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).

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

Official Sites

 * Official Edinburgh Capitals Site
 * Official Edinburgh Capitals FORUM

Fan site

 * Check To The Head