Dave Capuano

Dave Alan Capuano (born July 27, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. Capuano was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, but grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island.

Now he lives with his Wife Lori, and his 2 kids Jaclyn and Max.

Playing career Capuano played for the University of Maine for three seasons from 1986 to 1989. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the 1986 NHL entry draft, 25th overall. His first NHL game was during the 1989–90 season, when he played 6 games for the Penguins. He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on January 8, 1990, in a trade that sent Capuano, Andrew McBain and Dan Quinn to the Canucks for Rod Buskas, Barry Pederson and Tony Tanti. He played 88 games with the Canucks before being traded again, this time to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Anatoli Semenov. He only played 6 games with the Lightning during the 1992–93 season before being traded to the San Jose Sharks in June 1993. He would play only 4 games with the Sharks before retiring from professional hockey.

Personal life He currently resides in Cranston, Rhode Island with his wife. Capuano is still involved in hockey, coaching for the new junior team of the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League, the Cranston Reds. His brother Jack Capuano was the head coach of the New York Islanders, and his son, Max MacKay, is a former player in the ECHL last playing a stint in the 2014–15 season with the Wheeling Nailers.

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1986–87 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1987–88 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1987–88 All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1988 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1988–89 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1988–89 Inducted into the RI Hockey Hall of Fame2020

Hobey Baker Award Finalist (1988, 1989)

Transactions June 21, 1986 – Drafted in the second round, 25th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1986 NHL entry draft January 8, 1990 – Traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins with Andrew McBain and Dan Quinn to the Vancouver Canucks for Rod Buskas, Barry Pederson, and Tony Tanti November 3, 1992 – Traded by the Vancouver Canucks with the Canucks' fourth round selection (Ryan Duthie) in the 1994 NHL entry draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Anatoli Semenov June 19, 1993 – Traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the San Jose Sharks for Peter Ahola November 5, 1993 – Traded by the San Jose Sharks to the Boston Bruins for cash

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1984–85 Mount St. Charles Academy HS-RI 22 41 38 79 18 — — — — — 1985–86 Mount St. Charles Academy HS-RI 22 39 48 87 20 — — — — — 1986–87 University of Maine HE 38 18 41 59 14 — — — — — 1987–88 University of Maine HE 42 34 51 85 51 — — — — — 1988–89 University of Maine HE 41 37 30 67 38 — — — — — 1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 27 15 15 30 22 — — — — — 1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 2 0 4 4 0 6 1 5 6 0 1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 27 3 5 8 10 — — — — — 1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 61 13 31 44 42 6 1 1 2 5 1991–92 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 9 2 6 8 8 — — — — — 1992–93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 58 19 40 59 50 8 2 2 4 9 1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 6 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 51 24 29 53 64 — — — — — 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — NHL totals 104 17 38 55 56 6 1 1 2 5

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1987 United States WJC 7 1 1 2 2