Dave Capuano

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. .

Dave Capuano
Born (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
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 19891994

Now he lives with his Wife Lori, and his 2 kids Jaclyn and Max.

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 was the head coach of the New York Islanders, and his son, Max MacKay, 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 and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP GAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Mount St. Charles Academy HS-RI 2241387918
1985–86 Mount St. Charles Academy HS-RI 2239488720
1986–87 University of Maine HE 3818415914
1987–88 University of Maine HE 4234518551
1988–89 University of Maine HE 4137306738
1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 2715153022
1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 20440 61560
1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60002
1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2735810
1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6113314442 61125
1991–92 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 92688
1992–93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 40110
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 5819405950 82249
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 61122
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 5124295364
1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 40110
NHL totals 10417385556 61125

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1987 United States WJC 7 1 1 2 2

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. "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Tony Hrkac
NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
1986–87 With Steve Johnson and Paul Polillo
Succeeded by
Bobby Reynolds/Kip Miller
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