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Welcome to the Racers Website

The Indianapolis Racers Travel Hockey Association (IRTHA) is the premier competitive youth hockey in Indiana. With top level travel teams that play in the Central States Developmental Hockey League (CSDHL), the Racers are one of the top Tier II programs in the country. Additional travel teams compete in the Buckeye Travel Hockey League (BTHL).

 
 
 
06/01/09
2009-10 Coaches Announced

IRTHA has announced its 2009-10 Coaches. Congrats to the new coaches and best of luck in the upcoming season. Click here to view the 2009-10 coaching slate.

 
05/13/09
2009-10 Tryout Dates/Times Published

IRTHA has released the 2009-10 tryout schedule. Tryouts will start on August 5th and conclude on August 15th. Additional details, including coaches, will be made available over the next month on the tryouts page. Click here to view/download the tryout schedule.

 
04/19/09
Racers Go Bald!

This group of Racers from the Mite, 99, 98 teams shaved their heads to support children going through cancer treatment and raised a little over $4000 in pledges for Childhood Cancer Research for the St. Baldrick's Foundation! Click for more details.  

 
04/18/09
Racers Announce Three New Board Members

The Racer's announce the addition of three new board members as follows: Mike Feiwell, Dan Lappin, and Jeff Boyl. Welcome aboard!

 
03/20/09
94 Racers Going to Nationals Again!

Congratulations to head coach Keith Miller and the Indy Racers Bantam Major CSDHL team as the USA Hockey Mid-Am District Champions! The Racers beat the Mid State Mustangs (Pennsylvania) by a score of 7-4 on Sunday. They now advance to the USA Hockey Tier II National Championships in Frisco, Texas beginning April 1st.

The Indianapolis Racers Travel Hockey Association (IRTHA) is eligible to compete each year at the U12 and U14 Indiana State Championships,Mid-Am District Championships (only as a winner of the State tournament), which includes five states (Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania), and then the ultimate USA Hockey National Championships (as the winner of the District tournament).

Since IRTHA's 2005-2006 inaugural season, six of eight eligible Racer teams have made it to Nationals. In 2006, the '91 Bantam Major team advanced to the quarter-finals. That same year, the '93 PeeWee Major team were runner-up to the Santa Clara Blackhawks. The following season 2006-2007, the '94 PeeWee Major team made their first appearance advancing to the quarter-finals. In the 2007-2008 season, the efforts of the '95 PeeWee Major team got them to the quarter-finals. That same year, Mark Catron's '93 Bantam Major team returned to Nationals - and were once again runners-up to the Hatfield Ice Dogs (Michigan).

We wish our '94 Racers the best of luck as they skate toward the elusive title of National Champions! Catch all the action at www.usahockey.com.

The following are the members of the '94 Racers:

  • Head coach: Keith Miller
  • Asst. coach: Bernie John
  • Asst. coach: Dan Desmond
  • Jackson Eaton, Ian Lodin, Jason Manley, Adam Limina, Alex Huettl, A.J. Fasick, Caleb Jadrich, Kevin Medernach, Paul Lee, Jake Miller, Jon Hall, Mason Jobst, John Kenny, Max French, Wyatt Wood, Troy Desmond, Jack Slifer and Alex Zion.