Fill-in Captains

[dcee53]

From 1975-1985 the NHL did not have alternate captains, only one player who would wear the "C". During this time I am wondering what happened when the captain did not play? Did someone else always wear the "C" or didn't some teams go without a designated captains? Also, before that when teams had three alternates and one captain, did teams always have four players with letters in the lineup even when one might have not dressed out. I'm particularly curious as to whom filled in as captain for the Blues during this time. Any help would be great.

67-68 Al Arbour
A - Noel Picard, Jim Roberts, Rod Stewart (before trade), Red Berenson (months after trade)
68-69 Al Arbour
A - Jim Roberts, Red Berenson, Jean-Guy Talbot
69-70 Al Arbour
A - Jim Roberts, Red Berenson, Jean-Guy Talbot
70-71 Red Berenson (until trade)
A - Jim Roberts, Jean-Guy Talbot (until Talbot trade), Bob Plager, Bill McCreary (after Talbot trade)
Al Arbour (after Berenson trade)
A - Jim Roberts, Bob Plager, Bill McCreary
71-72 Jim Roberts (until trade)
A - Bob Plager, Barclay Plager, Carl Brewer
No Captain, four alternates (after trade)
A - Bob Plager, Barclay Plager, Carl Brewer, Frank St. Marseille (after trade), Terry Crisp (after Brewer leaves)
72-73 No Captain, four alternates (until Jan or Feb)
A - Bob Plager, Barclay Plager, Frank St. Marseille (before trade), Garry Unger, Gary Sabourin (after trade)
Barclay Plager
A - Bob Plager, Frank St. Marseille (before trade), Garry Unger, Gary Sabourin (after trade)
73-74 Barclay Plager
A - Bob Plager, Gary Sabourin, Garry Unger
74-75 Barclay Plager
A - Bob Plager, Garry Unger, Don Awrey (until trade), Bill Collins (after trade)
75-76 Barclay Plager
Red Berenson
76-77 Garry Unger
striped of "C" Mar, 1977
77-78 Red Berenson
78-79 Barry Gibbs
79-80 Brian Sutter
80-81 Brian Sutter
81-82 Brian Sutter
82-83 Brian Sutter
83-84 Brian Sutter
84-85 Brian Sutter

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[David Bruce Banner]

From 1975-1985 the NHL did not have alternate captains, only one player who would wear the "C". During this time I am wondering what happened when the captain did not play? Did someone else always wear the "C" or didn't some teams go without a designated captains? Also, before that when teams had three alternates and one captain, did teams always have four players with letters in the lineup even when one might have not dressed out. I'm particularly curious as to whom filled in as captain for the Blues during this time. Any help would be great

78-79 Barry Gibbs

Wow, that was a good time for him.