With their 8-5 win over the Fox Cities Ice Dogs back on St. Patrick's Day, the Capitals have clinched first place overall in the regular season and have won the Magnuson Cup for the second time in back to back seasons.  They have earned the #1 seed for the GLHL Playoffs which will be held at the Capital Ice Arena in Middleton, WI this Friday through Sunday. 

Game one of the playoffs for the Capitals will be against the hosting team, the Madison Blues on Friday, March 30th at 6:00pm CT.  For those of you fans who cannot make the trip up to Middleton, you will be able to watch the Capital's playoff games live online at arutechnics.com by clicking the "Live Video" link on the left.

The entire GLHL Playoffs schedule is listed below:

Friday, March 30:

Game 1: 1 p.m.

Fond du Lac vs. Eagle River

Game 2: 3:30 p.m.

Mosinee vs. Portage Lakes

Game 3: 6 p.m.

Vernon Hills vs Madison

Game 4: 8:30 p.m.

Green Bay vs. Fox Cities

Saturday, March 31: 

Game 5: 1p.m.

Loser game 1 vs Loser game 2

Game 6: 3:30 p.m. 

Loser game 3 vs Loser game 4

Game 7, 6p.m.

Winner game 1 vs Winner game 2

Game 8, 8:30 p.m.

Winner game 3 vs Winner game 4

Sunday, April 1:

Consolation Game, 11:00 a.m.

Loser game 7 vs Loser game 8

Championship Game, 1:30 p.m.

Winner game 7 vs Winner game 8

This past Saturday night was the final home game for the Capitals. And the fans were treated to a high scoring fun night. The Capitals destroyed the Bombers by a score of 14-5.

9 different Capitals players found the back of the net. And #29 Danny (Fish) Codd went on to his 3 victory of the season.

The Capitals head to Appleton, WI to take on the Fox Cities Ice Dogs. A win in Appleton will secure the awarding of the Magnuson Cup for the 2nd year in a row. The GLHL Magnuson Cup is awarded to the team with the best regular season record.

The GLHL league tournament is hosted by the Madison Blues and will be held at Capitol Ice in Madison, WI on March 30th, 31st and April 1st. The winner of the tournament will be awarded the Kohlman Cup. The Caps fell short last year loosing the final game to the Mosinee Papermakers. This was the first year the Capitals made an appearance in the tourney.

The Vernon Hills Capitals have teamed up with St. Baldrick's and the Illinois Center for Broadcasting to raise money for childhood cancer research.  On February 5th, 2012, Pete Wisnieff (goalie, #30) along with several of his teammates are taking donations to get their heads shaved in order to benefit children with cancer.  Check out the Capitals take on the West Bend Bombers and while at the game, you can help out a great cause.  Visit www.stbaldricks.org or www.vernonhillscapitals.com for more information.

The Capitals lost their first game at home in 19 consecutive games 5-4, during a shoot out with the Fond du Lac Bears on January 7th.  And what a great game it was. The home crowd was lively and even had a few Fondy fans in attendance. "I guess if we are going to break that win streak this isn't a bad way to do it" proclaimed head coach Warren Sundt.  "It was a good game against a good team and we saw that all the fans were having a lot of fun at the game."

The Capitals have picked themselves back up and continue to win on the road. With road games against the Madison Blues and the West Bend Bombers in consecutive weeks. We are just about mid-way through the season and there is plenty of fast paced action left. Capitals are in sole possession of first place with having played 12 games with 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 overtime loss, giving them 21 points in the GLHL 2011-12 season.

This weekend, the Capitals face off against the Green Bay Deacons for the first time this season.  The Deacons are also off to a great start with a record of 5-1-0 so far in 2011-2012.  Puck drops at 8:00pm this Saturday January 28th at the Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills.  Saturday's game is sponsored by Fatman Bowl in Lake Bluff, IL.

Glacier Ice Arena

670 Lakeview Parkway

Vernon Hills, IL 60061

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