It was a question of when, not if, the Tampa Bay Lightning would name Victor Hedman the next captain of the team. With a contract extension in his back pocket, two Stanley Cups on his mantle, and over 1,000 games of experience, Hedman was the ideal choice to follow his good friend Steven Stamkos as the next leader of the Lightning. The organization confirmed it on Wednesday, the first day of training camp as they announced him as the 11th captain in franchise history. Along with Hedman wearing the “C”, Nikita Kucherov and Ryan McDonagh will be completing the leadership team as alternate captains.
Victor Hedman named captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning
