Avalanche names Landeskog team captain
Gabriel Landeskog team's first pick in 2012 draft
(Photo courtesy: nhl.avalanche.com)
Posted: 09/04/2012
Last Updated:
256 days ago
DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche say theyve named the youngest team captain in NHL history.
Their new captain is Gabriel Landeskog, a 19-year-old forward.
Landeskog was the Avalanches first pick of the 2012 draft and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHLs rookie of the year. He recorded 22 goals and 30 assists that season while appearing in 82 games.
He is a native of Stockholm, Sweden. Landeskog was previously a captain of the OHL Kitchener Rangers team and served as an alternate captain for Team Sweden at the 2012 IIHF World Championship.
Tuesday Landeskog tweeted, "I couldn't be more excited and I'm truly looking forward to the challenge."
The former captain, Milan Hejduk, will serve as an assistant captain along with Paul Stastny.
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