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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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