Nhl news today – Chicago blackhawks , tampa bay lightning , edmonton oilers , detroit red wings , dallas stars and vancouver canucks . Nhl training camp 2024 opens today so hockey news is rolling in as players report to camps and teams are officially announcing stuff. The new chicago blackhawks captain has just been announced and it was pretty clearly between connor bedard and nick foligno . Kyle davidson and hawks brass chose to go with nick foligno blackhawks captain post jonathan toews . The tampa bay lightning new captain was also announced , contract extensions and more. Dakota joshua is awesome and I hope he recovers well and can get back to full health. For recaps breakdowns and reaction coverage of nhl highlights 2024 , nhl news , rankings and variety content (got a fun one coming) and more, stick with johnny hawkey. Nhl today
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Nick Folingo has shown himself time and time again, both on and off the ice, that he is the right choice to be the Blackhawks captain.
what tuff stuff does a captain do???????
New video 🎉
I was waiting all off-season for the new captain announcement. Now I’m happy. Congratulations Hedman.
I’m so fucking happy they didn’t insist on Bedard as the next captain. So happy for big dick Nick.
If you watched the Hawks last season – and I did with the exception of 3-4 games – this is absolutely the right move. Foligno was a stud, blue collar player and an outstanding leader. He and Dickinson have selflessly stepped up to provide leadership and mentoring. Let Bedard have a year or two more to keep getting better and then it’s all his. Love the move.
We want the Oilers to win the Cup.
I definitely think it’s the right call. Bedard is under enough pressure and scrutiny as is. If he focuses on playing and improving his game, he’s gonna be one of the best of all time.
I wish Boston never traded Foligno … good for him though . Amazing player
Good choice, Foligno only has a couple seasons left, so there is a clear succession plan.
Raymond is all offence. Always been a minus.
I love it when teams do this. Gives it to someone who's a clear leader and doesn't just give it their best player. Winnipeg is another good example of that
Ah yes, the Hoffman-Kulak connection. Good for at least -25 each at 4th line and 3rd pair minutes
Wishing Joshua a speedy recovery🙏🏼 Super classy statement he put out there.
For some reason I thought he was already the Captain. Talked to my dad who is a hawks fan and he thought Foligno was already captain too lol
Idk. To me, your captain should probably have the ability to make the majority of rosters in the NHL.
Foligno might be able to make the Sharks and Blue Jackets… But could he make anyone else at this stage of his career? Probably not.
I would have preferred they just kept a vacant captaincy then to put it on foligno
This is exactly why I liked the Foligno move from the beginning. His was always going to be a leadership role for the young guns, so I'm glad they made it official. Feeling very good about the future of this team!
Good move by the Blackhawks. Too many people are in the odd mentality that the Captaincy should automatically go to the most skilled player. That is absolutely the wrong way to do it. Leadership is about mentality, attitude, and character. Of course, the Captain needs to be skilled enough to lead by example, but giving the C just because a guy is highly talented is missing the point. This way, Bedard gets a chance to continue to mature and grow into himself, and he will get the C once he's ready.
Joshua has "BALLS OF STEEL!"
Folingo was a great mentor for Bedard last year, definitely the right move imo. Wishing Dakota Joshua a speedy recovery, fuck cancer
IDK I'm not even going to recognize the Lightning. Hedman? He seems kind of Vanilla and he was really close to Stammer. Killorn is gone to Anaheim would have been in the running, Sergachev is gone;..( the great Mont'l steal. It's 2 cups anyway
I love Chicago
Bedard will have the A
Nice move for Chi
Classy move Dakota. Hope he is back to 100 percent soon
Good call with the Hawks
Didn’t hear that about Joshua. Fuck cancer. I know he’ll kick it right in the nuts😉. Wishing a speedy recovery.
Great guy, great choice!
It's sad that the Toews/Kane era is over, but having Uncle Fliggy help us transition into the next era is making it a bit easier.
Go Habs Go
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