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Ice hockey team in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis Capitals
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CityIndianapolis, Indiana
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
Operated1939–1952
Home arenaIndiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
AffiliatesDetroit Red Wings (NHL)
Championships
Regular season titles1: (1941–42)
Division titles3: (1939–40,
1941–42, 1945–46)
Calder Cups2: (1941–42, 1949–50)

The Indianapolis Capitals were an American Hockey League professional ice hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1939 to 1952. The Capitals were a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings. Indianapolis won the Calder Cup in 1942 and 1950. They played in the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum.

There was also a Central Hockey League team with a similar name, the Indianapolis Capitals, that in 1963 played in the same arena. They played nine games before being relocated to Cincinnati to play as the Cincinnati Wings due to an explosion that rendered the Coliseum unusable. The team was again relocated this time to Memphis, Tennessee, for the 1964–65 season, where they were renamed the Memphis Wings. Their last season was the 1966–67 season.

Season-by-season results

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Regular season

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Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
1939–40 56 26 20 10 62 174 144 1st, West
1940–41 56 17 28 11 45 133 168 5th, West
1941–42 56 34 15 7 75 204 144 1st, West
1942–43 56 29 23 4 62 211 181 2nd, West
1943–44 54 20 18 16 56 156 156 2nd, West
1944–45 60 25 11 24 61 169 167 2nd, West
1945–46 62 33 20 9 75 286 238 1st, West
1946–47 64 33 18 13 79 285 215 4th, West
1947–48 68 32 30 6 70 293 260 4th, West
1948–49 68 39 17 12 90 288 209 2nd, West
1949–50 70 35 24 11 81 267 231 2nd, West
1950–51 70 38 29 3 79 287 255 2nd, West
1951–52 68 22 40 6 50 232 273 5th, West

Playoffs

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Season 1st round 2nd round Finals
1939–40 Lost, Providence — —
1940–41 Out of playoffs
1941–42 W, 3–2, Springfield N/A W, 3–2, Hershey
1942–43 W, 2–0, Pittsburgh W, 2–0, Cleveland L, 0–3, Buffalo
1943–44 L, 1–4, Buffalo — —
1944–45 L, 1–4, Hershey — —
1945–46 L, 1–4, Buffalo — —
1946–47 Out of playoffs
1947–48 Out of playoffs
1948–49 L, 0–2, Hershey — —
1949–50 W, 2–0, St. Louis W, 2–0, Providence W, 4–0, Cleveland[1]
1950–51 L, 0–3, Hershey — —
1951–52 Out of playoffs

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