Capital Centre Pride

Capital Centre Pride
City	Dimondale, Michigan
League	North American Hockey League
Founded	1991
Folded	2003
Home arena	Summit at the Capital Centre
Colors	Green and gold
Franchise history
1991–1995	Saginaw Gears
1995–1998	Gaylord Grizzlies
1998–2000	Grand Rapids Bearcats
2000	Grand Rapids Rockets
2000–2003	Capital Centre Pride

The Capital Centre Pride were a junior ice hockey team that played in the North American Hockey League. The team played out of the Summit at the Capital Centre in Dimondale, Michigan, a suburb of Lansing, Michigan.

History

Shortly after the completion of the Summit at the Capital Centre in 1999, the new building began looking for a permanent tenant. In short order, the Grand Rapids Rockets, which had been taken over by the NAHL in the middle of the previous season, were relocated to Dimondale and became the Capital Centre Pride for the 2000–01 season. Former NHLer Kelly Miller was chosen as the franchise's new head coach and he led them for one season.

While their home arena wasn't particularly large, seating only 1,000, the Pride nonetheless had trouble filling the barn. The average crowds in their first season were just over half capacity and, while there was a sizable increase for year two, the team was only getting about 600 fans per game in 2002–03. After three seasons, the team folded and, more than 20 years later, remain dormant.

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	Finish	Postseason
2000–01	56	21	30	5	47	185	216	t-3rd of 5, East t-6th of 10, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–2 (Soo Indians)
2001–02	56	24	28	4	52	190	208	5th of 6, East 7th of 11, NAHL	Did not qualify
2002–03	56	26	25	5	57	178	209	4th of 6, East 7th of 11, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Pittsburgh Forge)

External Links

• Hockey DB
• Elite Prospects