One for Finny?

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I just read that Jamie Langenbrunner is the NJ devils' eighth captain in their history and got to wondering how many captains our own devils have had?

Any ideas Finn...or anybody else for that matter?
 

Finny

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Oh crikey!

Err....... I'll have a look through my records to see what I can find. Out of interest - are NJ just counting permanent captains - or temporary captains due to injury?
 

Finny

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From what I can work out:

1986-1987: Paul Farmer
1987-1988: Perry Olivier
1988-1989: Steve Moria
1989-1990: Steve Moria
1990-1991: Steve Moria
1991-1992: Steve Moria
1992-1993: Paul Heavey
1993-1994: Paul Heavey
1994-1995: Paul Heavey/Stephen Cooper
1995-1996: Stephen Cooper
1996-1997: Mike Ware
1997-1998: Ivan Matulik
1998-1999: Ivan Matulik
1999-2000: Ivan Matulik
2000-2001: Ivan Matulik
2001-2002: ??????????????????????????
2002-2003: Mike Ware
2003-2004: Mike Ware
2004-2005: Ed Patterson/Vezio Sacratini
2005-2006: Gerad Adams
2006-2007: Gerad Adams/Brad Voth
2007-2008: Brad Voth
2008-2009: Brad Voth

So I make that 11?
 

wildthing74

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I'm sure MC wore the C a few times?I seem to recall the old tempory measure of using red tape on the shirt rather than get a new printed one.Pretty sure he was but long time ago.
 

Finny

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Quite possibly, but I decided to include only players who were officially recognised as Captain. When Voth was injured we had several different acting captains, and I seem to remember DeWaele being captain for a couple of games too.

When Paul Heavey was injured, I think Nicky Chinn was acting captain for a while, before Stephen Cooper finished the season and was then made Captain the following season.
 
#7
Mike Nicholishen (spelling?) was Captain for the lock out year.

Nicky Chinn had the captaincy between Heavy and Stephen Cooper in 94/95. Coops was still recovering from his own knee injury when Heavy retired. I think Chinn had it for about 10 games.

Apart from that - spot on!!

Cheers,

John
 
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John 1927/1986 said:
Mike Nicholishen (spelling?) was Captain for the lock out year.
That would only have been until the imports were gassed. I have a very vague idea that Franny might have been captain at some point that season, but not sure. It may have been another temporary thing.
 
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