Did we lose the war against “assistant” captain?

[895]

Growing up I was told alternate captain is correct and people who think it’s assistant captain are mistaken.

Barkov named Team Finland captain for 4 Nations Face-Off | NHL.com

Panthers center calls it 'huge honor'; became 1st Finnish captain to win Stanley Cup last season

www.nhl.com

Now the NHL itself is calling them assistants.

What the heck.


Yeah yeah old man yells at cloud.

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[DieSendungmitderMaus]

We have associate captains these days

 

[BrickNHL]

I’ve been calling them assistant captains since I was young. Only found out about alternates when I joined this site

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Assistant, always has been, always will be.

 

[Jixer19]

I thought it was alternate captain, shows what I know

 

[Terry Yake]

reddit is down the hall and to the left

 

[Golden_Jet]

It’s always been alternate captain, people that didn’t really know just referred to it as assistant.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Antiquated now.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...it's ALTERNATE captain...if you can't remember that, get out of hockey...

 

[John Mandalorian]

This thread has strong Hester Prynne vibes.

 

[Kane One]

It’s alternate captain and always has been.

 

[TKB]

Growing up I was told alternate captain is correct and people who think it’s assistant captain are mistaken.

Barkov named Team Finland captain for 4 Nations Face-Off | NHL.com

Panthers center calls it 'huge honor'; became 1st Finnish captain to win Stanley Cup last season

www.nhl.com

Now the NHL itself is calling them assistants.

What the heck.


Yeah yeah old man yells at cloud.

Ha. I do that all the time. I am not happy unless I am mad.

Having said that how old are you?

I am about to turn 58, American, been involved with hockey since 1972, and to me it has always been assistant. (and it was also off-sides)

This thread is off to a great start though, has the makings of an HF Hall of Fame.

 

[nucks88]

I thought it was alternate captain, shows what I know

It always was alternate...the player(s) was/were named in case the captain was injured or penalized and unable to fulfill his duties....

 

[Schennanigans]

A is a better grade than C

 

[Jormungandr]

Lawson Crouse is referred to as an associate captain in Utah.

 

[Turin]

Time to add another variable

 

[Oilslick941611]

Always called it assistant captain.

Played house league in the early to mid 90s.

 

[JoVel]

It's assistant because it matches with the translation in my language.

 

[D Wakaluk]

I see you used the w-word, not cool around here

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I always heard both, figured they mean the same thing, more or less, so who gives a flying Felicia.

 

[Drake1588]

This is one of those things where if you want to call it a jersey or a sweater, it's all good. Means the same thing, and everyone knows what you mean. Don't be a pedant and try to relax. It's good for you.

 

[heynowbababooey]

It has always been alternate, but I've even heard Getzlaf refer to them as "assistant's" in an interview once. I'll keep saying alternate because it's correct, but at the end of the day it doesn't really matter, I suppose.

 

[wolfgaze]

I always preferred that the 'A' stand for 'Assistant' Captain - like one is assisting with the leadership duties that are typically associated with the Captain.

'Alternate' makes it sound like one is an alternative option for the Captain role, rather than actively assisting with the leadership duties (IMHO)

 

[hamzarocks]

Its always been assistant to the captain where I'm from

 

[Mr Positive]

It is alternate captain.

You do not need assistant captains. Thats silly. What on earth are they assisting?

However you do need someone to be an alternate captain when the captain is on the bench or not playing.