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2 jersey back to the Atlanta Falcons' training camp on Friday. Here, at the Coliseum in 2004, the Ice play the Colorado Eagles. Indianapolis has hosted a number of teams, from the Capitals and the Racers to the Checkers and the Ice.

After eight games as a Racer, Skalbania dealt Gretzky to the Oilers, along with Peter Driscoll and Ed Mio, for money and draft picks. Ayres had a “Great Gretzky Fan Club.”) But the buzz wasn’t yet quite enough. Just 17 years old, Gretzky produced a stir in Indianapolis. The most decorated Racer-and hockey player-of all time, Wayne Gretzky began his storied career with the Racers when he signed a personal services contract with team owner Nelson Skalbania in 1978. He totaled 519 penalty minutes in a two-season stint with the club. During the “frontier days” of hockey in the late 1970s, Clackson was the Racers’ policeman. Kim Clackson, pictured here, became a folk hero for his ability to use his fists. After more than a decade without hockey, Indianapolis fans welcomed the Racers during the 1974–75 season. In 2002, the rink became the oldest active building in the country to host professional hockey. It has undergone minor face lifts, but the exterior and interior remain very similar to 1939, when the building opened. Note the spelling of the home rink- “New Colosseum.” Image sourced from Indianapolis Hockey. This Capitals schedule is the first ever pocket schedule produced for a local hockey team. Image sourced from Indianapolis Hockey, courtesy of the Blaise Lamphier collection. Team members, from left to right, are: (front row) Bill Thomson, Connie Brown, Jimmy Franks, Archie Wilder, and Joe Carveth (back row) unidentified staff, Ron Hudson, Joe Fisher, Buck Jones, Eddie Bush, Bob Whitelaw, Alex Motter, Byron McDonald, player/coach Herb Lewis, and general manager Dick Miller. The 1939 Indianapolis Capitals, the first pro team to emerge in Indianapolis, pose in the Fairgrounds Coliseum before a game. Here are some rare and wonderful images of the Circle City’s rich hockey history.

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