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Gabriel Landeskog Named Captain of the Colorado Avalanche

Ian C McLaren | September 5, 2012

Yesterday, the Colorado Avalanche sent out a release stating that Milan Hejduk had relinquished his captaincy and Gabriel Landeskog would be taking over the role. With the news, not only…

Ryan Callahan: The NHL’s Ultimate All-Around Player

Michael Rappaport | April 13, 2012

On every NHL team, the collection of players all bring different skills to the table. There are the players who can generate offense, the players who can hit, the players…

Team Captains – Philadelphia Flyers

THW Archives | June 30, 2011

The Philadelphia Flyers surprised many fans in the 2011 off-season with a few unexpected trades, including that of their captain, Mike Richards, to the Los Angeles Kings for young up-and-comers Brayden Schenn…

Vancouver Canucks History of Team Captains

Trevor Beggs | June 26, 2011

This post was originally crafted by Jason Kurylo in June of 2011. It has been updated by a current THW writer, Trevor Beggs, in September of 2018. Since joining the…

Is This Rock Bottom? Should the Penguins Bring Back Bill Guerin?

Mike Colligan | November 11, 2010

By Mike Colligan The Pittsburgh Penguins led the Boston Bruins 4-2 after two periods of play Wednesday night and were well on their way to closing out their most impressive…

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