The last captain of the New York Rangers was Ryan McDonagh. He was traded away right after the rebuild letter came out almost three years ago. Since that time the Blueshirts have gone with four guys wearing the A on their sweater with no one donning the C.
New York Rangers fans want Mika Zibanejad to be Captain
Now there is a growing desire to name someone the next Rangers captain. This was accentuated during the Adidas Reverse Retro jersey reveal. A photo on the Rangers Facebook page showed a C and what looked like flowing locks of hair.