The Indianapolis Chiefs were a minor league

Minor league

Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...

 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 played in the International Hockey League from 1955 to 1962. The Chiefs were based in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

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 and played at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum

Pepsi Coliseum

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. In seven seasons, the Chiefs never had a regular season record with more wins than losses, but were finalists for the 1957 Turner Cup

Turner Cup

The Turner Cup is the championship trophy of the International Hockey League. The Cup is named for Joe Turner, a goaltender from Windsor, Ontario. Turner became professional with the Detroit Red Wings organization, and played one season with the Indianapolis Capitals in the American Hockey League...

 in a season dominated by the Cincinnati Mohawks

Cincinnati Mohawks

The Cincinnati Mohawks were a professional ice hockey team in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were a member of the American Hockey League between 1949 and 1952. They were originally founded as the Washington Lions, then were relocated from Washington, D.C....

.The Chiefs won the 1958 Turner Cup by defeating the Louisville Rebels 4 games to 3.

Season-by-season results

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Winning %	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1955–56	60	11	48	1	23	0.192	126	330	6th, IHL
1956–57	60	26	29	5	57	0.475	168	177	2nd, IHL
1957–58	64	28	30	6	62	0.484	209	208	4th, IHL
1958–59	60	26	30	4	56	0.467	231	247	4th, IHL
1959–60	68	25	40	3	53	0.390	234	322	4th, East
1960–61	70	20	46	4	44	0.314	217	313	4th, East
1961–62	67	19	48	0	38	0.284	220	348	6th, IHL

External links

• standings and results