List of current AHL captains and alternate captains

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The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1936. 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.

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Rule 6.2 of the 2024–25 Official AHL 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] Many AHL teams with a named captain select more than two alternate captains and rotate the "A"s among these players throughout the season.

Goaltenders are not permitted to serve as captains during games. [1] This rule follows that which was instituted in the National Hockey League (NHL) 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. [2] As a result, no goalie has ever served as captain of an AHL team.

Key

 †  Spent entire AHL career with team

Position abbreviations
AbbreviationDefinition
C Centre
LW Left wing
RW Right wing
D Defenceman

Captains

Thirty-one of the thirty-two AHL teams currently have a captain, with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins being the sole exception. Of the thirty-one captains, three of them have been with their team for their entire career. The longest-tenured captain in the league is Zac Dalpe of the Charlotte Checkers, who has served in that role since October 14, 2021.

TeamCaptainSincePos
Abbotsford Canucks Chase Wouters † 2022–23 [3] C/LW
Bakersfield Condors Seth Griffith 2024–25 [4] C/RW
Belleville Senators Garrett Pilon 2024–25 [5] C
Bridgeport Islanders Cole Bardreau 2024–25 [6] C
Calgary Wranglers Clark Bishop 2024–25 [7] C
Charlotte Checkers Zac Dalpe 2021–22 [8] C
Chicago Wolves Josiah Slavin 2024–25 [9] LW
Cleveland Monsters Stefan Matteau 2024–25 [10] LW
Coachella Valley Firebirds Max McCormick 2022–23 [11] LW
Colorado Eagles Jayson Megna 2024–25 [12] C
Grand Rapids Griffins Josiah Didier 2023–24 [13] D
Hartford Wolf Pack Casey Fitzgerald 2024–25 [14] D
Henderson Silver Knights Jake Bischoff 2023–24 [15] D
Hershey Bears Aaron Ness 2024–25 [16] D
Iowa Wild Cameron Crotty 2024–25 [17] D
Laval Rocket Lucas Condotta † 2024–25 [18] LW
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Garrett Wilson 2023–24 [19] LW/RW
Manitoba Moose Dominic Toninato 2024–25 [20] C
Milwaukee Admirals Kevin Gravel 2023–24 [21] D
Ontario Reign Joe Hicketts 2024–25 [22] D
Providence Bruins Patrick Brown 2024–25 [23] C
Rochester Americans Mason Jobst 2024–25 [24] LW
Rockford IceHogs Brett Seney 2024–25 [25] C
San Diego Gulls Ryan Carpenter 2024–25 [26] C
San Jose Barracuda Jimmy Schuldt 2024–25 [27] D
Springfield Thunderbirds Matthew Peca 2023–24 [28] C
Syracuse Crunch Gabriel Dumont 2021–22 [29] C
Texas Stars Curtis McKenzie 2021–22 [30] LW
Toronto Marlies Logan Shaw 2022–23 [31] RW
Tucson Roadrunners Austin Poganski 2024–25 [32] RW
Utica Comets Ryan Schmelzer † 2021–22 [33] C
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Vacant 2024–25 [a] —
  1. ↑ Most recent captain, Taylor Fedun, left as a free agent following the 2023–24 season.

Alternate captains

All thirty-two AHL teams have named at least the regulation two alternate captains. Of the one-hundred and two alternate captains, thirty-two of them have been with their team for their entire 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 Daniel Walcott of the Syracuse Crunch, who has served in that role since 2017.

TeamAlternate Captain(s)SincePos
Abbotsford Canucks Max Sasson † 2024–25 C
John Stevens 2021–22 C
Jett Woo † 2024–25 D
Bakersfield Condors Drake Caggiula 2022–23 LW
James Hamblin † 2022–23 C
Phil Kemp † 2022–23 D
Belleville Senators Jérémy Davies 2024–25 D
Max Guenette † 2024–25 D
Zack Ostapchuk † 2024–25 C
Donovan Sebrango 2024–25 D
Bridgeport Islanders Grant Hutton † 2024–25 D
Brian Pinho 2024–25 C
Chris Terry 2024–25 LW
Tyce Thompson 2024–25 C
Calgary Wranglers Alex Gallant 2022–23 LW
Dryden Hunt 2024–25 LW
Jakob Pelletier † 2024–25 LW
Jarred Tinordi 2024–25 D
Charlotte Checkers Rasmus Asplund 2024–25 C
Matt Kiersted † 2024–25 D
Chicago Wolves Juha Jääskä † 2024–25 LW
Ronan Seeley † 2024–25 D
Nick Swaney 2024–25 RW
Cleveland Monsters Cole Clayton † 2024–25 D
Trey Fix-Wolansky † 2024–25 RW
Owen Sillinger † 2024–25 C/LW
Coachella Valley Firebirds Cale Fleury 2024–25 D
John Hayden 2024–25 C
Gustav Olofsson 2022–23 D
Colorado Eagles Jacob MacDonald 2024–25 D
Keaton Middleton 2022–23 D
T. J. Tynan 2024–25 C
Grand Rapids Griffins Sheldon Dries 2024–25 C
Dominik Shine † 2023–24 RW
Hartford Wolf Pack Alex Belzile 2023–24 RW
Anton Blidh 2024–25 LW
Henderson Silver Knights Dysin Mayo 2024–25 D
Mason Morelli 2024–25 C
Gage Quinney 2023–24 LW/C
Jonas Røndbjerg 2024–25 RW
Hershey Bears Brad Hunt 2024–25 D
Riley Sutter † 2024–25 C
Mike Vecchione 2022–23 C
Iowa Wild Travis Boyd 2024–25 C
Brendan Gaunce 2024–25 C
Daemon Hunt † 2024–25 D
Devin Shore 2024–25 C
Laval Rocket Brandon Gignac 2024–25 C
Tyler Wotherspoon 2024–25 D
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Jon-Randall Avon † 2024–25 C
Louie Belpedio 2022–23 D
Rhett Gardner 2024–25 C
Adam Ginning † 2024–25 D
Manitoba Moose Ashton Sautner 2023–24 D
Mason Shaw 2024–25 C
Milwaukee Admirals Marc Del Gaizo † 2024–25 D
Vinnie Hinostroza 2024–25 C
Cal O'Reilly 2023–24 C
Ontario Reign Charles Hudon 2024–25 LW
Jeff Malott 2024–25 LW
Providence Bruins Michael Callahan † 2023–24 D
Vinni Lettieri 2024–25 C
Jordan Oesterle 2024–25 D
Billy Sweezey 2024–25 D
Rochester Americans Josh Dunne 2024–25 C
Zach Metsa † 2024–25 D
Brett Murray † 2023–24 LW
Ethan Prow 2021–22 D
Rockford IceHogs Cole Guttman † 2024–25 C
Isaak Phillips † 2023–24 D
San Diego Gulls Dillon Heatherington 2024–25 D
Roland McKeown 2024–25 D
San Jose Barracuda Lucas Carlsson 2024–25 D
Andrew Poturalski 2024–25 C
Scott Sabourin 2023–24 RW
Colin White 2024–25 C
Springfield Thunderbirds Hugh McGing 2023–24 C
Tyler Tucker 2021–22 D
Nathan Walker 2021–22 C
Syracuse Crunch Declan Carlile † 2024–25 D
Max Crozier † 2024–25 D
Gabe Fortier † 2023–24 LW
Steven Santini 2024–25 D
Daniel Walcott 2017–18 LW/D
Texas Stars Kyle Capobianco 2024–25 D
Cameron Hughes 2024–25 C
Alexander Petrovic 2021–22 D
Toronto Marlies Joseph Blandisi 2023–24 C
Kyle Clifford 2023–24 LW
Mikko Kokkonen † 2024–25 D
Marshall Rifai † 2024–25 D
Tucson Roadrunners Andrew Agozzino 2024–25 LW
Travis Barron 2024–25 LW/RW
Kevin Connauton 2024–25 D
Ben McCartney † 2023–24 LW
Utica Comets Joe Gambardella 2021–22 C/LW
Nick DeSimone 2024–25 D
Colton White 2024–25 D
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Jonathan Gruden † 2023–24 C
Mac Hollowell 2024–25 D
Jimmy Huntington 2024–25 C
Dan Renouf 2024–25 D

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