Dave Capuano

Dave Capuano (born July 27, 1968) is a retired American professional ice hockey left winger.

Playing career
Capuano played for the University of Maine for three seasons from 1986–1989. 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 8th 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. Capuano played only 4 games with the Sharks before retiring from professional hockey.

Awards

 * Hockey East First All-Star Team (1988, 1989)
 * 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