# 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 Fame | 2020 |
* 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 season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| 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 | NHL totals | 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 |