Dave Capuano

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Dave Capuano
Born (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968 (age 55)
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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 25th overall, 1986
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1989–1994

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

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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 to 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

AwardYear
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]
Inducted into the RI Hockey Hall of Fame2020

Transactions

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Mount St. Charles Academy HS-RI 2241387918—————
1985–86Mount St. Charles AcademyHS-RI2239488720—————
1986–87 University of Maine HE 3818415914—————
1987–88 University of MaineHE4234518551—————
1988–89 University of MaineHE4137306738—————
1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 2715153022—————
1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL2044061560
1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 60002—————
1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL2735810—————
1990–91 Vancouver CanucksNHL611331444261125
1991–92 Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL92688—————
1992–93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 40110—————
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL581940595082249
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL61122—————
1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL5124295364—————
1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL40110—————
NHL totals1041738555661125

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1987 United States WJC 71122

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References

  1. ↑ "Max MacKay". Elite Prospects.
  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 June 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
1987–88 With Steve Johnson and Paul Polillo 		Succeeded by
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