More recent obscure captains than Derek McKenzie?

[tarheelhockey]

 

[Ceremony]

Gabriel Bourque is only wearing an A because Comeau is out. Comeau normally wears the A.

Comeau wears an A in Colorado, that's pretty obscure.

So obscure in fact that Comeau has only worn an A this year when MacKinnon or Johnson have been injured.

 

[Ceremony]

This is one of the least obscure captaincies in NHL history

 

[tarheelhockey]

This is one of the least obscure captaincies in NHL history

Give it some time and it’ll be a crazy trivia question that requires half a page of explanation.

 

[KingTux]

Edmonton before Mcdavid had some obscure captains. Ethan Moreau?

Andrew Ference was the captain before Connor McDavid

 

[TOGuy14]

You've also got the Devil's who like to name unassuming players captains. Last two captains are Andy Greene and Bryce Salvador.

Think that's a Lou thing. Leafs still going without a captain this season.

The obvious choices for the C going into next season would be Matthews or Rielly, but fully expecting something stupid like Polak or Komarov

 

[Legionnaire11]

Greg Johnson was the Predators Captain for a while, succeeding Tom Fitzgerald. Not exactly household names.

 

[karnige]

Nothing obscure about a 5th overall pick who was well known and twice a gold medalist for the national team....

he was hyped asthe next big thing. while he never came close he was still a solid player

 

[Terry Yake]

mackenzie broke into the league in the early 00s but i'm pretty sure he's only been a NHL regular within the last decade

so it's not like he's been in the league for close to 20 years and has gone completely under the radar

 

[Sky04]

he was hyped asthe next big thing. while he never came close he was still a solid player

Still a pretty well known name around the league and fans especially during those times..

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

So obscure in fact that Comeau has only worn an A this year when MacKinnon or Johnson have been injured.

Maybe it just feels like he's been wearing it all season, because MacKinnon being out feels like an eternity.

But, with the effort Comeau and Bourque have been putting in, I don't mind either of them getting the recognition, even if it's only temporary.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Eric Brewer, Dallas Drake

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Eric Brewer, Dallas Drake

How are either of these obscure? A solid top 4 d and a pretty good middle sixer with a cullen-esque career point wise. Both pretty known players in their time.

 

[RebuildinVan]

Roberto Luongo for the Canucks

Wasnt really obsure, the whole league laughed at that

 

[tom_servo]

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Steve McKenna.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Mark Messier for the Canucks

But other than him, the Oilers captains Smith, Moreau, Horcoff, Ference, and yet somehow Ryan Smyth was never named captain of the Oilers...

People could say Mike Keane for Montreal, but he's a legit good leader.

Kenny Jonsson for the Islanders.

Phaneuf for the Leafs, but I know at the time people thought the Leafs just acquired a franchise player, but he was able to provide a face for that time being.

Nobody can deny Shayne Corson.

Luongo is an interesting case.

 

[derriko]

I hate threads like these. A Captain is a leader, not just the best player or two on the team nowadays.

We have no idea how these guys were in the locker room. They might’ve been the guys giving the rallying speech during intermission, the one that pushes everyone else in the weight room, the guy that mentors the young’ins.

Without inside knowledge, we have no idea.

 

[Iapyi]

Mark Messier for the Canucks

But other than him, the Oilers captains Smith, Moreau, Horcoff, Ference, and yet somehow Ryan Smyth was never named captain of the Oilers...

People could say Mike Keane for Montreal, but he's a legit good leader.

Kenny Jonsson for the Islanders.

Phaneuf for the Leafs, but I know at the time people thought the Leafs just acquired a franchise player, but he was able to provide a face for that time being.

Nobody can deny Shayne Corson.

Luongo is an interesting case.

i would like to strongly suggest that any guy who is named as a captain is probably a legit leader, though I guess that may not necessarily be the case, i think it's stupid when some guys are named captain right after being acquired by a team, some times before they've even met the other guys. now that is dumb.

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

Dallas Drake

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Dallas Drake

Boom, how did I forget that one?

 

[DJN21]

Craig rivet captained the sabres from the pressbox for awhile...

 

[Its a Trap]

Give it some time and it’ll be a crazy trivia question that requires half a page of explanation.

Not for us. We lived it.

 

[Habs76]

Max Pacioretty is probably the least worthy of captaincy in the league. Obscure in terms of effort, not in skill.

 

[Habs76]

I hate threads like these. A Captain is a leader, not just the best player or two on the team nowadays.

We have no idea how these guys were in the locker room. They might’ve been the guys giving the rallying speech during intermission, the one that pushes everyone else in the weight room, the guy that mentors the young’ins.

Without inside knowledge, we have no idea.

I 100% agree. I think the OP was looking for guys who we wouldn't necessarily expect to earn the captaincy, not who didn't deserve it.

 

[LordNeverLose]

Fun facts: Doug Weight was the Isles captain for two seasons before he retired