When was henrik sedin named captain

That combination is not surprising, but still worth mentioning. Vancouver Canucks fans are hoping for that exact top line to score the team back into the NHL playoffs, and the World Cup of Hockey could be enough for them to regain their chemistry. The Sedins missed a chunk of the tournament as they were still participating in the NHL playoffs, but the twins and Eriksson combined for 22 points in the four games they played together.

The World Cup of Hockey will certainly be a tougher task, but Sweden has decent chances to win nonetheless. More FS Atlantic News ». View all Atlantic Sites. More Metropolitan News ». More FS Metropolitan News ». We are proud to name him as team Captain.

Sedin, 30, becomes the 13th Captain in Canucks history. In Sedin became the first player in franchise history to win the NHL scoring title, setting a new club record for most points and assists recorded in one season. Sedin ranks fourth all-time in scoring with points in games played. His assists rank first all-time and with career games in a Vancouver uniform, Sedin sits sixth all-time in games played. Over the span of a decade, Henrik has been an active member in the community, supporting charitable initiatives with the Canucks in addition to personal donations.

His 83 assists surpassed his own the club record of 71 and his career assist total of is also a club record, topping Trevor Linden's Coach Alain Vigneault said before the announcement that he and Gillis met several times to discuss the captaincy Luongo relinquished in September. Naming Luongo captain was a controversial move as the NHL did not want a goalie captain leaving his crease during games to discuss referees' decisions.

A rule dating back to the s forbade goalies from wearing the captain's "C" on their sweater so Luongo wore it on his mask and alternates talked to game officials.

That still left Luongo to deal with other captaincy issues—like dealing with the media—which were said to be a distraction. He refused game-day interviews during the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Last year he won 40 games but had his highest goals-against average of 2. Notes: Naslund and Stan Smyl both served eight seasons as Canucks captain, the longest tenure of any player in that role.