List of NHL captains
List of NHL captains
Crosby of Penguins longest tenured; 6 teams have vacancy
Auston Matthews succeeded John Tavares become the 26th captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Aug. 14, 2024.
Sidney Crosby is the longest current tenured captain, holding the position for the Pittsburgh Penguins since May 31, 2007.
Here is the current list of team captains:
Anaheim Ducks — No captain
Boston Bruins — Brad Marchand
Buffalo Sabres — No captain
Calgary Flames — Mikael Backlund
Carolina Hurricanes — Jordan Staal
Chicago Blackhawks — No captain
Colorado Avalanche — Gabriel Landeskog
Columbus Blue Jackets — Boone Jenner
Dallas Stars — Jamie Benn
Detroit Red Wings — Dylan Larkin
Edmonton Oilers — Connor McDavid
Florida Panthers — Aleksander Barkov
Los Angeles Kings — Anze Kopitar
Minnesota Wild — Jared Spurgeon
Montreal Canadiens — Nick Suzuki
Nashville Predators —Roman Josi
New Jersey Devils — Nico Hischier
New York Islanders — Anders Lee
New York Rangers — Jacob Trouba
Ottawa Senators — Brady Tkachuk
Philadelphia Flyers — Sean Couturier
Pittsburgh Penguins —Sidney Crosby
San Jose Sharks — Logan Couture
Seattle Kraken — No captain
St. Louis Blues — Brayden Schenn
Tampa Bay Lightning — No captain
Toronto Maple Leafs — Auston Matthews
Utah Hockey Club — No captain
Vancouver Canucks — Quinn Hughes
Vegas Golden Knights — Mark Stone
Washington Capitals — Alex Ovechkin
Winnipeg Jets — Adam Lowry
