After four seasons at the Capitals, it was announced on 6 April 2015 that Richard Hartmann would be stepping down as the club's player-coach. Eight days later, it was confirmed that fan favourite and former Minnesota Wild draft selection, Riley Emmerson, would return to the club after being appointed player-coach for the 2015–16 season. On the announcement of his return, Emmerson stated that his goal for the club was to " the culture of the Edinburgh Capitals and I want to bring guys in who want to better the club, better themselves as players and to better themselves as people, while they wear a Capitals jersey."