The Atlanta Capitals are an American
Tier III ice hockey team in the
North American 3 Hockey League's South Division. The team's home arena is the Atlanta IceForum in
Duluth, Georgia.
History
The franchise was established in 2013 as the Topeka Capitals and played two seasons out of the 7,777-seat
Landon Arena
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Led by GM/head coach Anthony Bohn, the Capitals captured the South Division title in their first season. After three seasons with the Capitals Bohn would move on to the
Aberdeen Wings (
NAHL) as an assistant. In 2018 Bohn was named assistant coach of the
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of the
ECHL. In 2020 Bohn was named head coach of the
Danbury Hat Tricks (
FPHL), but the Hat Tricks sat out the season due to COVID-19 restrictions. Bohn moved back to the NAHL in 2021 as the first head coach of the new
El Paso Rhinos.
With stalled negotiations for a lease renewal, team owner, Don Stone moved to the Atlanta, Georgia, metro area in 2015 to meet the league deadline for a confirmed facility.
The team began playing out of the Center Ice Arena in
Sandy Springs, Georgia.
In the 2018–19 season, the team played home games at the Atlanta IceForum in
Duluth.
Season-by-season records
References
External links
Official websiteNA3HL website
{{Atlanta Sports
Sports clubs and teams in Atlanta
Ice hockey teams in Georgia (U.S. state)
2015 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Ice hockey clubs established in 2015