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The oldest permanent captain in league history was Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, who turned 43 years old during his last NHL season 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.
Named captain in 1951, ... Massachusetts; [10] at the age of 98; at the time of his death he was the oldest living former NHL player, ...
Most game 7 Playoff appearances in NHL history. [60] Oldest defenceman in NHL history to score a game-winning goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs – 42 years and 30 days. [61] Oldest defenceman in NHL history to score a goal in the Stanley Cup Finals – 42 years and 83 days. [62] [non-primary source needed] Most games played by a defenceman in ...
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1917. Each team is entitled to one head coach who handles the directing of games and team practices, while providing direction and strategy for their players and deciding which players will play in games and the lines they will play on.
Captains Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings (right) and Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks (middle) talk with a referee. According to International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and National Hockey League (NHL) rules, the only player allowed to speak with referees about rule interpretations is the captain, or, if the captain is not on the ice, an alternate captain.
This season marked the first time since 2010-11 that every NHL team has had a captain. But the Rangers changed that by trading Jacob Trouba.
Brian Louis Allen Sutter (born October 7, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward and former head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). Brian is the second oldest of the famous Sutter brothers and the oldest of the six that played in the NHL.
The franchise's first captain was Orland Kurtenbach, who captained the team until his retirement in 1974. [1] The longest-tenured Canucks captain was Stan Smyl, who was appointed for eight seasons. Smyl and Henrik Sedin are the only Canucks captains to have spent their entire NHL playing career with the team. [2]