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Carmel Native to Make Ice Debut

February 7, 2013 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Indiana Ice News Release


INDIANAPOLIS-The Indiana Ice is calling up defenseman Grant Hutton from their affiliate list to play in Saturday's game at Muskegon and Sunday's 3:05 p.m. home contest against Youngstown from Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Hutton was drafted by the Ice in the 2012 USHL Entry Draft and has been playing this year for the Corpus Christi Rayz of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). In 29 games in Texas, he has collected five points (G, 4A) and a (+8) plus/minus.

The 6-2 defenseman is a native of Carmel, IN and spent last season with the Indiana Junior Ice U16 program. He was the top defenseman on the 2012 NAPHL championship club where he amassed 48 points (11G, 37A) and 75 penalty minutes in 59 games. He was also selected to the All NAPHL Second-Team postseason squad.

Hutton joins forward Mason Jobst (Muskegon Lumberjacks) as one of two Junior Ice alumni in the last three seasons to suit up in the USHL. Previous Junior Ice players to have skated in the league include defenseman Cameron Schilling (Hershey-AHL) and Matt Smith and forwards Jake Skjodt and Alex Handy.

The Ice begin a nine-game home stand on Sunday from Bankers Life Fieldhouse as the team hosts the Youngstown Phantoms on "Family Sunday," presented by Simon Malls. Indy will also be hosting their annual "Pack the House for Charity" night on Saturday, March 2 against the Muskegon Lumberjacks from Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Single-game tickets start at $11 for Bankers Life Fieldhouse games and general admission tickets for Pan Am Plaza games are $10. There is a $2 discount for children 10 and under and seniors 62 and over. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-745-3000, online at ticketmaster.com or by visiting select Wal-Mart and Simon Mall locations and the Bankers Life Fieldhouse box office.

Indiana Ice group tickets are on sale now, in addition to flex books starting at $125. Each of these multi-ticket packages, as well as five-game mini plans, is available through the Indiana Ice office. For more information on tickets, call the Indiana Ice at (317) 925-4423.

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