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Why Jared Spurgeon should be the next Wild captain

Now that Mikko Koivu, the only permanent captain the Minnesota Wild ever had, has moved on to the Columbus Bluejackets, there is a leadership void that general manager Bill Guerin and head coach Dean Evason will be looking to fill coming into the 2020-21 season. In this series, we’re going to look at the primary candidates to be the next to wear the “C” for the Wild, in the form of a hypothetical resume sitting on a front office desk.

Last time, we put Marcus Foligno’s CV through a captaincy test.