SAN JOSE — Logan Couture has been named as the Sharks’ next captain by coach Pete DeBoer, the team announced Thursday morning.
Couture, 30, a first round draft pick (ninth overall) by the Sharks in 2007, has spent all 10 years of his NHL career with San Jose and served as an alternate captain to Joe Pavelski from 2015-2019. Pavelski signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Stars on July 1 as a free agent.
Along with Couture, Brent Burns, Tomas Hertl, Erik Karlsson, and Joe Thornton will each serve as alternate captains.
“Since I arrived in San Jose four seasons ago, we have been blessed with a tremendous amount of leadership on our roster,” DeBoer said in a statement.