Kyle Capobianco (born August 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the 63rd overall selection of the Arizona Coyotes at the 2015 NHL entry draft. Capobianco's grandfather, Clare Exelby, is a former CFL player and uncle, Randy Exelby, is a former NHL player.
Playing career
Junior Capobianco played four seasons of junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League. The Coyotes selected him after his 2014–15 season, wherein he scored 10 goals and 30 assists in 68 games, for a total of 40 points.
Professional The Coyotes returned Capobianco to junior hockey for both seasons after drafting him, but upon the completion of the 2016–17 OHL season, Capobianco was called up to the AHL in order to play for the Tucson Roadrunners. Capobianco ended up playing four games for the Roadrunners, scoring zero points. The Arizona Coyotes signed Capobianco to a three-year entry-level contract on June 30, 2017.
At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, Capobianco was assigned to the Tucson Roadrunners. On December 4, 2017, Capobianco was recalled to the Arizona Coyotes. On December 7, 2017, he made his NHL debut for the Arizona Coyotes against the Boston Bruins, earning no points and a –1 rating in 13:33 of ice time. He was assigned to the Coyotes AHL affiliate shortly after. His demotion was short lived as Capobianco was recalled back to the NHL on January 1, 2018.
Capobianco was selected for the 2018 AHL All-Star Game as a replacement for San Antonio Rampage defencemen Jordan Schmaltz. As a restricted free agent, Capobianco remained with the Coyotes by agreeing to a two-year, $1.55 million contract extension on October 5, 2020.
As a free agent from the Coyotes, Capobianco was signed to a two-year, $1.525 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets on July 14, 2022.
During his second year within the organization while playing for the Jets AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose in the 2023–24 season, Capobianco won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's top defenseman. He was also selected as a First Team AHL All-Star, and played in the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic, his fourth appearance at that event.
At the conclusion of his contract with the Jets, Capobianco left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract with the Dallas Stars on July 1, 2024.
International play
Capobianco represented Canada at the 2015 U18 World Championships, where he scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Oakville Blades OJHL 3 0 1 1 12 — — — — — 2013–14Sudbury WolvesOHL5301111185 0 0 0 02014–15Sudbury WolvesOHL6810304054 — — — — — 2015–16Sudbury WolvesOHL687364358 — — — — — 2016–17Sudbury WolvesOHL6510374766603310 2016–17 Tucson Roadrunners AHL40000 — — — — — 2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 49 2 28 30 36 9 0 0 0 2 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 40 7 25 32 51 — — — — — 2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 42 10 27 37 47 — — — — — 2019–20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 9 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 20 2 11 13 22 1 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Arizona Coyotes NHL 45 2 7 9 38 — — — — — 2022–23 Winnipeg Jets NHL 14 2 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Manitoba Moose AHL 69 12 42 54 46 2 0 2 2 0 2024–25 Texas Stars AHL 64 7 43 50 72 14 2 11 13 10 2024–25 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2025–26 Texas Stars AHL 5 1 3 4 4 — — — — — 2025–26 Dallas Stars NHL 33 2 3 5 8 — — — — — NHL totals 107 7 10 17 60 1 0 0 0 0
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Canada Ontario U17 5th 5 1 0 1 0 2015 Canada U18 7 1 1 2 2 Junior totals 12 2 1 3 2
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