Coach Selly
09-06-2012, 07:16
Move over Sidney Crosby.
The Colorado Avalanche made NHL history on Tuesday afternoon in naming Swedish teenager Gabriel Landeskog as the organization’s fourth captain, putting what was the youngest franchise in the league last season in the hands of the youngest captain ever.
At 19 years and 286 days, Landeskog is a mere 11 days younger than Crosby when the Pittsburgh Penguins named him captain in May of 2007.
More... (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/landeskog-named-youngest-captain-in-nhl-history/article4518049/)
The Colorado Avalanche made NHL history on Tuesday afternoon in naming Swedish teenager Gabriel Landeskog as the organization’s fourth captain, putting what was the youngest franchise in the league last season in the hands of the youngest captain ever.
At 19 years and 286 days, Landeskog is a mere 11 days younger than Crosby when the Pittsburgh Penguins named him captain in May of 2007.
More... (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/landeskog-named-youngest-captain-in-nhl-history/article4518049/)