He may help his father with a car-wash business now, but back in the day, Dave Capuano was a hockey star at the University of Maine. This weekend he will relive his forgotten youth those glory days as he gets inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame.
 

Capuano came to the University of Maine from the hockey dynasty at Mount St. Charles High School. He was recruited elsewhere, but Capuano wanted to follow his older brother, plus the thrill of playing in the 3,800-seat Harold Alfond Sports Arena won out.
 

At the school, Capuano lived up to his hype:

A 6-foot-2, 195-pound forward, Dave Capuano played 121 games for the Black Bears, scored 89 goals and assisted on 122 for 211 points. He was Maine’s first two-time first-team All-America and two-time Hobey Baker Award finalist. He was also first-team All-Hockey East and All-New England twice. He stands fourth on Maine’s career scoring list and third for points in a season, 85 in 1988. He skated on Maine’s first two NCAA Frozen Four teams.

In 1986, Capuano was drafted by Pittsburgh as the 25th pick overall in the NHL Entry Draft, and he left Maine in 1989 to play for the Penguins. Since then, he’s skated for Pittsburgh, the Vancouver Canucks, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the San Jose Sharks. After retiring from professional hockey in 1994, Capuano was a financial planner before entering the car-wash business.
 

Despite the satisfaction is suds, he’s honored to be honored this weekend (ha). In a Providence Journal article, he says “I’m very happy, especially since I didn’t graduate.”
 

Graduation: So overrated.