NHL Captains Archives

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…

Will Tkachuk Be the Next Flames Captain?

Bryan Wilson | November 25, 2019

In his fourth NHL season, Matthew Tkachuk is a big part of the present and future for the Calgary Flames. When looking at the numbers, his influence early on is…

Vancouver Canucks Name Centre Bo Horvat Team’s Latest Captain

The Canadian Press | October 9, 2019

VANCOUVER — Bo Horvat has been named the newest captain of the Vancouver Canucks.
The team made the announcement Wednesday night in a special ceremony ahead of the Canucks home opener against the L.A. Kings.
Vancouver went without a captain last year f…

John Tavares Named Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs

The Canadian Press | October 2, 2019

TORONTO — John Tavares is the new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The team made the announcement during Wednesday night’s pre-game ceremony before the NHL season opener against the Ottawa Senators, filling a role that had been v…

Hurricanes Pick Jordan Staal as Captain

The Canadian Press | September 29, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal has been picked as the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes.
The team announced Staal’s selection Sunday before its exhibition game against Washington, adding that forward Jordan Martinook and defenceman Jaccob Slavin will be…

What’s the Value Having a Player Wearing the ‘C’ in the NHL?

The Canadian Press | September 23, 2019

Patrick Kane answered one way and then caught himself.
The Blackhawks winger is part of a leadership group captained by Jonathan Toews in Chicago, but as it stands, seven NHL teams don’t currently have a player wearing the ‘C’ heading into th…