Atlanta Capitals

Atlanta Capitals
City Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States
League NA3HL
Division South
Founded 2013
Home arena Center Ice Arena
Colors Navy Blue, Red, White
              
General manager Chris Powers
Head coach Dennis Canfield (2016–present)
Media Topeka Capital-Journal
Affiliates Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL)[1]
Franchise history
2013–2015 Topeka Capitals
2015–present Atlanta Capitals

The Atlanta Capitals are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League's South Division. The team's home arena is the Center Ice Arena in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

History

The franchise was initially established in 2013 as the Topeka Capitals and played two seasons out of the 7,777-seat Landon Arena. With stalled negotiations for a lease renewal, team owner, Don Stone decided to move to the Atlanta, Georgia metro area to meet the league deadline for a confirmed facility.[2]

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Regular Season Finish Playoffs
2013–14 45 33 11 1 67 229 135 1,323 1st of 3, South
4th of 21, NA3HL 		Div. Semifinals Bye
Lost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. Dallas Jr. Stars
2014–15 47 30 13 4 64 199 134 903 2nd of 6, South
9th of 31, NA3HL 		Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Texas Jr. Brahmas
Atlanta Capitals
2015–16 47 35 10 2 72 269 129 824 3rd of 6, South
7th of 34, NA3HL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-2 vs. Texas Jr. Brahmas

2015–16 roster

As of September 19, 2015.[3]

# S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
8 Minnesota Roers, JacobJacob Roers F 6' 0" 190 lb 1997-05-11 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States Bloomington Kennedy High School (USHS–MN) None
12 California Rimbach, KyleKyle Rimbach F 5' 10" 180 lb 1995-06-21 Encinitas, California, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
13 Michigan Pugliese, PhilipPhilip Pugliese F 6' 0" 180 lb 1997-01-27 Trenton, Michigan, United States Trenton High School (USHS–MI) None
15 California Camba, EvanEvan Camba F 5' 10" 180 lb 1996-11-22 Orange, California, United States Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U (NAPHL) None
16 Minnesota Cartwright, DrakeDrake Cartwright F 6' 0" 180 lb 1996-08-19 Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States Prior Lake High School (USHS–MN) None
17 Lithuania Laukaitis, ArtursArturs Laukaitis F 6' 1" 205 lb 1997-05-03 Moscow, Russia Bracebridge Blues (GMHL) None
18 Georgia (U.S. state) Ross, BearBear Ross F 5' 9" 165 lb 1997-11-20 Cumming, Georgia, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
19 Minnesota MacIver, SteveSteve MacIver F 6' 2" 200 lb 1995-08-28 Duluth, Minnesota, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
20 Texas Trazzera, FrankFrank Trazzera F 6' 3" 175 lb 1998-08-07 Keller, Texas, United States Keller High School (USHS-TX) None
22 Illinois Johnason, AlexAlex Johnason F 6' 1" 200 lb 1996-07-16 Skokie, Illinois, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
23 Illinois Gibson, EvanEvan Gibson F 5' 10" 200 lb 1998-04-15 Peoria, Illinois, United States Metamora Township High School (USHS–IL) None
25 California Wattles, DylanDylan Wattles F 5' 10" 180 lb 1995-06-09 Burbank, California, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
29 Minnesota Opack, TreyTrey Opack F 6' 3" 215 lb 1996-03-02 Duluth, Minnesota, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
2 Finland Hoivala, AleksiAleksi Hoivala D 5' 11" 180 lb 1996-01-23 Finland KJT-Haukat U20 (FIN Jr. A Suomi-sarja) None
3 Alaska Cooley, AndrewAndrew Cooley D 6' 3" 210 lb 1995-09-16 Wasilla, Alaska, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
9 Wisconsin Kelly, DrewDrew Kelly D 5' 10" 180 lb 1995-09-05 Somerset, Wisconsin, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
10 California Hummitsch, RileyRiley Hummitsch D 6' 1" 200 lb 1996-10-17 Chino Hills, California, United States Ontario Avalanche (WSHL) None
14 California Cleaver, JackJack Cleaver D 6' 0" 175 lb 1996-04-09 San Jose, California, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
24 Florida Dumond, RyanRyan Dumond D 5' 9" 180 lb 1996-05-08 Jacksonville, Florida, United States East Coast Wizards (EHL) None
28 Illinois O'Connor, ColinColin O'Connor D 6' 1" 200 lb 1995-05-10 Kankakee, Illinois, United States Topeka Capitals (NA3HL) None
30 Georgia (U.S. state) Boettcher, CoreyCorey Boettcher G 5' 11" 175 lb 1997-11-05 Peachtree City, Georgia, United States Atlanta Jr. Knights (USPHL-Empire) None
31 California Zendejas, AleksandrAleksandr Zendejas G 6' 1" 210 lb 1996-08-06 Mission Viejo, California, United States Ontario Avalanche U18 (NJPHL) None

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta hires Canfield as new head coach". NA3HL. May 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=87302
  3. ↑ "Atlanta Captials Roster". Atlanta Capitals. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

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