Babcock: Leafs will have captain for opener - TSN

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock told TSN on Tuesday that the team will have a captain for the season-opening game against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

Mike Babcock says the Leafs will have a captain for their opener tomorrow night.
(He’s on our season preview show tonight 8:30et.)

— James Duthie (@tsnjamesduthie) October 1, 2019

The Maple Leafs had been expected to name a captain for this season, though Babcock declined to give a timeline other than "before Christmas" last week.

The team spent the past three seasons without a captain after trading Dion Phaneuf to the Ottawa Senators in 2016. Prior to Phaneuf receiving the “C” in 2011, Mats Sundin served as captain from 1997-2008.

Watch Babcock's one-on-one with TSN's James Duthie on the TSN Hockey: Season Preview Special presented by Tim Hortons across the TSN Network and on TSN Direct and the TSN App tonight at 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt.

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October 02, 2019 at 01:01AM