San Jose Sharks head coach Bob Boughner announced today that Mario Ferraro will join Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl as the alternate captains for the team this season. Ferraro replaces current free agent Patrick Marleau, who won’t be back with the team this season. They’ll continue the leadership group’s trend of having one set of alternate captains during road games and another set for at home.
Ferraro is coming off of a one-goal and 17 point season through 56 games played in 2020-21. He was among the top of the team in goals above replacement, which is a very impressive feat considering he was just 22 years old and in his second season in the National Hockey League.