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The oldest permanent captain in league history was Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, who turned 43 years old, during his last NHL season with the Bruins. The longest tenure in league history was Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings, who served as captain of the Red Wings for nineteen seasons, over a span of twenty years.
This is a list of players who have been named team captain of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Pages in category "Detroit Red Wings captains" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
Dylan Larkin (born July 30, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player and captain of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Larkin was drafted 15th overall by the Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Under his leadership the Red Wings began a new era of success; [18] in 1983 they drafted Steve Yzerman, who spent his entire career in Detroit, including a league record 20 years as team captain. [19] The Red Wings returned to the playoffs in 1984 where they suffered a first round defeat to the St. Louis Blues. [20]
[1] [2] There have been 28 head coaches in franchise history; three during the era of the Detroit Cougars (1926–1930) and Detroit Falcons (1930–1932) and the rest under the Detroit Red Wings (1932–present). Six Red Wings coaches have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as players: Jack Adams, Sid Abel, Bill Gadsby, Marcel Pronovost ...
Lidström was an alternate captain of the Red Wings since the 1997–98 season, but was awarded the captaincy after the 2006 retirement of long-time Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman. It was an honour made more special by the fact that he became the first European captain in franchise history.
Jay Varady (born September 16, 1977) is an American former ice hockey player and current assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to joining the Red Wings' organization, Varady coached the Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey League (USHL), the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Tucson Roadrunners in the ...
He served as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2018 to 2022, helping lead the team to consecutive Stanley Cup titles in 2020 and 2021. [3] On June 30, 2022, he was named the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. [4]