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Joe Pavelski Named Captain of San Jose Sharks

Following a season where the San Jose Sharks did not have a player wearing the “C” on their sweater, Joe Pavelski will assume the captaincy role entering the upcoming 2015-2016 NHL season.

Following a season without a captain under former head coach Todd McClellan, new head coach Pete DeBoer was the one to announce Pavelski’s captaincy on Monday. Last season, Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic all rotated wearing the alternate’s “A” on their sweater. DeBoer made it a priority of his to make sure that the Sharks did not fall into the same loop as last year without a “C” on someone’s sweater.