Five Best Options To Be The Next Calgary Flames Captain

WINNIPEG, CANADA - APRIL 5: Andrew Mangiapane #88, MacKenzie Weegar #52 and Mikael Backlund #11 of the Calgary Flames celebrate a goal while Connor Hellebuyck #37 of the Winnipeg Jets looks up in the second period during a game on April 5, 2023 at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jason Halstead/Getty Images) /

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The Calgary Flames have a strong captaincy lineage that includes names such as Lanny McDonald, new General Manager Craig Conroy, Jarome Iginla and Mark Giordano, but ever since the latter was taken by the Seattle Kraken in their latest expansion draft, the team have not named a new captain.

Sure, they’ve given out the ‘A’ to the likes of Jonathan Huberdeau, Matthew Tkachuk and Mikael Backlund, but several players have pointed to the lack of one specific leader as a reason this team has struggled at points, and if they want to take a strong step forward this off-season, this needs to be rectified.

With so many veterans on this roster, as well as question marks over future contracts, it’s not going to be an easy choice for the Flames new regime, but here are our picks for the potential next captain of the Calgary Flames.

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