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The New York Rangers have a new leader. J.T. Miller was named the 29th captain in franchise history on Wednesday, the team announced.
Miller, 32, rejoined the Rangers last season in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks and immediately became one of the team’s most productive players. He recorded 35 points in 32 games with New York after the trade, finishing the 2024-25 season with 70 points overall.
“Since his arrival last season, J.T. immediately became a leader for our group and exemplifies how we want to conduct ourselves both on and off the ice,” Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury said in a release.
Miller is entering his 14th NHL season and has skated in 871 career games with the Rangers, Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning.
A former first-round pick by New York in 2011, Miller has tallied 260 goals and 449 assists in his career. He was an alternate captain in Vancouver and helped the Rangers reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2014.
J.T. Miller contract
Miller is under contract for seven years and $56 million with the Rangers. He originally signed the extension with Vancouver in 2022, carrying an annual cap hit of $8 million. The deal runs through the 2029-30 NHL season.
J.T. Miller career highlights
Miller was drafted No. 15 overall by the Rangers in 2011. He has 709 career points He became the youngest player named to the AHL All-Star Game in 2013 and then made his first NHL All-Star team in 2023-24, when he had a career-high 103 points with Vancouver.
Who was the last Rangers captain?
Jacob Trouba wore the “C” from 2022–24 before being traded to the Anaheim Ducks.
Rangers captain history
Here are the 29 captains in the history of the Rangers.
Buddy O’Connor, 1949-50Frank Eddolls, 1950-1951Allan Stanley, 1951-1953Don Raleigh, 1953-1955Harry Howell, 1955-1957George Sullivan, 1957-1961Andy Bathgate, 1961-1964Camille Henry, 1964-1965Bob Nevin, 1965-1971Vic Hadfield, 1971-1974Brad Park, 1974-1975Phil Esposito, 1975-1978Dave Maloney, 1978-1980Walt Tkaczuk, 1980-1981Barry Beck, 1981-1986Ron Greschner, 1986-1987Kelly Kisio, 1987-1991Mark Messier, 1991-1997Brian Leetch, 1997-2000Mark Messier, 2000-2004Jaromir Jagr, 2006-2008Chris Drury, 2008-2011Ryan Callahan, 2011-2014Ryan McDonagh, 2014-2018Jacob Trouba, 2022-2024T.J. Miller, 2025-present