{"id":2105,"date":"2016-10-05T21:47:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T01:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=2105"},"modified":"2016-10-05T21:47:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T01:47:40","slug":"oilers-name-connor-mcdavid-captain-becomes-youngest-captain-in-nhl-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/10\/05\/oilers-name-connor-mcdavid-captain-becomes-youngest-captain-in-nhl-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Name Connor McDavid Captain; Becomes Youngest in NHL History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday afternoon, the <strong>Edmonton Oilers<\/strong> announced that 19-year-old star forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a><\/strong> has been named captain of the team. They also announced that forwards <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lucicmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milan Lucic<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eberljo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Eberle<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nugenry01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Nugent-Hopkins<\/a><\/strong> will serve as the alternate captains of the team. McDavid becomes the youngest player to wear the &#8220;C&#8221; in <strong>National Hockey League<\/strong> history at 19 years, 266 days, surpassing\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/landega01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Landeskog<\/a><\/strong> who became captain of the <strong>Colorado Avalanche<\/strong> at 19 years old, 286 days.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Oilers<\/a> have named <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmcdavid97?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cmcdavid97<\/a> the 15th captain in franchise history. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/27MilanLucic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@27MilanLucic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EBS_14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ebs_14<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNH_93?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RNH_93<\/a> will serve as alternates. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lARVfYozO3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/lARVfYozO3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers\/status\/783733573635416064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Oilers Name Connor McDavid Captain; Becomes Youngest in NHL History<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very honored and humbled to be able to wear the &#8216;C&#8217; for this organization,&#8221; McDavid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/connor-mcdavid-named-oilers-captain\/c-282401230\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said to NHL.com<\/a>. &#8220;There are so many good leaders in this room, and to be able to represent them is definitely a good feeling. \u00a0No, it doesn&#8217;t feel overwhelming at all; I just feel normal about it. \u00a0I&#8217;m very humbled to wear it and excited about it. But having the support of the teammates and all that, that&#8217;s the main thing; and that&#8217;s what makes it so much easier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Oilers head coach <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mclelto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Todd McLellan<\/a><\/strong> had this to say- &#8220;He&#8217;s mature beyond his years. \u00a0He&#8217;s dealt with all of you [media] since he was 14. He handles himself very well and takes care of his teammates in front of and with the media, which we think is very important in a Canadian franchise. He is an ambassador of the game, which I think you have to be as a captain. [McDavid] puts himself out there with the fans and the young kids and he understands his role. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/crosbsi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sidney Crosby<\/a><\/strong> and a couple of others have gone through that, they do a tremendous job, and I see a lot of that in him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Big Expecations<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a> was selected first overall in the <strong>2015 National Hockey League Entry Draft<\/strong> by the Edmonton Oilers. \u00a0He suffered a shoulder injury early in the season. McDavid\u00a0returned and ended up playing 45 games, scoring 16 goals and adding 32 assists for 48 points. He was <strong>NHL Rookie of the Month<\/strong> in October 2015, February 2016, and March 2016. McDavid just returned from the <strong>2016 World Cup of Hockey<\/strong>, where he served as captain for <strong>Team North America<\/strong>. As he heads into the 2016-2017 season, all eyes will be on him to determine if he can live up to the hype. This has grown even bigger after\u00a0being named captain.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/520248528\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/520248528?et=WcB5JS8ORFFof8uNQkU6CA&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=6cKy-nrjDN6c5tn-3mKDklPK0Z0g1nb8Xj0GqmmBLZc=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers announced that 19-year-old star forward Connor McDavid has been named captain of the team. They also announced that forwards Milan Lucic, Jordan Eberle, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will serve as the alternate captains of the team. McDavid becomes the youngest player to wear the &#8220;C&#8221; in National Hockey League history [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1187,"featured_media":2124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"1475703420","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"McDavid named captain of the Oilers, becomes youngest ever in NHL history.  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