The Atlanta Capitals are an American
Tier III ice hockey
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team in the
North American 3 Hockey League
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's South Division. The team's home arena is the Atlanta IceForum in
Duluth, Georgia
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As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Duluth had a population of 31,873, and the United Stat ...
.
History
The franchise was established in 2013 as the Topeka Capitals and played two seasons out of the 7,777-seat
Landon Arena.
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
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(
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) as an assistant. In 2018 Bohn was named assistant coach of the
Maine Mariners of the
ECHL
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. 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
The El Paso Rhinos are a junior ice hockey organization based in El Paso, Texas. Their home games are played at the County Events Center located within the El Paso County Coliseum complex. The Rhinos are members of the Tier III junior North Amer ...
.
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
Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and a suburb of Atlanta. The city's population was 108,080 at the 2020 census, making it Georgia's 7th most populous city. It is the site of several corporate headquar ...
.
In the 2018–19 season, the team played home games at the Atlanta IceForum in
Duluth
Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...
.
Season-by-season records
References
External links
Official websiteNA3HL website
{{Atlanta Sports
Sports clubs and teams in Atlanta
North American 3 Hockey League teams
Ice hockey teams in Georgia (U.S. state)
2015 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Ice hockey clubs established in 2015