Matthew Ford, a veteran forward in his second season with the Grand Rapids Griffins, was named team captain Tuesday.
Ford succeeded Nathan Paetsch, who was not re-signed after one season in the role. Ford served as an alternate last season, as he had at previous stops in Bakersfield and Oklahoma City.
Brian Lashoff, Ben Street and Eric Tangradi were named alternates. Lashoff and Street served in that capacity last season, too.
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