Dylan Larkin, a homegrown player who has come to embody the face of the rebuild, has been named the 37th captain in Detroit Red Wings history.
He joins a list that boasts Hockey Hall of Famers in Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Sid Abel, Red Kelly and Alex Delvecchio, and fills a position left open when Henrik Zetterberg retired in September 2018.
The announcement was made Wednesday.
Larkin, 24, was the clear-cut choice. Since making the Wings out of training camp in 2015, a year after he was selected at 15th in the 2014 draft, Larkin has shown the signs of a captain.