Yzerman talks about Toews as captain
Scott Burnside @ ESPN.com has a great piece up on the Chicago Blackhawks’ new captain, 20-year-old Jonathan Toews, including some remarks and advice from another No. 19, Steve Yzerman.
“I have no doubts that he’ll be fine. But it’s tough for a young guy,” Yzerman said. “There’s a lot of accountability. The captain represents the team to the fans, to the media.
“John’s a really mature young guy. It’s kind of a natural evolution for him to be a leader.”
While Yzerman stated that it was important to have other leaders in the locker room, The Captain had numerous veterans on his team in the 1986-1987 team when he first became a veteran. This year’s Chicago Blackhawks squad has only two players over the age of 30 so this team is relatively young. The alternate captains are 26-year-old Patrick Sharp and 25-year-old Duncan Keith.
If the Washington Capitals are the Cinderella team in the East, the Blackhawks are that team in the West. Just last season, the team only had 3,500 season ticketholders. This year? Almost 14,000. The team may even have to cap that number to allow for some group and walk-up tickets. As someone who spent the summer living in Chicago and even volunteering at the Chicago Blackhawks Convention, this is definitely a rejuvenated fan base and there is palpable excitement in the Windy City.
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December 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
If anyone can handle a captaincy at a young age it is Toews. He is about as serious as a young man can get. Chicago will be just fine with him wearing the C