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Sidney Crosby, the longest tenured captain in the NHL, and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2007. The captain can be identified by the large "C" on his jersey.

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1917. Each team may select a captain, who has the "privilege of discussing with the referee any questions relating to interpretation of rules which may arise during the progress of a game."[1] Each team is also permitted to select alternate captains, who serve when the captain is not on the ice.[1] Captains are required to wear the letter "C" on their uniform for identification while alternate captains wear the letter "A"; both letters are 3 inches (7.6 cm) in height.

Rule 6.2 of the 2008–09 Official NHL Rulebook indicates that "[only] when the captain is not in uniform, the coach shall have the right to designate three alternate captains. This must be done prior to the start of the game."[1][2] Many NHL teams with a named captain select more than two alternate captains and rotate the "A" among these players throughout the season.[3]

Goaltenders are not permitted to serve as captains during games.[1] This rule was instituted in 1948 after teams complained that it took Montreal Canadiens goaltender Bill Durnan too long to skate to talk with the officials and back to his crease.[4] Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo served as captain for two seasons (2008–09 and 2009–10), but because of the League's rule, he was not allowed to serve as captain on-ice or wear the "C" on his jersey, though it was incorporated into the artwork on his mask.[4][5] As a result, the Canucks were allowed to dress three alternate captains in games, as opposed to the League standard of two. Two (of the three) alternate captains handled on-ice duties in Luongo's place.[5] Other than Durnan and Luongo, five other goaltenders have captained their team: John Ross Roach of the Toronto St. Patricks, George Hainsworth of the Montreal Canadiens, Roy Worters of the New York Americans, Alec Connell of the original Ottawa Senators and Charlie Gardiner of the Chicago Black Hawks.[6]

When Connor McDavid was named captain of the Edmonton Oilers, he became the youngest permanent captain in NHL history.[7] Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, are the second- and third-youngest players to be named captain in NHL history, respectively. In 1984, Brian Bellows was named interim captain of the Minnesota North Stars when Craig Hartsburg was injured, and is the youngest player to captain a team in NHL history. However, because Bellows served only on an interim basis, McDavid retains the distinction of being the youngest permanent captain in the League's history.[8] Mark Messier is the only player to captain two separate teams to Stanley Cup championships, those being the 1990 Edmonton Oilers and the 1994 New York Rangers.[9] Sidney Crosby also became the youngest captain to win the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, when Crosby was just 21 years old. The oldest permanent captain in league history was Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, who turned 43 years old, during his last NHL season (2019–20) with the Bruins. The longest tenure in league history was Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings, who served as captain of the Red Wings for nineteen seasons, over a span of twenty years.

Key

 †  Spent entire NHL career with team

Position abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
C Centre
LW Left Wing
RW Right Wing
D Defenceman

Captains

Jonathan Toews, captain of the Chicago Blackhawks since 2008
Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals since 2010
Ryan Getzlaf, captain of the Anaheim Ducks since 2010

Twenty-eight of the thirty-two NHL teams currently have a captain. The four teams without a captain are the Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and New York Rangers. Of the twenty-eight captains, twenty-one of them have been with their team for their entire career. The current longest-tenured captain in the league is Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who has served in the role since May 31, 2007.

List of current NHL Captains
Team Captain Since Pos
Anaheim Ducks Ryan Getzlaf† 2010–11[10] C
Arizona Coyotes Vacant 2021–22[a] —
Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron† 2020–21[11] C
Buffalo Sabres Vacant 2021–22[b] —
Calgary Flames Vacant 2021–22[c] —
Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal 2019–20[12] C
Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews† 2008–09[13] C
Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog† 2012–13[14] LW
Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner† 2021–22[15] C
Dallas Stars Jamie Benn† 2013–14[16] LW
Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin† 2020–21[17] C
Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid† 2016–17[7] C
Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov† 2018–19[18] C
Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar† 2016–17[19] C
Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon† 2020–21[20] D
Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber 2018–19[21] D
Nashville Predators Roman Josi† 2017–18[22] D
New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier† 2020–21[23] C
New York Islanders Anders Lee† 2018–19[24] LW
New York Rangers Vacant 2017–18[d] —
Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk† 2021–22[25] LW
Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux† 2012–13[26] C
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby† 2007–08[27] C
San Jose Sharks Logan Couture† 2019–20[28] C
Seattle Kraken Mark Giordano 2021–22[29] D
St. Louis Blues Ryan O'Reilly 2020–21[30] C
Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos† 2013–14[31] C
Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares 2019–20[32] C
Vancouver Canucks Bo Horvat† 2019–20[33] C
Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone 2020–21[34] RW
Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin† 2009–10[35] LW
Winnipeg Jets Blake Wheeler 2016–17[36] RW
  1. ^ Most recent captain, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in July 2021.
  2. ^ Most recent captain, Jack Eichel, was stripped of his captaincy in September 2021 and subsequently traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in November 2021.
  3. ^ Most recent captain, Mark Giordano, was selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.
  4. ^ Most recent captain, Ryan McDonagh, was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in February 2018.

Alternate captains

Evgeni Malkin, the longest tenured alternate captain in the NHL, and alternate captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2008
Nicklas Backstrom, alternate captain of the Washington Capitals since 2010
Brendan Gallagher, alternate captain of the Montreal Canadiens since 2015
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, alternate captain of the Edmonton Oilers since 2015

Thirty-one out of thirty-two NHL teams have named at least the regulation two alternate captains (the exception being the Boston Bruins). Of the ninety-nine alternate captains, fifty-three of them have been with their team for their entire NHL career. Teams that have named more than the regulation two (or three in the case of teams without a captain), alternate captains, are required to rotate the two (or three) "A"s between those players by methods of their choosing. The current longest-tenured alternate captain in the league is Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who has served in the role since October 3, 2008.

List of current NHL alternate captains
Team Alternate captain(s) Since Pos
Anaheim Ducks Josh Manson† 2019–20 D
Jakob Silfverberg 2019–20 RW
Arizona Coyotes Jay Beagle 2021–22 C
Jakob Chychrun† 2021–22 D
Andrew Ladd 2021–22 LW
Boston Bruins
Brad Marchand† 2020–21 LW
Rotating 2021–22 —
Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons† 2021–22 LW
Kyle Okposo 2020–21 RW
Rotating 2021–22 —
Calgary Flames Mikael Backlund† 2018–19 C
Sean Monahan† 2015–16 C
Christopher Tanev 2021–22 D
Matthew Tkachuk† 2018–19 LW
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho† 2021–22 C
Jordan Martinook 2019–20[37] C
Jaccob Slavin† 2019–20[38] D
Chicago Blackhawks
Alex DeBrincat† 2021–22 LW
Patrick Kane† 2019–20 RW
Connor Murphy 2021–22 D
Colorado Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon† 2016–17 C
Mikko Rantanen† 2021–22 RW
Columbus Blue Jackets
Oliver Bjorkstrand† 2021–22[39] RW
Gustav Nyquist 2021–22[40] LW
Zach Werenski† 2021–22[41] D
Dallas Stars
John Klingberg† 2017–18 D
Esa Lindell† 2019–20 D
Joe Pavelski 2021–22 RW
Tyler Seguin 2017–18 C
Detroit Red Wings Danny DeKeyser† 2021–22 D
Marc Staal 2021–22 D
Edmonton Oilers
Leon Draisaitl† 2019–20[42] C
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins† 2015–16[43] C
Darnell Nurse† 2019–20[44] D
Florida Panthers
Aaron Ekblad † 2016–17 D
Patric Hornqvist 2020–21 RW
Jonathan Huberdeau † 2018–19 LW
Los Angeles Kings Dustin Brown† 2020–21 RW
Drew Doughty† 2016–17 D
Minnesota Wild Matt Dumba† 2021–22 D
Marcus Foligno 2021–22 LW
Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron 2018–19[45] LW
Ben Chiarot 2021–22 D
Brendan Gallagher† 2015–16[46] RW
Jeff Petry 2021–22 D
Nick Suzuki† 2021–22 C
Nashville Predators
Mattias Ekholm† 2017–18 D
Filip Forsberg† 2017–18 LW
Mikael Granlund 2021–22 C
Ryan Johansen 2017–18 C
New Jersey Devils
Dougie Hamilton 2021–22 D
Damon Severson† 2020–21 D
Miles Wood† 2020–21 LW
New York Islanders
Josh Bailey† 2018–19 RW
Cal Clutterbuck 2016–17[47] RW
New York Rangers
Barclay Goodrow 2021–22 RW
Chris Kreider† 2017–18 LW
Artemi Panarin 2020–21 LW
Ryan Strome 2021–22 C
Jacob Trouba 2020–21 D
Mika Zibanejad 2018–19 C
Ottawa Senators
Connor Brown 2021–22 RW
Thomas Chabot† 2019–20 D
Nick Paul† 2020–21 LW
Nikita Zaitsev 2021–22 D
Philadelphia Flyers
Sean Couturier† 2018–19 C
Kevin Hayes 2019–20[48] C
Ivan Provorov† 2020–21[49] D
Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang† 2017–18 D
Evgeni Malkin† 2008–09[50] C
San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns 2019–20 D
Mario Ferraro† 2021–22 D
Tomas Hertl† 2019–20 C
Erik Karlsson 2019–20 D
Seattle Kraken
Jordan Eberle 2021–22[51] RW
Yanni Gourde 2021–22 C
Adam Larsson 2021–22 D
Jaden Schwartz 2021–22 LW
St. Louis Blues
Colton Parayko† 2020–21 D
Brayden Schenn 2020–21 C
Vladimir Tarasenko† 2016–17 RW
Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman† 2017–18 D
Alex Killorn† 2020–21 C
Ryan McDonagh 2018–19 D
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mitch Marner† 2019–20 RW
Auston Matthews† 2019–20 C
Jake Muzzin 2021–22 D
Morgan Rielly† 2016–17 D
Vancouver Canucks Oliver Ekman-Larsson 2021–22 D
J. T. Miller 2021–22 LW
Tyler Myers 2021–22 D
Brandon Sutter 2016–17 C
Vegas Golden Knights
Alex Pietrangelo 2020–21 D
Reilly Smith 2017–18 RW
Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom† 2010–11 C
John Carlson† 2019–20[52] D
Winnipeg Jets
Josh Morrissey† 2019–20 D
Mark Scheifele† 2016–17 C

References

Team rosters


Specific

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  9. ^ "Legends of Hockey – Introduction Showcase – Mark Messier". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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  11. ^ "Bruins Name Patrice Bergeron 20th Captain In Team History". National Hockey League.
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  13. ^ "Toews Named 34th Captain In Team History". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  14. ^ "Landeskog Named Avalanche Captain". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  15. ^ "CBJ name veteran F Boone Jenner seventh captain in franchise history". National Hockey League. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  16. ^ "Jamie Benn Appointed Captain of the Dallas Stars". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  17. ^ "Red Wings name Dylan Larkin captain". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "Aleksander Barkov Named Captain of the Florida Panthers". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  19. ^ "Kings name Kopitar team captain". TSN. 16 June 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  20. ^ "Spurgeon named captain of Wild, replaces Koivu". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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  22. ^ "Roman Josi Named Captain of the Nashville Predators". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  23. ^ "Hischier named captain of Devils". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  24. ^ "Lee named captain of Islanders". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  25. ^ "Senators name Brady Tkachuk 10th team captain in franchise history". National Hockey League. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  26. ^ "Claude Giroux named Captain of the Flyers". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
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  28. ^ "Couture named captain of Sharks, replaces Pavelski". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  29. ^ @SeattleKraken (October 11, 2021). "Captain of the Seattle Kraken has a nice ring to it. We're proud to announce Mark Giordano (@MarkGio05) as the first-ever Captain in our organization's history" (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ "O'Reilly named captain of Blues". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  31. ^ "Lightning Name Steven Stamkos the 10th Captain in Franchise History". National Hockey League. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  32. ^ "Tavares named captain of Maple Leafs, first in three seasons". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  33. ^ "Bo Horvat Named 14th Captain of the Canucks". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  34. ^ "Mark Stone Gets the C". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  35. ^ "Capitals Name Alex Ovechkin Team Captain". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  36. ^ "Blake Wheeler named captain". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  37. ^ Canes PR (September 29, 2019). "Canes Name Jordan Staal as Team Captain". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  38. ^ Canes PR (September 29, 2019). "Canes Name Jordan Staal as Team Captain". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  39. ^ "CBJ name veteran F Boone Jenner seventh captain in franchise history". National Hockey League. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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  41. ^ "CBJ name veteran F Boone Jenner seventh captain in franchise history". National Hockey League. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  42. ^ "Edmonton Oilers name Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse as alternate captains". Oilers Nation. October 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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  46. ^ "Brian Gionta becomes the 28th captain in Canadiens history". National Hockey League. September 29, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  47. ^ "Islanders Alternate Captains Ladd, Hamonic, Clutterbuck". 12 October 2016.
  48. ^ Hall, Jordan (October 3, 2019). "2019-20 Flyers season brings a new alternate captain as Kevin Hayes joins Sean Couturier, Jakub Voracek". Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  49. ^ Hall, Jordan (January 12, 2021). "Flyers Set 2021 Opening Night Roster and Captains". Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  50. ^ Rossi, Rob (October 3, 2008). "Orpik, Malkin named Penguins' alternate captains". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  51. ^ @SeattleKraken (October 11, 2021). "Leaders on and off the ice. Jordan Eberle (@jeberle_7), Yanni Gourde (@YanniGourde), Adam Larsson (@AdamLarsson3) and Jaden Schwartz will serve as your #SeaKraken Alternate Captains for the 2021-22 season" (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  52. ^ "Capitals name defenseman John Carlson an alternate captain". The Washington Post. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.


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