Des Moines Capitols
{{Infobox ice hockey team
| bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#fc0200 5px solid; border-bottom:#ffb31e 5px solid;
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| team = Des Moines Capitols
| logo = Des Moines Capitols Color Logo.jpg
| logosize = 150px
| city = Des Moines, Iowa
| league = International Hockey League
| division = South
| operated = 1972–1975
| arena = Des Moines Ice Arena
| colors = Red, Gold, White
| owner = Crawford C. Hubbell
| GM = Ken Wilson
| coach = Dan Belisle
| name1 = Des Moines Ice Hawks
| dates1 = 1958–1961
| name2 = Des Moines Oak Leafs
| dates2 = 1961–1972
| name3 = Des Moines Capitols
| dates3 = 1972–1975
| turner_cups = 1 (1973–74)
}}
The Des Moines Capitols, were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Des Moines, Iowa, playing at the Des Moines Ice Arena. They were members of the International Hockey League from 1972 to 1975, and previously known as the Des Moines Oak Leafs. In 1973, Danny Gloor won the Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year.
In 1973–74, the Capitols won the Fred A. Huber Trophy as regular season champions, with a record of 45 wins, 25 losses, and 6 ties, totalling 96 points, despite having the most travelling of any team in the IHL. In the 1974 playoffs, the Capitols defeated the Saginaw Gears in six games to win the Turner Cup. The same season, Peter Mara was awarded the Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy, as the league's leading scorer and the James Gatschene Memorial Trophy, as outstanding playing ability and sportsmanlike conduct; and Frank Demarco won the rookie of the year.
External links
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=130 Des Moines Capitols] at the Internet Hockey Database Yearly Stats
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/ttotdisplay.php?tid=130 Des Moines Capitols] at the Internet Hockey Database Cumulative Roster
- [http://www.azhockey.com/De.htm Des Moines Capitols] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201100125/http://www.azhockey.com/De.htm |date=2010-12-01 }} at AZ Hockey Database
- [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/International%20Hockey%20League/New%20Shield%20Orange%20CCM.htm Des Moines Capitols Game Puck]
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Category:Sports in Des Moines, Iowa
Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Iowa
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1972
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1975
Category:1972 establishments in Iowa
Category:1975 disestablishments in Iowa
Category:Atlanta Flames minor league affiliates
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