Raleigh IceCaps
{{short description|Former professional minor league ice hockey team in Raleigh, North Carolina}}
{{Infobox Pro hockey team
| team = Raleigh IceCaps
| logo = RaleighIceCaps.png
| logosize = 180px
| city = Raleigh, North Carolina
| league = ECHL
| conference =
| division =
| founded = 1991
| operated = 1991–1998
| arena = Dorton Arena
| affiliates = New Jersey Devils (NHL)
| name1 = Raleigh IceCaps
| dates1 = 1991–1998
| name2 = Augusta Lynx
| dates2 = 1998–2008
| reg_season_titles = none
| division_titles = none
| conf_titles = none
| kelly_cups = none
}}
The Raleigh IceCaps were a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1991 and playing at Dorton Arena, located at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, the IceCaps were members of the ECHL. The club was forced to move to Augusta, Georgia as the Augusta Lynx after the 1997–98 season due to the arrival of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, who had begun play in Greensboro in 1997–98 in anticipation of the 1999–2000 completion of the Entertainment and Sports Arena and a shift to Raleigh.{{cite news|last=Myatt|first=Al|date=March 28, 1998|title=A last skate for IceCaps|page=C1|work=The News & Observer}}
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Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in North Carolina
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1991
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1998
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs minor league affiliates
Category:Hartford Whalers minor league affiliates
Category:New Jersey Devils minor league affiliates
Category:Anaheim Ducks minor league affiliates
Category:Ottawa Senators minor league affiliates
Category:1991 establishments in North Carolina
Category:1998 disestablishments in North Carolina
Category:Sports in Raleigh, North Carolina
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