Background
Capuano was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, but grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island.
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Dave Capuano
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University of Maine.
Career
Capuano played for the University of Maine for three seasons from 1986–1989. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the 1986 National Hockey League Entry Draft, 25th overall. His first National Hockey League game was during the 1989-1990 season, when he played 6 games for the Penguins.
He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on January 8, 1990 in a trade that sent Capuano, Andrew McBain and Dan Quinn to the Canucks for Rod Buskas, Barry Pederson and Tony Tanti.
He played 88 games with the Canucks before being traded again, this time to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Anatoli Semenov. He only played 6 games with the Lightning during the 1992-1993 season before being traded to the San Jose Sharks in June 1993.
He would play only 4 games with the Sharks before retiring from professional hockey. Hobey Baker Award Finalist (1988, 1989)
June 21, 1986 – Drafted in the second round, 25th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1986 National Hockey League Entry Draft
January 8, 1990 – Traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins with Andrew McBain and Dan Quinn to the Vancouver Canucks for Rod Buskas, Barry Pederson, and Tony Tanti
November 3, 1992 – Traded by the Vancouver Canucks with the Canucks" fourth round selection (Ryan Duthie) in the 1994 National Hockey League Entry Draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Anatoli Semenov
June 19, 1993 – Traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the San Jose Sharks for Peter Ahola.
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