NHL Announces the Captains for the 2015 All-Star Game
With the All-Star weekend coming up next week, the NHL announced the captains for both teams today. Nick Foligno was named captain of the home team and Jonathan Toews was named the captain of the visiting team.
Nick Foligno, Jonathan Toews named captains for 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend – 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend
“Nick Foligno, Jonathan Toews named captains for 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend, with Doughty, Kane, Getzlaf and Nash serving as assistants.
NEW YORK — Nick Foligno of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks have been named team Captains for the 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend in Columbus, the National Hockey League (NHL®) announced today. The NHL All-Star teams are now designated as Team Foligno and Team Toews. In addition, Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings and Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks have been named Assistant Captains of Team Foligno, while Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks and Rick Nash of the New York Rangers have been named Assistant Captains of Team Toews.
The Captains and Assistant Captains were selected by NHL Hockey Operations in consultation with players selected as 2015 NHL All-Stars and will lead the 2015 Honda NHL® All-Star Game team selection process during the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft™ presented by DraftKings on Friday, Jan. 23. The Captains and Assistant Captains also will set their team rosters for the Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Jan. 24. As Captains, Foligno and Toews will wear a “C” on their jerseys, while Doughty, Kane, Getzlaf and Nash will wear an “A” on theirs.”
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748621
Toews has been captain of the Chicago Blackhawks since 2008, when he was 18 years old, and at the time, became the third youngest captain in NHL history. Foligno is not currently a captain, but he plas for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are hosting the event. What are your thoughts on the captain selections?
