List of current AHL captains and alternate captains

The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1936. Each team may select a captain, who has the "privilege of discussing with the referee any questions relating to interpretation of rules which may arise during the progress of a game."[1] Each team is also permitted to select alternate captains, who serve when the captain is not on the ice.[1] Captains are required to wear the letter "C" on their uniform for identification while alternate captains wear the letter "A"; both letters are 3 inches (7.6 cm) in height.

Rule 6.2 of the 2023–24 Official AHL Rulebook indicates that "[only] when the captain is not in uniform, the coach shall have the right to designate three alternate captains. This must be done prior to the start of the game."[1] Many AHL teams with a named captain select more than two alternate captains and rotate the "A"s among these players throughout the season.

Goaltenders are not permitted to serve as captains during games.[1] This rule follows that which was instituted in the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1948 after teams complained that it took Montreal Canadiens goaltender Bill Durnan too long to skate to talk with the officials and back to his crease.[2] As a result, no goalie has ever served as captain of an AHL team.

Key

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 †  Spent entire AHL career with team

Position abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
C Centre
LW Left wing
RW Right wing
D Defenceman

Captains

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Twenty-six of the thirty-two AHL teams currently have a captain. The six teams without a captain are the Bakersfield Condors, Calgary Wranglers, Iowa Wild, Manitoba Moose, San Jose Barracuda, and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Of the twenty-six captains, three of them have been with their team for their entire career. The longest-tenured captain in the league is Zac Dalpe of the Charlotte Checkers, who has served in that role since October 14, 2021.

Team Captain Since Pos
Abbotsford Canucks Chase Wouters 2022–23[3] C/LW
Bakersfield Condors Vacant 2024–25[a]
Belleville Senators Garrett Pilon 2024–25[4] C
Bridgeport Islanders Cole Bardreau 2024–25[5] C
Calgary Wranglers Vacant 2024–25[b]
Charlotte Checkers Zac Dalpe 2021–22[6] C
Chicago Wolves Josiah Slavin 2024–25[7] LW
Cleveland Monsters Stefan Matteau 2024–25[8] LW
Coachella Valley Firebirds Max McCormick 2022–23[9] LW
Colorado Eagles Jayson Megna 2024–25[10] C
Grand Rapids Griffins Josiah Didier 2023–24[11] D
Hartford Wolf Pack Jonny Brodzinski 2021–22[12] C
Henderson Silver Knights Jake Bischoff 2023–24[13] D
Hershey Bears Aaron Ness 2024–25[14] D
Iowa Wild Vacant 2024–25[c]
Laval Rocket Lucas Condotta 2024–25[15] LW
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Garrett Wilson 2023–24[16] LW/RW
Manitoba Moose Vacant 2024–25[d]
Milwaukee Admirals Kevin Gravel 2023–24[17] D
Ontario Reign Joe Hicketts 2024–25[18] D
Providence Bruins Patrick Brown 2024–25[19] C
Rochester Americans Mason Jobst 2024–25[20] LW
Rockford IceHogs Brett Seney 2024–25[21] C
San Diego Gulls Ryan Carpenter 2024–25[22] C
San Jose Barracuda Vacant 2023–24[e]
Springfield Thunderbirds Matthew Peca 2023–24[23] C
Syracuse Crunch Gabriel Dumont 2021–22[24] C
Texas Stars Curtis McKenzie 2021–22[25] LW
Toronto Marlies Logan Shaw 2022–23[26] RW
Tucson Roadrunners Austin Poganski 2024–25[27] RW
Utica Comets Ryan Schmelzer 2021–22[28] C
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Vacant 2024–25[f]
  1. ^ Most recent captain, Brad Malone, retired at the end of the 2023–24 season.
  2. ^ Most recent captain, Brett Sutter, retired at the end of the 2023–24 season.
  3. ^ Most recent captain, Dakota Mermis, left as a free agent following the 2023–24 season and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL.
  4. ^ Most recent captain, Jimmy Oligny, left as a free agent following the 2023–24 season and signed with HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga.
  5. ^ Most recent captain, Radim Šimek, was traded to the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL by the Barracuda's NHL affiliate, the San Jose Sharks, in March 2024.
  6. ^ Most recent captain, Taylor Fedun, left as a free agent following the 2023–24 season.

Alternate captains

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All thirty-two AHL teams have named at least the regulation two alternate captains. Of the one hundred and six alternate captains, twenty-nine of them have been with their team for their entire career. Teams that have named more than the regulation two alternate captains (or three in the case of teams without a captain) are required to rotate the two (or three) "A"s between those players by methods of their choosing. The current longest-tenured alternate captain in the league is Daniel Walcott of the Syracuse Crunch, who has served in that role since 2017.

Team Alternate Captain(s) Since Pos
Abbotsford Canucks Max Sasson 2024–25 C
John Stevens 2021–22 C
Christian Wolanin 2024–25 D
Jett Woo 2024–25 D
Bakersfield Condors Seth Griffith 2020–21 C/RW
James Hamblin 2022–23 C
Philip Kemp 2022–23 D
Belleville Senators Jérémy Davies 2024–25 D
Max Guenette 2024–25 D
Zack Ostapchuk 2024–25 C
Donovan Sebrango 2024–25 D
Bridgeport Islanders Grant Hutton 2024–25 D
Brian Pinho 2024–25 C
Tyce Thompson 2024–25 C
Calgary Wranglers Clark Bishop 2022–23 C
Alex Gallant 2022–23 LW
Dryden Hunt 2024–25 LW
Jakob Pelletier 2024–25 LW
Jarred Tinordi 2024–25 D
Charlotte Checkers Rasmus Asplund 2024–25 C
Matt Kiersted 2024–25 D
Chicago Wolves Juha Jääskä 2024–25 LW
Ronan Seeley 2024–25 D
Nick Swaney 2024–25 RW
Cleveland Monsters Cole Clayton 2024–25 D
Trey Fix-Wolansky 2024–25 RW
Owen Sillinger 2024–25 C/LW
Coachella Valley Firebirds Cale Fleury 2024–25 D
John Hayden 2024–25 C
Gustav Olofsson 2022–23 D
Colorado Eagles Keaton Middleton 2022–23 D
T. J. Tynan 2024–25 C
Grand Rapids Griffins Brogan Rafferty 2023–24 D
Dominik Shine 2023–24 RW
Hartford Wolf Pack Alex Belzile 2023–24 RW
Anton Blidh 2024–25 LW
Casey Fitzgerald 2024–25 D
Henderson Silver Knights Dysin Mayo 2024–25 D
Mason Morelli 2024–25 C
Hershey Bears Brad Hunt 2024–25 D
Riley Sutter 2024–25 C
Mike Vecchione 2022–23 C
Iowa Wild Joseph Cecconi 2024–25 D
Cameron Crotty 2024–25 D
Brendan Gaunce 2024–25 C
Reese Johnson 2024–25 C
Adam Raška 2024–25 RW
Devin Shore 2024–25 C
Sammy Walker 2024–25 C
Laval Rocket Brandon Gignac 2024–25 C
Tyler Wotherspoon 2024–25 D
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Jon-Randall Avon 2024–25 C
Louie Belpedio 2022–23 D
Manitoba Moose Ashton Sautner 2023–24 D
C. J. Suess 2023–24 LW
Dominic Toninato 2023–24 C
Milwaukee Admirals Marc Del Gaizo 2024–25 D
Cal O'Reilly 2023–24 C
Ontario Reign Charles Hudon 2024–25 LW
Jeff Malott 2024–25 LW
Providence Bruins Michael Callahan 2023–24 D
Vinni Lettieri 2024–25 C
Jordan Oesterle 2024–25 D
Billy Sweezey 2024–25 D
Rochester Americans Josh Dunne 2024–25 C
Zach Metsa 2024–25 D
Brett Murray 2023–24 LW
Ethan Prow 2021–22 D
Rockford IceHogs Cole Guttman 2024–25 C
Isaak Phillips 2023–24 D
San Diego Gulls Jansen Harkins 2024–25 C
Dillon Heatherington 2024–25 D
Roland McKeown 2024–25 D
Carson Meyer 2024–25 RW
San Jose Barracuda Justin Bailey 2023–24 RW
Andrew Poturalski 2024–25 C
Scott Sabourin 2023–24 RW
Jimmy Schuldt 2024–25 D
Colin White 2024–25 C
Springfield Thunderbirds Hugh McGing 2023–24 C
Tyler Tucker 2021–22 D
Nathan Walker 2021–22 C
Syracuse Crunch Declan Carlile 2024–25 D
Max Crozier 2024–25 D
Gabe Fortier 2023–24 LW
Steven Santini 2024–25 D
Daniel Walcott 2017–18 LW/D
Texas Stars Mavrik Bourque 2023–24 C
Kyle Capobianco 2024–25 D
Cameron Hughes 2024–25 C
Alexander Petrovic 2021–22 D
Toronto Marlies Joseph Blandisi 2023–24 C
Kyle Clifford 2023–24 LW
Tucson Roadrunners Andrew Agozzino 2024–25 LW
Travis Barron 2024–25 LW/RW
Kevin Connauton 2024–25 D
Ben McCartney 2023–24 LW
Utica Comets Joe Gambardella 2021–22 C/LW
Nick DeSimone 2024–25 D
Colton White 2024–25 D
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Jonathan Gruden 2023–24 C
Mac Hollowell 2024–25 D
Jimmy Huntington 2024–25 C
Dan Renouf 2024–25 D

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