Canadian Press
9/6/2006 9:35:02 AM
TAMPA, Fla (CP) - Veteran centre Tim Taylor is the new captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tampa's assistant captains will be Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards, the team announced Wednesday.
"From the time we brought Tim into the organization he has consistently brought a quiet, steady leadership influence, unnoticed by the outside, but respected in the locker-room," Lightning head coach John Tortorella said in a statement.
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9/6/2006 9:35:02 AM
TAMPA, Fla (CP) - Veteran centre Tim Taylor is the new captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tampa's assistant captains will be Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards, the team announced Wednesday.
"From the time we brought Tim into the organization he has consistently brought a quiet, steady leadership influence, unnoticed by the outside, but respected in the locker-room," Lightning head coach John Tortorella said in a statement.
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, I am sooo happy he got captain. A lot of talk was that it was Richards but he wasn't even assistant captain before. And I knew Vinny wouldn't be Captain either because Torts hates him. But Vinny and Brad are the future leaders of tampa
