After months of speculation and debate on who should be the two new alternate captains for the Minnesota Wild, the team has made it official, announcing forward Marcus Foligno and defenseman Matt Dumba as the two players that will be getting the letters on their chest.
After the buyouts and departures of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, the Wild were in need to two new dudes to serve under Jared Spurgeon, one year after he was announced as captain of this team. The two elder players, that went to the New York Islanders and Dallas Stars respectively, have been involved with the team’s leadership group immediately since signing their massive contracts in the summer of 2012.