In ice hockey, the captain is the player designated by a team as the only person authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations when the captain is on the ice. At most leve
Sidney Crosby, wearing the "C" as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Captains Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings (right) and Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks (middle) talk with a referee in October 2010
Evgeni Malkin in November 2017: the "A" is commonly on the left side of the jersey (from wearer's perspective)
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Con
Captain (ice hockey)
…placed on the right, while the Detroit Red Wings' primary jerseys used that placement for much of their history. Since the 2016–17 NHL season, the Florida Panthers have included an arched bar patch reading "Captain" or "Alternate" above the jersey's left sleeve patch, in addition to the letter on the front of the…
The Panthers drafted Jay Bouwmeester third overall in the 2002 NHL entry draft.
The Panthers acquired Brian Campbell during the 2011 off-season. Campbell played with the Panthers from 2011 to 2016.
Aleksander Barkov, drafted second overall by the Panthers in 2013, would emerge as the franchise's captain and star during the late-2010s.
Forward Matthew Tkachuk, pictured with the Calgary Flames.