List of current NHL captains and alternate captains

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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 Template:Convert 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"s 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 1989–90 Edmonton Oilers and the 1993–94 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

Template:Color box Spent entire NHL career with team

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

Captains

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Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals since 2010
File:Gabriel Landeskog - Colorado Avalanche.jpg
Gabriel Landeskog, captain of the Colorado Avalanche since 2012
File:Jamie Benn - Dallas Stars.jpg
Jamie Benn, captain of the Dallas Stars since 2013

Twenty-nine of the thirty-two NHL teams currently have a captain. The three teams without a captain are the Boston Bruins, the New York Rangers, and the San Jose Sharks. Twenty-two of the twenty-nine captains 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 that role since May 31, 2007.

List of current NHL Captains
Team Captain Since Pos
Anaheim Ducks Radko Gudas 2024–25[10] Template:Sort
Boston Bruins Vacant 2024–25Template:Efn —
Buffalo Sabres Rasmus DahlinTemplate:Dagger 2024–25[11] Template:Sort
Calgary Flames Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24[12] Template:Sort
Carolina Hurricanes Template:Sortname 2019–20[13] Template:Sort
Chicago Blackhawks Template:Sortname 2024–25[14] Template:Sort
Colorado Avalanche Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2012–13[15] Template:Sort
Columbus Blue Jackets Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2021–22[16] Template:Sort
Dallas Stars Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2013–14[17] Template:Sort
Detroit Red Wings Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2020–21[18] Template:Sort
Edmonton Oilers Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2016–17[7] Template:Sort
Florida Panthers Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2018–19[19] Template:Sort
Los Angeles Kings Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2016–17[20] Template:Sort
Minnesota Wild Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2020–21[21] Template:Sort
Montreal Canadiens Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2022–23[22] Template:Sort
Nashville Predators Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2017–18[23] Template:Sort
New Jersey Devils Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2020–21[24] Template:Sort
New York Islanders Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2018–19[25] Template:Sort
New York Rangers Vacant 2024–25Template:Efn —
Ottawa Senators Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2021–22[26] Template:Sort
Philadelphia Flyers Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24[27] Template:Sort
Pittsburgh Penguins Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2007–08[28] Template:Sort
San Jose Sharks Vacant 2024–25Template:Efn –
Seattle Kraken Template:Sortname 2024–25[29] Template:Sort
St. Louis Blues Template:Sortname 2023–24[30] Template:Sort
Tampa Bay Lightning Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2024–25[31] Template:Sort
Toronto Maple Leafs Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2024–25[32] Template:Sort
Utah Mammoth Template:Sortname 2024–25[33] Template:Sort
Vancouver Canucks Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24[34] Template:Sort
Vegas Golden Knights Template:Sortname 2020–21[35] Template:Sort
Washington Capitals Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2009–10[36] Template:Sort
Winnipeg Jets Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24[37] Template:Sort

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Alternate captains

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

Twenty-nine of thirty-two NHL teams have named at least the regulation two alternate captains, the exceptions being the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers. Of the seventy-eight alternate captains, thirty-nine of them have been with their team for their entire NHL career. Teams that have named more than the regulation two alternate captains (or three in the case of teams without a captain) 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 that role since 2008.

List of current NHL alternate captains
Team Alternate captain(s) Since Pos
Anaheim Ducks Template:Sortname 2023–24 Template:Sort
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Boston Bruins
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Buffalo Sabres
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Calgary Flames
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24[39] Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2024–25 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2022–23[39] Template:Sort
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Carolina Hurricanes
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2021–22 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2019–20[40] Template:Sort
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Chicago Blackhawks
Template:Sortname 2021–22 Template:Sort
Vacant 2025–26 —
Colorado Avalanche
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2016–17 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24 Template:Sort
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Template:Sortname 2023–24 Template:Sort
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Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2021–22[42] Template:Sort
Dallas Stars
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2022–23 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2024–25 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2019–20 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2017–18 Template:Sort
Detroit Red Wings Rotating 2024–25 —
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Edmonton Oilers
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2019–20[43] Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2015–16[44] Template:Sort
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Florida Panthers
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2016–17 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2022–23 Template:Sort
Los Angeles Kings Template:Sortname 2022–23 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2016–17 Template:Sort
Minnesota Wild Template:Sortname 2021–22 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24 Template:Sort
Montreal Canadiens
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2015–16[46] Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2023–24[47] Template:Sort
Nashville Predators
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2024–25 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2023–24 Template:Sort
New Jersey Devils
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2022–23 Template:Sort
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New York Islanders
Template:Sortname 2024–25 Template:Sort
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New York Rangers
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2020–21 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2018–19 Template:Sort
Ottawa Senators
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2019–20 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2022–23 Template:Sort
Philadelphia Flyers
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24[48] Template:Sort
Vacant 2024–25 —
Pittsburgh Penguins Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2017–18 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2008–09 Template:Sort
San Jose Sharks Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2021–22 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2024–25 Template:Sort
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Seattle Kraken Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2024–25 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2021–22 Template:Sort
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St. Louis Blues Template:Sortname 2023–24[30] Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2020–21 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24[30] Template:Sort
Tampa Bay Lightning
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2022–23 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2024–25 Template:Sort
Toronto Maple Leafs Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2019–20 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2016–17 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2024–25[32] Template:Sort
Utah Mammoth Template:Sortname 2024–25 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2024–25 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2024–25 Template:Sort
Vancouver Canucks Template:Sortname 2024–25 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2022–23 Template:Sort
Vegas Golden Knights
Jack Eichel 2023–24 Template:Sort
William Karlsson 2023–24 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 2020–21 Template:Sort
Washington Capitals Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2010–11 Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2019–20[49] Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2023–24[50] Template:Sort
Winnipeg Jets
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Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2016–17 Template:Sort

See also

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