Capital District Islanders

Capital District Islanders
founding	1990
resolution	1993
history	Capital District Islanders 1990–1993 Albany River Rats 1993–2010 Charlotte Checkers since 2010
Stadion	Houston Field House
Location	Troy , New York
Team colors	blue, orange, white
league	American Hockey League
Cooperations	New York Islanders
Calder cups	no

The Capital District Islanders were an American ice hockey franchise of the American Hockey League based in Troy , New York . The Islanders' venue was the Houston Field House .

history

The Capital District Islanders were founded in 1990 as a franchise of the American Hockey League . As the International Hockey League continued to expand in the Great Lakes area and became a strong competitor for the AHL, the league decided to set up a second franchise in the region, whereupon the New York Islanders from the National Hockey League were given the opportunity to set up their own farm team in Troy , New York , which is why they broke off the cooperation with the reigning Calder Cup winner Springfield Indians .

After the Islanders still missed the playoffs in their first season, they reached the first playoff round in the 1991/92 and 1992/93 seasons, in which they were subject to the Springfield Indians and the Adirondack Red Wings . In 1993, the owner of the Capital District Islanders, Michael Cantanucci, sold the franchise to entrepreneur Albert Lawrence, who relocated the team to Albany , New York , where it has since played in the AHL under the name Albany River Rats .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1990-1991	80	28	43	9	-	-	65	284	323	7th, South	not qualified
1991-1992	80	32	37	11	-	-	75	261	289	4th, North	1st round: defeat, 3-4 against Springfield Indians
1992-1993	80	34	34	12	-	-	80	280	285	3rd, North	1st round: defeat, 0-4 against Adirondack Red Wings

Team records

Career records

Games: 231 Richard Kromm

Goals: 82 Brent Grieve

Assists: 109 Richard Kromm

Points: 168 Greg Parks

Penalty minutes: 537 Dean Chynoweth

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Capital District Islanders
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Capital District Islanders