The Indianapolis Capitals/Cincinnati Wings were a professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team that operated for one season in the Central Hockey League. Originally named the Indianapolis Capitals

Indianapolis Capitals

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...

, the team started the 1963-64 season playing out of the Pepsi Coliseum

Pepsi Coliseum

Pepsi Coliseum is an 8,200-seat multi-purpose arena, in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was formerly known as the Indiana State Fair Coliseum. The current arena was built in 1939, replacing a previous coliseum that was built in 1907...

 in Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

, but only 9 games into the season a gas explosion during an ice show destroyed the Indianapolis Coliseum. The Capitols parent club, the Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

, terminated their lease on the rink and moved the franchise to Cincinnati, Ohio

Ohio

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 to become the Cincinnati Wings. The Wings relocated to Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

 for the 1964-65 season to become the Memphis Wings

Memphis Wings

The Memphis Wings were a professional ice hockey team in Memphis, Tennessee. They played from 1964-67 in the Central Professional Hockey League. As their name suggested, they were a farm team of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings....

.

In 1963-64 the combined Indianapolis/Cincinnati team had a record of 12-53-7-31 and finished in 5th (last) place in the Central Hockey League.

Indianapolis Capitols/Cincinnati Wings roster

• Tony Leswick
  Tony Leswick
  Anthony Joseph Leswick was a former ice hockey forward who played mostly for the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. Nicknamed "Tough Tony" and "Mighty Mouse", he was known also as a little pest. Little, because he stood just 5'7" tall and weighed 160lbs...
  
   (Head Coach)
• Alex Faulkner
  Alex Faulkner
  Selm Alexander Faulkner is a retired professional ice hockey player and was the first National Hockey League player from Newfoundland and Labrador.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Barrie Ross
• Bert Marshall
  Bert Marshall
  Albert Leroy "Moose" Marshall is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, California Golden Seals, New York Rangers and New York Islanders.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Bill Mitchell
  Bill Mitchell (ice hockey)
  William Richard Mitchell is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defencemen. He played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1963–64 NHL season. He also played for the Canadian national team, winning a silver medal at the 1962 World Ice Hockey...
  
  
• Bob Champoux
  Bob Champoux
  Robert Joseph Champoux , is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He made his National Hockey League debut with the Detroit Red Wings on March 29, 1964 when he replaced an injured Terry Sawchuk in a 5–4 victory at Chicago Stadium that evened the semifinal series against the...
  
   (goalie)
• Bob Cox
  Bob Cox (ice hockey)
  Bob Cox , is a retired professional ice hockey Centre. When playing he stood 5 feet 10 inches and weighed . He shot right...
  
  
• Bob Wall
• Bryan Campbell
  Bryan Campbell
  Bryan Campbell is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 260 games in the National Hockey League and 433 games in the World Hockey Association...
  
  
• Dennis Kassian
• Dennis Rathwell
• Don Chiz
• Doug Messier
• Earl Heiskala
  Earl Heiskala
  Earl Waldemar Heiskala is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers and also played in the WHA with the Los Angeles Sharks.-External links:...
  
  
• Frank Hincks
• Hank Bassen
  Hank Bassen
  Henry "Hank, Red" Bassen was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Bassen served as a back-up goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins...
  
   (goalie)
• Harrison Gray
  Harrison Gray
  Harrison Leroy "Harry" Gray is a retired professional ice hockey Goaltender who played in the National Hockey League with the 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings.Gray played for only 40 minutes of one NHL game...
  
   (goalie)
• Howie Menard
  Howie Menard
  Howard Hubert Menard is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 151 games in the National Hockey League...
  
  
• Irv Spencer
  Irv Spencer
  Irvin James Spencer was a professional ice hockey player who played 73 games in the World Hockey Association and 230 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings.- References :...
  
  
• Jack Faulkner
• Jack McIntyre
  Jack McIntyre
  John Archibald "Jack" McIntyre was a professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Jim Peters
  Jimmy Peters, Jr.
  James Stephen Peters, Jr. is a retired Canadian ice hockey left wing who played 309 games in the National Hockey League....
  
  
• Jim Watson
  Jim Watson (ice hockey)
  James Arthur Watson is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres, and later in the World Hockey Association with the Los Angeles Sharks, Chicago Cougars, and Quebec Nordiques.In his NHL career, Watson played...
  
  
• Joe Daley
  Joe Daley
  For the professional golfer, see Joe Daley Thomas Joseph Daley is a former National Hockey League and World Hockey Association goalkeeper for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and Winnipeg Jets....
  
   (goalie)
• Ken Laufman
  Ken Laufman
  Kenneth Laufman is a Canadian ice hockey centre who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics....
  
  
• Max Mestinsek
• Nick Libett
  Nick Libett
  Lynn Nicholas Libett is a retired ice hockey left winger who spent much of his career playing for the Detroit Red Wings. Libett played in the playoffs only twice in his twelve seasons with the Red Wings. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he would finish his National Hockey League...
  
  
• Norm Beaudin
  Norm Beaudin
  Norman Joseph Andrew Beaudin is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 25 games in the National Hockey League and 335 in the World Hockey Association, most notably for the Winnipeg Jets. He also played for the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues...
  
  
• Pete Shearer
• Ray Ross
• Richard "Chick" Balon
• Roger Lafreniere
  Roger Lafreniere
  Roger Joseph Lafreniere is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues.-References:...
  
  
• Ron Harris
  Ron Harris (ice hockey)
  Ronald Thomas Harris is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 476 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Oakland Seals, Atlanta Flames, and New York Rangers....
  
  
• Ron Leopold
• Sid Finney
  Sid Finney
  Joseph Sidney Finney was a professional ice hockey centre during the 1950s and early 1960s in the WHL.Finney played two seasons in the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks. He would go on to become the 13th all-time scorer in the Western Hockey League...
  
  
• Stuart "Butch" Paul
• Wayne Muloin
  Wayne Muloin
  John Wayne Muloin is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 258 games in the World Hockey Association and 141 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, California Golden Seals, Minnesota North Stars, Cleveland Crusaders, and Edmonton Oilers.-External...
  
  

External links

• Team profile at Hockeydb.com