Edinburgh Capitals clinch Scottish Cup joy as they eye a Treble after seismic weekend
Edinburgh capitals have lifted silverware and want more next weekend.
The Edinburgh Capitals’ monumental season continued over the weekend, as they defeated the Whitley Bay Warriors 1-0 in the Scottish Cup final, and closed out their quarter-final play-off series against North Ayr with a 15-1 aggregate margin.
On Saturday, Whitley Bay made the trip into Scottish territory facing the Capitals in Fife to be serenaded by 2,400 fans singing the Flower of Scotland pre-game. However, the Warriors didn’t back down from their inspired challengers, who defeated them 8-1 the last time they faced and who wished to defend their Scottish pride.
From the drop of the puck, the Warriors’ smash-mouth, run-and-gun game was on full display. Caps keeper Ben Keddie always had an answer. The young goaltender ended the match with a 34 save shutout, earning him man-of-the-match, and a mass of embraces from his team when the final horn sounded.
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Chad Smith was the second hero of the night, scoring a one-timer off the rush on a beautiful Joe Lynch pass midway through the third, beating the sprawling Whitley keeper to a roar from the Scottish fans. It was pure elation for the Capitals and their fans as the team paraded their second trophy of the season around the ice and showered themselves in champagne, while their English competitors began a long bus ride back to Whitley Bay.
On Sunday, the Capitals made short work of the North Ayrshire Wild, setting themselves up for a potential treble next weekend in Dundee. It was another good night for the Capitals offense with multi-goal nights from Garry Simpson and Joe Lynch, both with two, along with goals from Aiden Paterson, Kyle Howie, Justin Finnigan and Chad Smith. Ciaran Hoggan made his first playoff appearance of the season, stopping 16 of 17 shots backstopping the Capitals to yet another victory.
The Caps are set to face the Paisley in their semi-final game and will play the winner of Whitley Bay vs Dundee if they can continue their impenetrable form against the Pirates.