Zdeno Chara – 7 Cool Things About the Big Guy Brandon Share-Cohen | March 18, 2024 When thinking about former NHL defender and future Hall of Famer Zdeno Chara, one word should come to mind. That word, as you might have guessed, is big. Whether it’s…
Notable NHL Captains Who Got Traded Ryan Gagne | November 30, 2023 *This article was originally published in Aug. 2021 The National Hockey League is a professional sports league and a business at the same time. The lines often get blurred, especially…
Jenner was the Only Option for Blue Jackets Captain and You Know it Nicholas Arnold | October 13, 2021 The Columbus Blue Jackets have named a new captain. The seventh captain in team history is Boone Jenner, and when you look at it, he really was the only natural…
Top 5 Captains in Blackhawks History Meghan Dillon | January 29, 2021 To be named the captain of an NHL team is an honor. He is the first to hoist the Stanley Cup after a victory and is often the center of…
Rangers Should Name Kreider Captain Scott Blair | December 31, 2020 Now that the NHL released the 2020-21 schedule and the New York Rangers are about to start training camp on Jan. 2, it’s time for the Blueshirts to finally choose…
Mika Zibanejad Has a Strong Case to Become Next Rangers Captain Sean Crimmins | December 30, 2020 The New York Rangers are one of six NHL teams who currently do not have one designated captain, and they’ve not had one since they traded former captain Ryan McDonagh…
Senators Have Good Options for Next Team Captain Giovanni Siciliano | December 18, 2020 The Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith and general manager Pierre Dorion had discussions in June about naming a team captain for next season. However, plans were put to a…
Filling the Blues’ Leadership Void in 2020-21 Carter Chapley | December 14, 2020 Much is made in the National Hockey League of strong leadership and locker room presence as key factors to success. More so even than raw talent or skill, good guys…
Who Should the Boston Bruins’ Next Captain Be? Hannah Garfield | November 21, 2020 It may be the end of an era. The 43-year-old captain of the Boston Bruins, Zdeno Chara, has yet to sign a contract for the 2020-21 season. There has been…
Canucks’ Horvat Proving to Be Right Choice as Captain Sartaaj Bhullar | February 29, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks came back to win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night after being down 2-0. Captain Bo Horvat scored the first goal for the Canucks, giving him…
Bruins’ Chara Plays 1,000th Game in Boston Uniform Scott Roche | January 14, 2020 Eleven months after Patrice Bergeron played his 1,000th career game in a Boston Bruins uniform, Zdeno Chara joined his alternate captain with the same milestone. Unlike Bergeron who reached the…
Ovechkin’s Decade as Capitals’ Captain Christopher Williams | January 7, 2020 A new era dawned on Washington, D.C. a decade ago yesterday. Three days before the start of 2010, team captain Chris Clark had been traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets…