For the first time in their 100-year history, the Montreal Canadiens will start the season without a captain.
General manager Bob Gainey told reporters on Wednesday that the team will wait a bit longer before naming a captain and that no one will be wearing the 'C' when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
The Canadiens have had a vacancy since the club bid adieu to Saku Koivu over the summer, allowing him to sign with the Anaheim Ducks.
Koivu, the second-longest serving captain in team history behind only the legendary Jean Beliveau, was not the only leader to part ways with the club, as last season's alternate captains - Alex Kovalev, Christopher Higgins and Mike Komisarek - were not retained.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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