It is obvious to all of us — coaches, players, management, staff — that he has grown into the acknowledged leader of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is only appropriate that he wears the 'C' as team captain.
RAY SHERO
Penguins' General Manager, commenting on the day Sidney Crosby was promoted to Captain
• The Penguins did not have a captain from 1970 to 1973. Three players wore the "A" for alternate captain.

• The Pens did not use a captain in 2006-07.

• On May 31, 2007, Sidney Crosby is named the team captain, the youngest in NHL history.
Pittsburgh Penguins Team Captains
Back row: McDonald, Schock, Pronovost, Kindrachuk, Carlyle & Bullard
Front row: Ruskowski, Frawley, Lemieux, Francis, Jagr & Crosby

The "C" in the photo is from
Randy Carlyle's 1982-83 road jersey.
1967-68
 Ab McDonald
1968-69 Earl Ingarfield
1970-73 No Captain
1973-77 Ron Schock
1977-78 Jean Pronovost
1978-81 Orest Kindrachuk
1981-84 Randy Carlyle
1984-86 Mike Bullard
1986-87 Mike Bullard & Terry Ruskowski
1987-88 Dan Frawley & Mario Lemieux
1988-90 Mario Lemieux
1990-91 Mario Lemieux, Paul Coffey
John Cullen, Randy Hillier
1991-94 Mario Lemieux
1994-95 Ron Francis
1995-97 Mario Lemieux
1997-98 Ron Francis
1998-01 Jaromir Jagr
1999-00 Martin Straka
2001-02 Mario Lemieux
2002-03 Mario Lemieux
2003-04 Mario Lemieux
Steve McKenna*
2005-06 Mario Lemieux
2006-07 No Captain
2007 Sidney Crosby
(named May 31, 2007)

* McKenna was captain on January 10, 2004 against the Montreal Canadiens for the Hockey Fights Cancer Jersey Auction.
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