The process to pick a captain can vary by team. All but one of the 32 NHL teams currently has a captain.
The shortest tenured captain is Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle (Oct. 8, 2024), while the longest tenured is Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby (May 31, 2007).
Here is the list of each team's current captain:
Anaheim Ducks: Radko Gudas
Boston Bruins: Brad Marchand
Buffalo Sabres: Rasmus Dahlin
Calgary Flames: Mikael Backlund
Carolina Hurricanes: Jordan Staal
Chicago Blackhawks: Nick Foligno
Colorado Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog
Columbus Blue Jackets: Boone Jenner
Dallas Stars: Jamie Benn
Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin
Edmonton Oilers: Connor McDavid
Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov
Los Angeles Kings: Anze Kopitar
Minnesota Wild: Jared Spurgeon
Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki
Nashville Predators: Roman Josi
New Jersey Devils: Nico Hischier
New York Islanders: Anders Lee
New York Rangers: No captain
Ottawa Senators: Brady Tkachuk
Philadelphia Flyers: Sean Couturier
Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby
San Jose Sharks: Logan Couture
Seattle Kraken: Jordan Eberle
St. Louis Blues: Brayden Schenn
Tampa Bay Lightning: Victor Hedman
Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews
Utah Hockey Club: Clayton Keller
Vancouver Canucks: Quinn Hughes
Vegas Golden Knights: Mark Stone
Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin
Winnipeg Jets: Adam Lowry
