Confirmed with Link: Nick Foligno (35th captain of the Blackhawks)

[Mrfenn92]

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[Dead Meat]

He earned it - good stuff

 

[Alicat]

Congrats Fliggy! You guys have a great one! Loved him here in Boston.

 

[Wally1112pac]

Meh.

He mailed it in at the end of last year for the final 15 games or so. Right now he is barely an everyday player.

He's a vet that is great in the locker room.

It's too bad our captain is a healthy scratch threat on any given night but whatever. He's a good transition captain until Bedard and the rest of the young guys are ready.

 

[clydesdale line]

Love it. Everyone in that room respects him and always goes out of his way to welcome the prospects not to mention will stand up for any teammate and is great with the media. Keeping the seat warm for Bedard. We'll deserved.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Just making official what was readily apparent. Love it.

 

[Chelios]

Mentioned on the main board thread, but I am a little surprised they did it. Love the choice, he is the captain regardless of the letter on his jersey. Nice little clip the Hawks put out when he found out.

 

[giza]

I thin, this was kind of a no-brainer....the dude is veteran player, high character, strong personality ....not sure who else brings all that to the table.....hopefully Dickinson wears an "A" along with Jones.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Feels kind of like a placeholder before pinning the C on someone else longterm, imho. Seems deserved, though.

 

[HawksDub89]

100% the right move.

Give it to bedard in a couple years when more of his peers are on the roster.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I honestly thought it had potential to be Murphy as choice given, he has been here the longest

 

[GIADF]

I honestly thought it had potential to be Murphy as choice given, he has been here the longest

Glad it's not because now hopefully come TDL they can trade his sorry ass.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Locker room clearly regards him highly, so not shocking at all.

I imagine a front office position awaits him after he retires.

 

[swerdnase]

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I honestly thought it had potential to be Murphy as choice given, he has been here the longest

I can't believe anybody thought Murphy or Seth had a snowballs chance in hell of wearing the C with Foligno and Bedard on the roster.

 

[TJBrocker]

Surprised? a little that they've announced a perm captain.

Happy it's Foligno? F' yeah! Let's go!

 

[YukonCornelius]

From a Bruins fan, great choice! Awesome leader and great guy all around.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Had to be him.

 

[BHFAN92]

Maybe I am the downer on this page but I WOULD have preferred it to be Bedsy with Foligno getting the A

 

[Kevin Musto]

Maybe I am the downer on this page but I WOULD have preferred it to be Bedsy with Foligno getting the A

Bedard will be C.

But he has to be ready first.

As of now, Foligno commands the room. He'll be Captain for at least 2 seasons, and in that time he'll continue to mentor and groom Bedard for the role and eventually pass the torch.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Good for him.

Obviously just a placeholder until Bedard is ready, but a lot of guys would have issue with being a placeholder. Foligno comes off as a guy who would be willing to forgo the C in a year or so if Connor seems ready for the honor. Not many guys would do that, but he understands the assignment.

 

[Dr Salt]

Happy for him.

 

[Joemoe]

I have no problem with him being captain first, since the Hawks are in the middle of a rebuild and some tough times are still ahead let Bedard focus on his on ice play and then he can become captain and worry about all the stuff that comes with that in addition to being the best player he can be.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Cool enough for the time being. I hate that we have another season or two minimum before the fruits of this laborious rebuild start to bear.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

Maybe I am the downer on this page but I WOULD have preferred it to be Bedsy with Foligno getting the A

Just IMO - but I'd rather give Bedard a chance to develop as a player before giving him the extra responsibility of dealing with all the extra stuff that is being a captain. YMMV.