Capitals take Down the Falcons 8-4 for the 2011 Home Opener

Saturday, November 12th: Falcons 4 - Capitals 8

Prior to the start of the game, the Magnuson Cup was brought onto the ice and the Capitals players and staff were introduced to a very lively crowd. A great crowd, camera crews, radio broadcasters and a good number of kids helped make our home opener a fun night.

The Caps started the scoring early as #2 Arik Lebda buried the first goal with just a mere 2:41 off the game clock. #12 Nick Cinquegrani and #27 Dale Michonski finished the scoring for the Caps in the first period. But the Falcons answered back by finding the back of the net 3 times as well.

Second period #27 Dale Michonski dazzled the crowd by toe-dragging his way to the net and buying a goal for the Capitals. Less than 7 mins later #12 Nick Cinquegrani also found the back of the net again. The Falcons #16 BJ Gottsacker answered less than a minute later making the score, Capitals 5 - Falcons 4 after 2 periods of play.

The Capital's goalie #20 Doug Bair held the Falcons scoreless in the 3 period. #7 Trevor Graham, #23 Taylor Paine and #9 Dominick Bellavia (first goal in the GLHL) all scored for the Capitals. Caps are 3-0 in the GLHL 2011 Season.

Capitals Players will be Shaving Their Heads to Help Cure Childhood Cancer

The Vernon Hills Capitals will be hosting a St. Baldrick's event and several players will be shaving their heads right on the ice. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity that funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government. As of now, the following players will be accepting donations to get their heads shaved:

Arik Lebda
Doug Bair
Derek Hay
Dale Michonski
Pete Wisnieff

Shaving day is Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 at Noon against the West Bend Bombers. Shaving will occur right on the ice as soon as the game is over. More information will be added here as it becomes official, or visit our event page on the St. Baldrick' Foundation website by clicking the logo below.

Home Opener

Saturday November 12th

Caps will be home for a 2 game home stand, playing the Eagle River Falcons first on November 12th. Then the following week taking on the revamped Madison Blues on November 19th at 8pm.

Home opener will be Illinois Center for Broadcasting 2 for 1 student night. The internet radio show, "The Triple Threat Show" which is broadcasted by the school will be in attendance. Along with that the ICB has signed on to broadcast the Capital's home games on www.Chicagolandsportsradio.com, Where games could be heard live and be available for download. This will provide students of the school real world experience in the broadcast profession.

The home opener is sponsored by:

2010 GLHL Magnuson Cup Winners, Vernon Hills Capitals Open the 2011 Season on the Road

Saturday, November 5th: Capitals 7 - Pioneers 4
Sunday, November 6th: Capitals 8 - Wolverines 6

Capitals boarded a bus in the early hours of Saturday November 5th and make the trek north to take on the Portage Lake Pioneers at Historic Dee Stadium. The Dee is where the first profession hockey game was played in 1903. After shaking off the "bus legs" the Capital's seem to pick up where they left off last year. After 60 minutes of play the Caps win by a score of 7-4.

On Sunday November 5th the Caps took on the Calumet Wolverines at noon Eastern time. This proved to be a physical battle. But in the end the Caps outscored the Wolverines by a score of 8-6.