Shortly before the Seattle Kraken took the ice for their inaugural NHL game in October of 2021, the franchise named its first ever captain: 38-year old defenseman Mark Giordano. Less than six months later, the Kraken traded Giordano to Toronto. They’ve been captainless since.
Unlike many other sports, where team leadership is more nebulous, the roles of captains and alternate captains are written into the NHL rule book. Captains wear a C on their sweaters and alternates wear an A. But a hockey team without a captain is not necessarily like a ship without one, destined to drift aimlessly over the rough seas.
In fact, the
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