Edinburgh Capitals

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Edinburgh Capitals
City	Edinburgh, Scotland
League	Scottish National League
Founded	1998
Operated	1998–2018 2022–present
Home arena	Murrayfield Ice Rink
Colours	White, navy, maroon
Head coach	Steven Lynch
Captain	Joel Gautschi
Website	www.edcapitals.com

The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the Scottish National League (SNL). They are based in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The team play at the Murrayfield Ice Rink, close to Murrayfield Rugby stadium.

In April 2018, a consortium led by David Hand (brother of ex-Racer Tony) won the contract for ice time at Murrayfield, effectively rendering the Capitals homeless.

The newly formed Murrayfield Racers applied to join the EIHL and take the Capitals' place but were rejected, plunging the future of top level ice hockey in the city into jeopardy.^[1]

The Racers were subsequently accepted into the Scottish National League (SNL) instead, where they remained until 2022.^[2][3]

However, in July 2022, four years after the Capitals had folded, it was announced that Murrayfield Ice Rink had new management and that the Edinburgh Capitals would return to play in the Scottish National League.^[4]