Notable players for the Racers include Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Pat Stapleton, Dave Keon, Michel Dion and Kim Clackson. The Racers' best-known coach, Jacques Demers, later led the Montreal Canadiens to the 1992–93 Stanley Cup championship. [1]

Jan 12, 2018 · On Oct. 20, 1978, 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky played his fourth game for the World Hockey Association’s Indianapolis Racers against — coincidentally — the Edmonton Oilers.

Notable players for the Racers include Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Pat Stapleton, Dave Keon, Michel Dion and Kim Clackson. The Racers' best-known coach, Jacques Demers, later led the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup in 1992-93.

Jan 15, 2018 · The NHL’s all-time leading scorer and four-time Stanley Cup champion sees this All-Star game as evidence of the growing popularity of the sport in central Indiana.

Jan 17, 2018 · No, the greatest athlete ever to represent Indianapolis, albeit for only eight regular-season games, was on hand Monday for the ECHL All-Star Classic at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Name is Wayne Gretzky.

Aug 22, 2022 · After his short time in Indianapolis, Wayne Gretzky did a lot of celebrating with the Oilers like he did here in 1979 during a WHA game against the Whalers.

Jul 8, 2021 · Ice hockey’s “Great One,” Wayne Gretzky scored his first professional goal for the former “Indianapolis Racers” team at the age of 17. Elvis brought his iconic hip-shaking moves and white...

Aug 18, 2016 · Gretzky was to be the cornerstone for a NHL franchise and that would not be the Racers. Five games went by and Gretzky did not make an appearance with the team. He and Skalbania did make a halftime appearance at a Pacers game as guest of the management.

Gretzky was the top scorer in the 1978 World Junior Championships. In June 1978, he signed with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he briefly played before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers.

May 3, 2022 · Over a 20-year career with four different teams, Gretzky collected quite a bit of hardware. In addition to the four Cup rings, he earned nine Hart Trophies, 10 Art Ross Trophies, two Conn Smythe...