Tag: Edinburgh Capitals

Spend a short time with Dundee Stars’ coach Omar Pacha and you will understand the word commitment.The talkative and approachable Canadian desperately wants success for his low-budget Tayside team.To achieve his targets he will...

Challenge: Dundee Stars 3, Edinburgh Capitals 2Dundee Stars earned revenge over Scottish rivals Edinburgh Capitals last but they were made to work for the welcome win.Omar Pacha’s team, who were beaten 3-2 after penalty...

Fife Flyers coach Todd Dutiaume believes the Scottish Elite Cup can be a staple part of the fixtures calendar in years to come.The Kirkcaldy men face Dundee Stars in Saturday’s semi-final at Murrayfield in...

Omar Pacha looks to Wednesday’s challenge clash with Edinburgh Capitals at Dundee Ice Arena as another chance for his young squad to develop as a unit.The former Manchester Storm playcaller will still be short...

Challenge: Edinburgh Capitals 3, Dundee Stars 2 (after penalty shots). Challenge Cup: Manchester Storm 4, Braehead Clan 1; Fife Flyers 1, Herlev Eagles 4.Edinburgh Capitals fans celebrated after edging Dundee Stars 3-2 on penalty...

Edinburgh Capitals have confirmed the signing of former Detroit Red Wings draft pick Marek Tvrdon.The Slovakian forward can play on either wing and has played in the tough ECHL (East Coast Hockey League) in...

Edinburgh Capitals have to wait until Sunday night (face-off 6pm) for their next taste of on-ice action at Murrayfield.Then, Scottish rivals Dundee Stars come to town but Capitals' coach Dmitri Khristich must take heart...

Calum Robertson scored Edinburgh Capitals only goal in their challenge clash with University of Manitoba Bisons in midweek, the teenager sending the puck home when the chance arrived ten minutes into his debut.He is,...

Dimitri Khristich welcomed two more Russian players on Wednesday and another pair are scheduled before the weekend challenge against Dundee Stars.Coach Khristich has, however, watched the rest of his squad in action and they...

Challenge: Edinburgh Capitals 1, Manitoba Bisons (Canada) 2Newcomer Calum Robertson had a debut to remember for Edinburgh Capitals.The young player scored in the first period of his first game for the Elite League club...

Edinburgh Capitals new head coach Dmitri Khristich told fans that his players will play with their heart in their opening pre-season clash with Canadian tourists, the University of Manitoba Bisons, on Tuesday (face-off 7.30pm).The...

Shayne Stockton could be a concern after the Fife Flyers forward received a heavy hit near the end of Sunday's challenge clash at the Fife Ice Arena.The American went to the dressing-room holding his...

Edinburgh Capitals new coach Dmitri Khristich arrives this weekend ahead of the club's pre-season clash with the University of Manitoba Bisons on Tuesday 29 August (7.30pm face-off).The tourists are in Britain to play four...

Callum Boyd has agreed to return to the Edinburgh Capitals after spending last season at Scottish rivals Braehead Clan.Boyd’s gritty style of play and commitment made him popular in his first spell at Murrayfield.The...

Latvian defenceman Rihards Grigors joined Edinburgh Capitals at the beginning of last season and his gritty style made an impression.The locally-based player, who iced in 24 games last term, has now committed himself to...

Braehead Clan have been drawn against Edinburgh Capitals while Fife Flyers play Dundee Stars in the semi-finals of the inaugural Scottish Elite Cup.Gareth Chalmers, Clan’s hockey and operations director, said: "It’s a tournament to...

Edinburgh Capitals have re-signed home-bred netminder Kevin Forshall for his 17th campaign at the Murrayfield side.The 33-year-old will be third pick and he’s happy to be on the fringes, concentrating more on helping teenage...

Denis Trakhanov, a former Russian under-18 and under-19 defenceman, has added his name to Edinburgh Capitals new-look roster.The 28-year-old switches to Scotland from Poland’s top division where he emerged as the top goal scoring...

Pavel Shegalo will be the first Russian goaltender in the Elite League after agreeing to make the move to Scotland to join Edinburgh Capitals.Coach Dmitri Khristich is happy to give him the chance to...

Edinburgh Capitals' Scottish National League player/coach Martin Cingel now has a national role.The 41-year-old, Slovaian-born forward, who also played for Dundee Stars, Manchester Phoenix and Solway Sharks, has been appointed as an assistant coach...

Edinburgh Capitals have confirmed the signing of Sergei Banashkov who has spent most of his career in Kazahkstan.The 31-year-old comes well-recommended and Edinburgh's new coach, Dmitri Khristich, said: “Sergei has an excellent pedigree. I...

Former Edinburgh Capitals forward Steven Lynch has been confirmed as the new head coach for the Great Britain (GB) under-16 squad.The Kirkcaldy-born, 40-year-old also played for Fife, Dumfries, Ayr and Paisley, and represented GB...

Former Edinburgh Capitals star Jeff Hutchins, who is also an ex-coach to Dundee Stars and is now assistant coach to Fife Flyers, has been appointed head coach of Great Britain (GB) under-18 squad.The 39-year-old...

Edinburgh Capitals defenceman Tyler Plews believes new coach Dmitiri Khristich can be the man to bring the best out of him.The 19-year-old has re-signed for a third season at Murrayfield and keen to kick...

Former Edinburgh Capitals star Marc Lefebvre stunned Dundee Stars by suddenly quitting the club. The Canadian has signed for a team in North America and leaves after two years in charge. Lefebvre arrived in Dundee...

Edinburgh Capitals’ latest recruit Mike Cazzola revealed his move to Murrayfield has been a year in the making.The 26-year-old arrives from ECHL side Fort Wayne Komets where he was named in the Rookie Team...

Edinburgh Capitals defenceman Jay King believes his game can progress under new coach Dmitri Khristich after agreeing to stay at Murrayfield for a sixth season.The 21-year-old came through the youth system and has made...

Edinburgh Capitals have recruited two former National Hockey League (NHL) stars to help with talent spotting.The ambitious Elite League club are linked to Olympic gold medal winner Darius Kasparaitis and Andrei Nikolishin who has...

Edinburgh Capitals forward Pavel Vorobyev has confirmed his return to Murrayfield and he has set himself a new target.The 35-year-old, as a minimum, wants to help Edinburgh make the end-of-season play-offs.Vorobyev said. “I go...

Edinburgh Capitals will have former National Hockey League (NHL) star Dmitri Khristich as their new head coach.The Ukrainian takes over from Michal Dobron, who left the Murrayfield side at the end of last season...