Raleigh IceCaps
Appearance
Raleigh IceCaps | |
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City | Raleigh, North Carolina |
League | ECHL |
Founded | 1991 |
Operated | 1991–1998 |
Home arena | Dorton Arena |
Affiliate | New Jersey Devils (NHL) |
Franchise history | |
1991–1998 | Raleigh IceCaps |
1998–2008 | Augusta Lynx |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | none |
Division titles | none |
Conference titles | none |
Kelly Cups | none |
The Raleigh IceCaps were a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1991 and playing at Dorton Arena, located at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, the IceCaps were members of the ECHL. The club was forced to move to Augusta, Georgia as the Augusta Lynx after the 1997–98 season due to the arrival of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, who had begun play in Greensboro in 1997–98 in anticipation of the 1999–2000 completion of the Entertainment and Sports Arena and a shift to Raleigh.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Myatt, Al (March 28, 1998). "A last skate for IceCaps". The News & Observer. p. C1.
Categories:
- Defunct ECHL teams
- Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
- Defunct ice hockey teams in North Carolina
- Ice hockey clubs established in 1991
- Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1998
- Toronto Maple Leafs minor league affiliates
- Hartford Whalers minor league affiliates
- New Jersey Devils minor league affiliates
- Anaheim Ducks minor league affiliates
- Ottawa Senators minor league affiliates
- 1991 establishments in North Carolina
- 1998 disestablishments in North Carolina
- Sports in Raleigh, North Carolina
- North Carolina sports team stubs
- United States ice hockey team stubs