The Indianapolis Inferno was a
Tier III Junior B ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
team located in
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
. The team was a member of the
Great Lakes Junior Hockey League
The Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (GLJHL) was an American inline hockey league. Sanctioned by the AAU, the league is based in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States.
From 2008 until 2012, the league was a USA Hockey-sanction ...
. The team played their home games at the 1,200-seat Pan American Arena at the Pan Am Plaza in downtown Indianapolis. The league switched to inline hockey in 2012 and the team never joined a new league.
History
The franchise was previously known as the Danville Inferno and played at the
David S. Palmer Arena
The David S. Palmer Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Danville, Illinois, that has a seating capacity of 4,750 for concerts and 2,350 for sports. It was built in 1980. Palmer Arena is the home for the Eastern Illinois University ice hockey club. A ...
in
Danville, Illinois. By the beginning of the 2010–11 season the Inferno had over 20 alumni playing in either Tier III Jr. or higher levels as well as playing in college from the NCAA D-3 to ACHA D-2 levels.
Regular season records
Playoff records
External links
Inferno Website
Sports clubs and teams in Indianapolis
Ice hockey teams in Indiana
Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
2010 establishments in Indiana
Ice hockey clubs established in 2010
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2012
2012 disestablishments in Indiana
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