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Zdeno Chara, the longest tenured captain in the NHL, and captain of the Boston Bruins, since 2006. 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 31 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. The oldest permanent captain in league history was Mark Messier of the New York Rangers, who turned 43 years old, during his last NHL season, 2003–04. 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) twenty years.

Key

 †  Spent entire NHL career with team

Position abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
C Center
LW Left wing
RW Right Wing
D Defenseman

Captains

Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals

Twenty-five of the thirty-one NHL teams currently have a captain. The six teams without a captain are the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, and the Vegas Golden Knights. The current longest-tenured captain in the League is Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, who has served in the role since October 3, 2006.

List of current NHL Captains
Team Captain Since Pos
Anaheim Ducks Ryan Getzlaf† 2010–11[10] C
Arizona Coyotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson† 2018–19 D
Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara 2006–07[11] D
Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel† 2018–19 C
Calgary Flames Mark Giordano† 2013–14[12] D
Carolina Hurricanes Justin Williams 2018–19 RW
Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews† 2008–09[13] C
Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog† 2012–13[14] LW
Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno 2015–16[15] LW/C
Dallas Stars Jamie Benn† 2013–14[16] LW
Detroit Red Wings Vacant 2018–19 —
Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid† 2016–17[7] C
Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov† 2018–19 C
Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar† 2016–17[17] C
Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu† 2009–10[18] C
Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber 2018–19[19] D
Nashville Predators Roman Josi† 2017–18 D
New Jersey Devils Andy Greene† 2015–16[20] D
New York Islanders Anders Lee† 2018–19 LW
New York Rangers Vacant 2017–18 —
Ottawa Senators Vacant 2018–19 —
Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux† 2012–13[21] C
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby† 2007–08[22] C
St. Louis Blues Alex Pietrangelo† 2016–17 D
San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski† 2015–16[23] C/RW
Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos† 2013–14[24] C
Toronto Maple Leafs Vacant 2015–16 —
Vancouver Canucks Vacant 2018–19 —
Vegas Golden Knights Vacant 2017–18 —
Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin† 2009–10[25] LW
Winnipeg Jets Blake Wheeler 2016–17 RW

Alternate captains

Vladimir Tarasenko, an alternate captain of the St. Louis Blues
Travis Zajac, an alternate captain of the New Jersey Devils
Morgan Rielly, an alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs

All thirty-one NHL teams currently have named both of the regulation two alternate captains. The current longest-tenured alternate captain in the League is Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, who has served in the role since 2006.

List of current NHL alternate captains
Team Alternate captain(s) Since Pos
Anaheim Ducks Ryan Kesler 2015–16 C
Corey Perry† 2014–15[26] RW
Arizona Coyotes Niklas Hjalmarsson 2017–18[27] D
Derek Stepan 2017–18[27] C
Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron† 2006–07[28] C
David Krejci† 2013–14[29] C
Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian 2017–18[30] D
Kyle Okposo 2017–18[30] RW
Calgary Flames Sean Monahan† 2015–16 C
Mikael Backlund† 2018–19 C
Matthew Tkachuk† 2018–19 LW
Carolina Hurricanes Justin Faulk† 2018–19 D
Jordan Staal 2018–19 C
Chicago Blackhawks Duncan Keith† 2008–09[31] D
Brent Seabrook† 2015–16[32] D
Colorado Avalanche
Erik Johnson 2017–18 D
Nathan MacKinnon† 2016–17 C
Columbus Blue Jackets
Cam Atkinson† 2018–19[33] LW
Boone Jenner† 2015–16 C
Seth Jones 2018–19[34] D
Dallas Stars
John Klingberg† 2017–18 D
Alexander Radulov 2017–18 RW
Tyler Seguin 2017–18 C
Jason Spezza 2016–17 C
Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader† 2016–17 LW
Niklas Kronwall† 2011–12[35] D
Dylan Larkin† 2018–19 C
Frans Nielsen 2018–19 C
Edmonton Oilers Adam Larsson 2017–18[36] D
Milan Lucic 2016–17 LW
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins† 2015–16[37] C
Florida Panthers
Aaron Ekblad † 2016–17 D
Jonathan Huberdeau † 2018–19 LW
Vincent Trocheck † 2017–18 C
Keith Yandle 2017–18 D
Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter 2015–16 C/RW
Drew Doughty† 2016–17 D
Minnesota Wild Zach Parise 2012–13[38] LW
Ryan Suter 2012–13[38] D
Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron 2018–19[39] LW
Brendan Gallagher† 2015–16[40] RW
Nashville Predators
Mattias Ekholm† 2017–18 D
Ryan Ellis† 2017–18 D
Filip Forsberg† 2017–18 LW
Ryan Johansen 2017–18 C
New Jersey Devils
Taylor Hall 2017–18 LW
Kyle Palmieri 2017–18 C
Travis Zajac† 2013–14 C
New York Islanders
Josh Bailey† 2018–19 RW
Cal Clutterbuck 2016–17[41] RW
Andrew Ladd 2016–17[41] LW
New York Rangers
Jesper Fast† 2018–19 RW
Chris Kreider† 2017–18 LW
Marc Staal† 2010–11[42] D
Mika Zibanejad 2018–19 C
Ottawa Senators
Mark Borowiecki† 2018–19 D
Zack Smith† 2017–18 C/LW
Jean-Gabriel Pageau† 2018–19[43] C
Philadelphia Flyers
Sean Couturier† 2018–19 C
Andrew MacDonald 2017–18[44] D
Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang† 2017–18 D
Evgeni Malkin† 2008–09[45] C
St. Louis Blues
Alexander Steen 2011–12 LW
Vladimir Tarasenko† 2016–17 RW
San Jose Sharks Logan Couture† 2015–16 C
Joe Thornton 2014–15[46] C
Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Callahan 2014–15 RW
Ondrej Palat† 2016–17 RW
Toronto Maple Leafs Patrick Marleau 2018–19[47] LW
Morgan Rielly† 2016–17 D
John Tavares 2018–19[47] C
Vancouver Canucks Alexander Edler† 2016–17 D
Bo Horvat† 2018–19[48] C
Brandon Sutter 2016–17 C
Christopher Tanev† 2016–17 D
Vegas Golden Knights Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 2017–18 LW
Deryk Engelland 2017–18 D
Max Pacioretty 2018–19 C
Reilly Smith 2017–18 RW
Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom† 2010–11 C
Brooks Orpik 2014–15 D
Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien 2016–17[49] D
Mark Scheifele† 2016–17 C

References

Team rosters

Specific

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