The Des Moines Capitols, were a minor league professional

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team in

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, playing at the Des Moines Ice Arena. They were members of the International Hockey League from 1972 to 1975, and previously known as the

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. In 1973, Danny Gloor won the Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year. In 1973–74, the Capitols won the Fred A. Huber Trophy as regular season champions, with a record of 45 wins, 25 losses, and 6 ties, totalling 96 points, despite having the most travelling of any team in the IHL. In the 1974 playoffs, the Capitols defeated the Saginaw Gears in six games to win the

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. The same season,

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was awarded the Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy, as the league's leading scorer and the

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, as outstanding playing ability and sportsmanlike conduct; and Frank Demarco won the rookie of the year.

External links

Des Moines Capitols
at the Internet Hockey Database Yearly Stats
Des Moines Capitols
at the Internet Hockey Database Cumulative Roster

at AZ Hockey Database

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