Des Moines Capitols

Des Moines Capitols
City	Des Moines, Iowa
League	International Hockey League
Division	South
Operated	1972–1975
Home arena	Des Moines Ice Arena
Colors	Red, Gold, White
Owner(s)	Crawford C. Hubbell
General manager	Ken Wilson
Head coach	Dan Belisle
Franchise history
1961–1972	Des Moines Oak Leafs
1972–1975	Des Moines Capitols
Championships
Turner Cups	1 (1973–74)

The Des Moines Capitols, were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Des Moines, Iowa, playing at the Des Moines Ice Arena. They were members of the International Hockey League from 1972 to 1975, and previously known as the Des Moines Oak Leafs. In 1973, Danny Gloor won the Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year.

In 1973–74, the Capitols won the Fred A. Huber Trophy as regular season champions, with a record of 45 wins, 25 losses, and 6 ties, totalling 96 points, despite having the most travelling of any team in the IHL. In the 1974 playoffs, the Capitols defeated the Saginaw Gears in six games to win the Turner Cup. The same season, Peter Mara was awarded the Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy, as the league's leading scorer and the James Gatschene Memorial Trophy, as outstanding playing ability and sportsmanlike conduct; and Frank Demarco won the rookie of the year.

External links

• Des Moines Capitols at the Internet Hockey Database Yearly Stats
• Des Moines Capitols at the Internet Hockey Database Cumulative Roster
• Des Moines Capitols Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine at AZ Hockey Database
• Des Moines Capitols Game Puck