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. Sidney Crosby 2013-02-02.JPG
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 3 inches (7.6 cm) in height.

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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 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, 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.

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   Spent entire NHL career with team

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

Captains

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

Thirty of the thirty-two active NHL teams currently have a captain. The two teams without a captain are the Seattle Kraken and the Utah Hockey Club. Of the thirty captains, twenty-four of them 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
TeamCaptainSincePos
Anaheim Ducks Radko Gudas 2024–25 [10] D
Boston Bruins Brad Marchand 2023–24 [11] LW
Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin 2024–25 [12] D
Calgary Flames Mikael Backlund 2023–24 [13] C
Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal 2019–20 [14] C
Chicago Blackhawks Nick Foligno 2024–25 [15] LW
Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog 2012–13 [16] LW
Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner 2021–22 [17] C
Dallas Stars Jamie Benn 2013–14 [18] LW
Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin 2020–21 [19] C
Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid 2016–17 [7] C
Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov 2018–19 [20] C
Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar 2016–17 [21] C
Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon 2020–21 [22] D
Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki 2022–23 [23] C
Nashville Predators Roman Josi 2017–18 [24] D
New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier 2020–21 [25] C
New York Islanders Anders Lee 2018–19 [26] LW
New York Rangers Jacob Trouba 2022–23 [27] D
Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk 2021–22 [28] LW
Philadelphia Flyers Sean Couturier 2023–24 [29] C
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby 2007–08 [30] C
San Jose Sharks Logan Couture 2019–20 [31] C
Seattle Kraken Vacant 2021–22 [lower-alpha 1]
St. Louis Blues Brayden Schenn 2023–24 [32] C
Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman 2024–25 [33] D
Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews 2024–25 [34] C
Utah Hockey Club Vacant 2024–25 [lower-alpha 2]
Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes 2023–24 [35] D
Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone 2020–21 [36] RW
Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin 2009–10 [37] LW
Winnipeg Jets Adam Lowry 2023–24 [38] C
  1. Most recent captain, Mark Giordano, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in March 2022.
  2. The Utah Hockey Club has yet to name its first captain in franchise history.

Alternate captains

Evgeni Malkin, the longest tenured alternate captain in the NHL, and alternate captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2008 Evgeni Malkin 2017-11-10 1.jpg
Evgeni Malkin, the longest tenured alternate captain in the NHL, and alternate captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2008
Nicklas Backstrom, alternate captain of the Washington Capitals since 2010 Nicklas Backstrom 2016-04-07 3.JPG
Nicklas Backstrom, alternate captain of the Washington Capitals since 2010
Brendan Gallagher, alternate captain of the Montreal Canadiens since 2015 Brendan Gallagher - Montreal Canadiens.jpg
Brendan Gallagher, alternate captain of the Montreal Canadiens since 2015
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, alternate captain of the Edmonton Oilers since 2015 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Edmonton Oilers.jpg
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, alternate captain of the Edmonton Oilers since 2015

Twenty-nine of the thirty-two NHL teams have named at least the regulation two alternate captains, the three exceptions being the Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, and the expansion Utah Hockey Club. Of the seventy-eight alternate captains, forty 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
TeamAlternate captain(s)SincePos
Anaheim Ducks Cam Fowler 2022–23 D
Alex Killorn 2023–24 LW
Boston Bruins
Charlie McAvoy 2023–24 [11] D
David Pastrnak 2023–24 [11] RW
Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens 2024-25 C
Mattias Samuelsson 2024-25 D
Tage Thompson 2024-25 C
Alex Tuch 2024-25 RW
Calgary Flames
Rasmus Andersson 2023–24 [39] D
Jonathan Huberdeau 2022–23 [39] LW
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho 2021–22 C
Jordan Martinook 2019–20 [40] LW
Jaccob Slavin 2019–20 [41] D
Chicago Blackhawks
Seth Jones 2022–23 D
Connor Murphy 2021–22 D
Colorado Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon 2016–17 C
Mikko Rantanen 2021–22 RW
Columbus Blue Jackets
Erik Gudbranson 2023–24 D
Sean Kuraly 2023–24 C
Zach Werenski 2021–22 [42] D
Dallas Stars
Miro Heiskanen 2022–23 D
Esa Lindell 2019–20 D
Tyler Seguin 2017–18 C
Detroit Red Wings Ben Chiarot 2023–24 D
Andrew Copp 2023–24 C
Edmonton Oilers
Leon Draisaitl 2019–20 [43] C
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2015–16 [44] C
Darnell Nurse 2019–20 [45] D
Florida Panthers
Aaron Ekblad 2016–17 D
Matthew Tkachuk 2022–23 RW
Los Angeles Kings Phillip Danault 2022–23 C
Drew Doughty 2016–17 D
Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno 2021–22 LW
Kirill Kaprizov 2023–24 LW
Montreal Canadiens
Brendan Gallagher 2015–16 [46] RW
Mike Matheson 2023–24 [47] D
Nashville Predators
Ryan O'Reilly 2023–24 C
Vacant 2024–25
New Jersey Devils
Jack Hughes 2022–23 C
Ondrej Palat 2022–23 LW
New York Islanders
Brock Nelson 2023–24 C
Vacant 2024–25
New York Rangers
Adam Fox 2023–24 D
Chris Kreider 2017–18 LW
Artemi Panarin 2020–21 LW
Mika Zibanejad 2018–19 C
Ottawa Senators
Thomas Chabot 2019–20 D
Claude Giroux 2022–23 RW
Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Laughton 2022–23 [48] C
Travis Konecny 2023–24 [49] RW
Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang 2017–18 D
Evgeni Malkin 2008–09 C
San Jose Sharks Mario Ferraro 2021–22 D
Barclay Goodrow 2024–25 C
Mikael Granlund 2024–25 C
Luke Kunin 2024–25 RW
Tyler Toffoli 2024–25 RW
Seattle Kraken Jordan Eberle 2021–22 [50] RW
Yanni Gourde 2021–22 C
Adam Larsson 2021–22 D
Jaden Schwartz 2021–22 LW
Matty Beniers 2024-25C
St. Louis Blues Justin Faulk 2023–24 [32] D
Colton Parayko 2020–21 D
Robert Thomas 2023–24 [32] C
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov 2022–23 RW
Ryan McDonagh 2024–25 D
Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner 2019–20 RW
Morgan Rielly 2016–17 D
John Tavares 2024–25 [34] C
Utah Hockey Club Vacant 2024–25
Vacant 2024–25
Vancouver Canucks J. T. Miller 2021–22 [51] C
Elias Pettersson 2022–23 [51] C
Vegas Golden Knights
Jack Eichel 2023–24 C
William Karlsson 2023–24 C
Alex Pietrangelo 2020–21 D
Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom 2010–11 C
John Carlson 2019–20 [52] D
T. J. Oshie 2023–24 [53] RW
Tom Wilson 2023–24 [53] RW
Winnipeg Jets
Josh Morrissey 2019–20 D
Mark Scheifele 2016–17 C

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