The Texas Stars have a captain. Newcomer Cole Schneider will be the eighth captain in team history, replacing the departed Dillon Heatherington. Schneider is the first captain since the opening season to have no prior experience with the club before being named captain. However, while that is uncommon in Texas, it is not uncommon in the league at large.
"He's a new face to the organization, but he established his leadership qualities very quickly and throughout training camp,” noted head coach Neil Graham.
Schneider was a solid player for a Milwaukee team that was headed for a deep run last year before the COVID shutdown.