The 2025-26 NHL season is finally here (LET’S GO!) and for some players, they\u2019ll be entering the year with the honored symbol of leadership on their jersey: A \u201cC\u201d for captain.<\/p>\n
Not every team has a captain, and that\u2019s fine \u2014 it could mean the franchise is waiting for a leader to emerge, or that the locker room works just fine without one standout voice at the top.<\/p>\n
But if you\u2019re here, you may be wondering: Who are the captains for every team? And which teams don\u2019t have a captain? We have answers!<\/p>\n
Here’s the full list:<\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks<\/a>: Radko GudasBoston Bruins: No captainBuffalo Sabres: Rasmus DahlinCalgary Flames: Mikael BacklundCarolina Hurricanes: Jordan StaalChicago Blackhawks: Nick FolignoColorado Avalanche: Gabriel LandeskogColumbus Blue Jackets: Boone JennerDallas Stars: Jamie BennDetroit Red Wings: Dylan LarkinEdmonton Oilers: Connor McDavidFlorida Panthers: Aleksander BarkovLos Angeles Kings: Anze KopitarMinnesota Wild: Jared SpurgeonMontreal Canadiens: Nick SuzukiNashville Predators: Roman JosiNew Jersey Devils: Nico HischierNew York Islanders: Anders LeeNew York Rangers: J.T. MillerOttawa Senators: Brady TkachukPhiladelphia Flyers: Sean CouturierPittsburgh Penguins: Sidney CrosbySan Jose Sharks: No captainSeattle Kraken: Jordan EberleSt. Louis Blues<\/a>: Brayden SchennTampa Bay Lightning: Victor HedmanToronto Maple Leafs: Auston MatthewsUtah Mammoth: Clayton KellerVancouver Canucks: Quinn HughesVegas Golden Knights: Mark StoneWashington Capitals: Alex OvechkinWinnipeg Jets: Adam Lowry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025-26 NHL season is finally here (LET’S GO!) and for some players, they\u2019ll be entering the year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230086,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5119],"tags":[2210,233,312,71,1739,308,323,5,70,2409,231,5281,81,87,40,4,79,272,269,2410,311,43,86,69,84],"class_list":{"0":"post-230085","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nashville-predators","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-ducks","10":"tag-autopilot","11":"tag-blues","12":"tag-ducks","13":"tag-exclude","14":"tag-exclude-social-autopilot","15":"tag-hockey","16":"tag-louis","17":"tag-nashville","18":"tag-nashville-predators","19":"tag-nashvillepredators","20":"tag-national","21":"tag-national-sports","22":"tag-news","23":"tag-nhl","24":"tag-overall","25":"tag-overall-positive","26":"tag-positive","27":"tag-predators","28":"tag-social","29":"tag-sports","30":"tag-sports-news","31":"tag-st","32":"tag-st-louis-blues"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115335699097102560","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}