Summerside Western Capitals
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| City: | Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
| League: | Maritime Junior A Hockey League |
| Founded: | 1981 |
| Home Arena: | Consolidated Credit Union Place |
| Colors: | Blue, Silver, and White |
| Head Coach: | Scott Bridges |
| General Manager: | Gabe Keough |
The Summerside Capitals are a Tier-II Junior "A" hockey team based out of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. They play out of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The team currently plays their home games at the Summerside Wellness Centre, but played at the Cahill Stadium for every other season.
[edit] History
The Capitals started out in the Island Junior Hockey League. Thus, the reference to 'western' in the original team name, Summerside is in the Western end of PEI. They hosted the Centennial Cup 1989 on behalf of the IJHL. This team was coached by former NHL coach, General Manager, & former Team President of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Doug MacLean, a Summerside native.
The Capitals joined the MJAHL in 1991. In 1997 they hosted the Royal Bank Cup and won it on home ice at the Cahill Stadium, becoming the first team in Eastern Canada to win the national Tier II junior championship, Royal Bank Cup. This team was coached by former Detroit Red Wings assistant captain, & current assistant coach of the New York Islanders, Gerard Gallant, a Summerside native.
In 2001 the team made a run for the league championship. After sweeping the first two rounds without one of their top players, Denis White, the Antigonish Bulldogs took advantage of the Capitals beating them in five games to go on the Fred Page Cup. They did not make another significant run again until former Philadelphia Flyer, Forbes Kennedy, was hired as head coach in 2004-05. They were one of the leagues elite teams for the three years that he coached the team, going to the division final in 2005-06 but losing to the Woodstock Slammers in 7 games and in the 2006-07 season they won 24 games in a row including the divisional rounds of the playoffs before losing in the division final 4-2 against the Truro Bearcats.
The Summerside Western Capitals' major sponsor from 1989 to 2001 was local GM automobile dealership, Hemphill Pontiac Ltd. After which they were bought and are still owned by a private ownership group consisting of local individuals.
[edit] Season-by-Season Record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1998-99 | 48 | 5 | 41 | 2 | - | 157 | 317 | 15 | 9th MJAHL | |
| 1999-00 | 52 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 198 | 229 | 52 | 5th MJAHL | |
| 2000-01 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 288 | 224 | 72 | 1st MJAHL | Lost in League Finals |
| 2001-02 | 52 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 209 | 225 | 47 | 8th MJAHL | |
| 2002-03 | 52 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 240 | 219 | 57 | 4th MJAHL | |
| 2003-04 | 52 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 201 | 225 | 43 | 9th MJAHL | |
| 2004-05 | 56 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 220 | 252 | 52 | 9th MJAHL | |
| 2005-06 | 56 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 274 | 197 | 79 | 2nd MJAHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2006-07 | 58 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 172 | 87 | 2nd MJAHL | Lost in League Finals |
| 2007-08 | 58 | 24 | 30 | - | 4 | 185 | 219 | 52 | 9th MJAHL |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Vernon Vipers |
Royal Bank Cup Champions 1997 |
Succeeded by South Surrey Eagles |
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