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The Raleigh IceCaps were a
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team based in
Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte) ...
. Founded in 1991 and playing at Dorton Arena, located at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, the IceCaps were members of the ECHL. The club was forced to move to
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as the Augusta Lynx after the 1997–98 season due to the arrival of the NHL's
Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...
, who had begun play in Greensboro in 1997–98 in anticipation of the 1999–2000 completion of the Entertainment and Sports Arena and a shift to Raleigh.


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Defunct ECHL teams Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Defunct ice hockey teams in North Carolina Ice hockey clubs established in 1991 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1998 Toronto Maple Leafs minor league affiliates Hartford Whalers minor league affiliates New Jersey Devils minor league affiliates Anaheim Ducks minor league affiliates Ottawa Senators minor league affiliates 1991 establishments in North Carolina 1998 disestablishments in North Carolina Sports in Raleigh, North Carolina {{US-icehockey-team-stub