Dave Capuano

Dave Capuano
Born (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968
Warwick, RI, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for NHL
 Pittsburgh Penguins
 Vancouver Canucks
 Tampa Bay Lightning
 San Jose Sharks
AHL
 Hamilton Canucks
 Providence Bruins
IHL
 Muskegon Lumberjacks
 Milwaukee Admirals
 Atlanta Knights
National team  United States
NHL Draft 25th overall, 1986
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1989–1994

Dave Alan Capuano (born July 27, 1968) is a retired American professional ice hockey left winger. Capuano was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, but grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island.

Playing career

Capuano played for the University of Maine for three seasons from 1986–1989. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, 25th overall. His first NHL game was during the 1989–90 season, when he played 6 games for the Penguins. He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on January 8, 1990 in a trade that sent Capuano, Andrew McBain and Dan Quinn to the Canucks for Rod Buskas, Barry Pederson and Tony Tanti. He played 88 games with the Canucks before being traded again, this time to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Anatoli Semenov. He only played 6 games with the Lightning during the 1992–93 season before being traded to the San Jose Sharks in June 1993. He would play only 4 games with the Sharks before retiring from professional hockey.

Personal life

He currently resides in Cranston, Rhode Island with his wife. Capuano is still involved in hockey, coaching for the new junior team of the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League, the Cranston Reds. His brother Jack Capuano is the head coach of the New York Islanders, and his son, Max MacKay (born January 17, 1991), is a former player in the ECHL last playing a stint in the 2014-15 season with the Wheeling Nailers.[1]

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1986–87 [2]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1987–88 [3]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1987–88 [4]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1988 [5]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1988–89 [3]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1988–89 [4]

Transactions

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 University of Maine HE 38 18 41 59 14 — — — — —
1987–88 University of Maine HE 42 34 51 85 51 — — — — —
1988–89 University of Maine HE 41 37 30 67 38 — — — — —
1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 27 15 15 30 22 — — — — —
1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 2 0 4 4 0 6 1 5 6 0
1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 27 3 5 8 10 — — — — —
1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 61 13 31 44 42 6 1 1 2 5
1991–92 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 9 2 6 8 8 — — — — —
1992–93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 58 19 40 59 50 8 2 2 4 9
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 6 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 51 24 29 53 64 — — — — —
1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
NHL Totals 104 17 38 55 56 6 1 1 2 5

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=40069
  2. ↑ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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