Season-by-season records[]

Indy Fuel season-by-season records
Regular season											Playoffs
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Standing	Year	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Kelly Cup
2014–15	72	31	30	4	7	73	197	221	1026	6th, North	2015	did not qualify
2015–16	72	32	36	4	0	68	174	201	786	4th, Midwest	2016	did not qualify
2016–17	72	23	42	3	4	53	196	290	849	6th, Central	2017	did not qualify
2017–18	72	36	30	5	1	78	242	248	1195	4th, Central	2018	L, 0–4, TOL	—	—	—
2018–19	72	35	32	2	3	75	230	247	1032	5th, Central	2019	did not qualify
2019–20	60	30	26	2	2	64	195	175	698	4th, Central	2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	69	37	24	8	0	82	204	199	1002	3rd, Eastern	2021	—	L, 1–3, GRN	—	—
2021–22	72	34	33	2	3	73	232	233	1093	6th, Central	2022	did not qualify
2022–23	72	43	24	5	0	91	244	208	1031	3rd, Central	2023	L, 0–4 TOL	—	—	—
2023–24	72	39	25	6	2	86	230	221	1055	2nd, Central	2024	L, 1–4 WHL	—	—	—

Players[]

As of May 1, 2024 (2024 -05-01)^[update].^[12]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
24	Canada	Bakker, CameronCameron Bakker	2.0 D	L	31	2022	Kenmore, Ontario	Fuel
43	United States	Bellant, AndrewAndrew Bellant	3.0 F	R	27	2022	Clarkston, Michigan	Fuel
55	United States	Cameron, ChristopherChristopher Cameron	2.0 D	R	25	2021	Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan	Fuel
33	United States	Driscoll, ZachZach Driscoll	1.0 G	L	27	2022	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Fuel
31	United States	Gray, CameronCameron Gray	1.0 G	L	28	2022	Woodinville, Washington	Fuel
7	Canada	Hillis, CameronCameron Hillis	4.0 C	R	24	2022	Oshawa, Ontario	Fuel
11	Canada	Lang, ChaseChase Lang	4.0 C	R	28	2022	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Fuel
20	United States	Llewellyn, DarbyDarby Llewellyn	6.0 LW	L	28	2023	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Fuel

References[]

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External links[]

[ Official website]

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Rockford IceHogs
Formerly the Baltimore Bandits and Cincinnati Mighty Ducks - Founded in 1995 - Based in Rockford, Illinois
Franchise	History - Records - Players - All articles
Arenas	Baltimore Arena - Cincinnati Gardens - BMO Harris Bank Center
Coaches	Haviland - Peters - Dent - Colliton - King
Rivalries	Chicago Wolves - Grand Rapids Griffins - Milwaukee Admirals
Affiliates	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) - Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Past franchises	UHL team