Raleigh IceCaps
Raleigh IceCaps | |
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founding | 1991 |
resolution | 1998 |
history |
Raleigh IceCaps 1991-1998 Augusta Lynx 1998-2009 |
Stadion | Dorton Arena |
Location | Raleigh , North Carolina |
Team colors | blue White |
league | East Coast Hockey League |
division | East Division |
Cooperations |
New Jersey Devils (NHL) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL) Ottawa Senators (NHL) |
Kelly Cups | no |
The Raleigh IceCaps were an American ice hockey franchise based in Raleigh , North Carolina . The venue for the IceCaps was the Dorton Arena .
history
The franchise was founded in 1991 and began playing in the East Coast Hockey League . Head coach was Kurt Kleinendorst , who later also trained the Lowell Devils in the AHL. The IceCaps reached the playoffs in their first season and failed in the round of playoffs against the Hampton Roads Admirals . Already in the following season the IceCaps achieved a better result by reaching the third playoff round, which they even surpassed in the 1993/94 season with their entry into the finals of the Kelly Cup against Toledo Storm . The series was lost with 4-1 wins and the IceCaps missed winning the Kelly Cup. By 1998, the Raleigh IceCaps made it into the play-offs only once in the last four seasons of the franchise. In 1998, the franchise was finally disbanded and relocated to Augusta because of the Carolina Hurricanes , who moved to Raleigh and took the place of the IceCaps as an NHL team . A new team was formed there under the name Augusta Lynx , which was given a right to play in the ECHL.
Team records
Career records
- Games: 306 Lyle Wildgoose
- Goals: 150 Lyle Wildgoose
- Assists: 210 Lyle Wildgoose
- Points: 360 Lyle Wildgoose
- Penalty minutes: 366 Spencer Meany
Known players
- Maxim Bez
- Alexander Khavanov
- Rodrigo Laviņš
- Tyson Nash
- Barry Nieckar
- Jaroslav Obšut
- Krzysztof Oliwa
- Steve Potvin
- Todd Reirden
- Trevor Sim