No more co-captains: Brind'Amour has Hurricanes' next leader in mind
There will be only one man to wear the "C" in Carolina next season, and newly installed Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour has already pinpointed who that player will be, he said Wednesday.
Brind’Amour says there will be a captain, not co-captains. Already has someone in mind to wear C but will talk to team first.
— Chip Alexander (@ice_chip) May 9, 2018
Last season, Bill Peters settled on a pair of captains: forward Jordan Staal and defenseman Justin Faulk. They alternated wearing the "C" between home and road games, while forward Jeff Skinner served as an assistant captain all season.
Brind'Amour, himself, was named captain of the Hurricanes in 2005, and hoisted the Stanley Cup with the team in 2006. He held the role until January 2010, when Eric Staal took it over.
Carolina went the entire 2016-17 campaign without a captain following Staal's departure.