Seven NHL teams are still without captains as the 2023-24 season approaches. Here's who should fill those spots.
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness acknowledged recently that some players wondered why the team even needed to name a captain. Put forward Kyle Connor at the top of that list. “That's exactly what I said,” Connor said Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
The Winnipeg Jets made the right choice by naming Adam Lowry their new captain. Allow him to reintroduce himself. Adam Lowry, Captain of your Winnipeg Jets ✈️ pic.twitter.com/ZweKi36B7z — Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) September 12, 2023 The Jets announced Tuesday morning that after going last season without a captain, Lowry will be the third player to wear the C in 2.0 history, succeeding Andrew Ladd (2011-spring 2016) and Blake Wheeler (fall 2016-fall 2022.) The hard-working power forward is well-deserving of the honour. Lowry Ticks All the Boxes of Leadership Material Does whatever it takes to win? Check. Has loyalty to the market? Check? Is respected in the room, and has been well before he was
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22 | C | |
0 | LW | |
36 | C | |
52 | D | |
46 | C | |
39 | G | |
77 | D | |
90 | LW | |
45 | D | |
81 | LW | |
2 | D | |
60 | G | |
5 | D | |
27 | LW | |
73 | C | |
19 | C | |
12 | C | |
14 | D | |
37 | G | |
9 | LW | |
71 | LW | |
65 | D | |
15 | C | |
58 | D | |
47 | C | |
17 | C | |
51 | C | |
42 | D | |
59 | LW | |
1 | G | |
44 | D | |
7 | C | |
62 | RW | |
53 | C | |
4 | D | |
87 | C | |
35 | G | |
57 | D | |
54 | D | |
6 | D | |
55 | C | |
88 | D | |
64 | D | |
94 | D | |
21 | C | |
40 | LW | |
28 | LW | |
13 | C | |
56 | C |