The Calgary Flames have named four alternate captains to start the 2021–22 season, Postmedia’s Wes Gilbertson reported Saturday.
Forwards Mikael Backlund, Sean Monahan, and Matthew Tkachuk and defenceman Chris Tanev will wear “A”s for the Flames in 2021–22.
#Flames will open season with four alternate captains — Backlund, Monahan, Tanev and Tkachuk.
— Wes Gilbertson (@WesGilbertson) October 16, 2021
NHL teams are permitted to bestow captaincy letters upon three of their players in each game. We’ll see the “A”s rotate between these four Flames this season.