Edinburgh Capitals

The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League. 
They are based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team play at the Murrayfield Ice Rink, close to the Murrayfield Rugby stadium.
The Capitals are coached by Doug Christiansen, who will start his 3rd season with the club in 2009/10.
The team are owned by Scott Neil, who saved ice hockey in Edinburgh after the collapse of Murrayfield Royals and Murrayfield Racers.
Christiansen is looking to build upon a fairly successful two seasons, in which the Capitals qualified for the Elite League Playoffs for the first time in 2007/08. Coventry Blaze defeated the Capitals at the Quarter Final stage of the competition 4-2 on aggregate.
The Capitals struggled near the foot of the table at the start of the 2008/9 season, but showed dramactic impovement in the latter stages and qualified for a playoff position in the EIHL by finishing 8th. Sheffield Steelers defeated the Capitals 8-2 in the Quarter Final first leg, with the Capitals defeating the Steelers 5-4 in the return leg (12-7 on aggregate). 
==Club Roster 2009/10==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
Number 	 	Player 	Catches 	Acquired 	Place of Birth
30 	 	Cody Rudkowsky	L 	2009 	Willingdon, Alberta, Canada
31 	 	Craig Holland 	 	2009 	Scotland
33 	 	Kevin Forshall	 	2000 	Scotland
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	
4 	 	Michael Beynon 	R 	2009 	Nepean, Ontario, Canada 	
5 	 	Kyle Horne 	L 	2006 	Kirkcaldy, Scotland 	
15 	 	Mark Smith 	R 	2009 	Beaumont, Alberta, Canada	
55 	 	Chris Allen - A	R 	2009 	Chatham, Ontario, Canada 	
61 	 	Ben O'Connor 	L 	2009 	Durham, England 	
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
7 	 	Mark Garside 	L 	C 	2006 	Kirkcaldy,Scotland
8 	 	Darius Pliskauskas	L 	C 	2009 	Elektrėnai, Lithuania
9 	 	Jordan Steel 	R 	LW 	2007 	Edinburgh, Scotland
16 	 	Neil Hay 	R 	RW/LW 	2001 	Edinburgh,Scotland
18 	 	Simon Lambert 	R 	RW/C 	2009 	Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
19 	 	Mark Paterson 	L 	RW 	2007 	Kilmacolm,Scotland
23 	 	Owen Fussey - A 	L 	LW 	2009 	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
24 	 	Doug Christiansen 	R 	RW 	2007 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
29 	 	Martin Cingel - C 	L 	RW 	2002 	Považská Bystrica, Slovakia
64 	 	Andrew Sharp 	L 	LW 	2009 	Langley, British Columbia, Canada
77 	 	Scott McKenzie 	L 	LW 	2009 	Dunfermline, Scotland
==Honours and Awards==
Retired Jerseys
* Number 21 worn by Chris Kelland. On 15 December 2007, Kelland became the first player to have his jersey retired at Murrayfield after playing for the Racers for 10 seasons, totaling 676 points in 310 games.
Hall Of Fame
* Owner of the Capitals Scott Neil was inducted into British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
2001/02
* FBNL All-Star 2nd Team - Steven Lynch
2001/02
* FBNL All-Star 2nd Team - Jason Lafreniere
2002/03
* FBNL All-Star Team - Jan Krajicek
2003/04
* FBNL Player of The Year - Tony Hand
* FBNL All-Star Team - Tony Hand & Adrian Saul
* FBNL All-Star 2nd Team - Ladislav Kudrna, Jan Krajicek & Steven Kaye
2004/05
* FBNL All-Star Team - Dino Bauba
2005/06
* EIHL Second Team All-Star - Tony Hand
* Best British Forward - Tony Hand
* Ice Hockey Annual Trophy - Tony Hand
2006/07
* British Netminder of the Year - Stephen Murphy
2007/08
* Vic Batchelder Memorial Award - Mark Garside
2008/09
* EIHL All-Star Team - Mark Hurtubise
==External links==
===Official Sites===
* Official Edinburgh Capitals Site
* Official Edinburgh Capitals FORUM
===Fan site===
* Check To The Head
Category:British ice hockey teams
Category:Elite Ice Hockey League team