Des Moines Capitols

The Des Moines Capitols were a minor professional team founded in 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa. They played their home games at the Oak Creek Ice Arena. The Capitols were the successors of the Des Moines Oak Leafs; they, in fact, were the same team with a new name.
==History==
More successful than the Oak Leafs, the Capitols had an outstanding inaugural season in 1973-74 with a 45-25-6 record, good for 96 points; the result was particularly good since that team had more travel to do than its leaguemates. They went all the way to the Turner Cup finals in the playoffs, which they won by defeating the Saginaw Gears four games to two. 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.
==All-time results==
 Season Div. GP W L T OTL SOL Pts Pct GF GA PIM Result 
 1972-73 Southern 74 30 41 3 0 0 63 0.42568 279 360 0 
 1973-74 South 76 45 25 6 0 0 96 0.63158 316 247 0 Turner Cup champions
 1974-75 IHLS 76 31 38 7 0 0 69 0.45395 253 264 0 
==Oak Leafs stars==
* Dany Gloor (1973 Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy winner)
* Peter Mara (1974 James Gatschene Memorial Trophy and Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy winner)
* Frank DeMarco (1974 Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy winner)
==Head coaches==
* Dan Belisle (1972-1975)
==External links and references==
* Capitols' seasons on hockeydb.com
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:International Hockey League (1945-2001) team
Category:Established in 1972
Category:Disestablished in 1975
Category:Defunct Teams