The Montreal Canadiens named Nick Suzuki Captain Sept. 12. The 23-year-old center is the youngest to hold the position in Canadiens history; Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Sylvio Mantha was named captain at age 24 to begin the 1926-27 season.
Seven NHL teams are without a captain: the Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets. The New York Rangers named defenseman Jacob Trouba captain on Aug. 9.
Sidney Crosby is the longest current tenured captain, holding the position for the Pittsburgh Penguins since May 31, 2007.
Here is the current list of team captains:
Anaheim Ducks — No captain
Arizona Coyotes — No captain
Boston Bruins — Patrice Bergeron
Buffalo Sabers — No captain
Calgary Flames — No captain
Carolina Hurricanes — Jordan Staal
Chicago Blackhawks — Jonathan Toews
Colorado Avalanche — Gabriel Landeskog
Columbus Blue Jackets — Boone Jenner
Dallas Stars — Jamie Benn
Detroit Red Wings — Dylan Larkin
Edmonton Oilers — Connor McDavid
Florida Panthers — Alexander Barkov
Los Angeles Kings — Anze Kopitar
Minnesota Wild — Jared Spurgeon
Montreal Canadiens — Nick Suzuki
Nashville Predators — Roman Jose
New Jersey Devils — Nico Hischier
New York Islanders — Anders Lee
New York Rangers — Jacob Trouba
Ottawa Senators — Brady Tkachuk
Philadelphia Flyers — No captain
Pittsburgh Penguins — Sidney Crosby
San Jose Sharks — Logan Couture
Seattle Kraken — No captain
St. Louis Blues — Ryan O’Reilly
Tampa Bay Lightning — Steven Stamkos
Toronto Maple Leafs — John Tavares
Vancouver Canucks — Bo Horvat
Vegas Golden Knights — Mark Stone
Washington Capitals — Alex Ovechkin
Winnipeg Jets — No captain
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