Canes name Justin Williams as team captain
Posted September 13, 2018 3:20 p.m. EDT
Updated September 13, 2018 6:41 p.m. EDT
Justin Williams will serve as the Carolina Hurricanes captain for the 2018-2019 season, head coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Thursday.
Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk will serve as alternate captains.
Williams, 36, is the 16th player to serve as captain for the franchise and the eighth since the team’s arrival in North Carolina. The Cobourg, Ont., native scored 16 goals and added 35 assists (51 points) in 82 games with the Hurricanes in 2017-18, ranking third on the team in points and assists.
Now in his 18th NHL season, Williams has totaled 733 points (289g, 444a) in 1,162 career NHL games with Philadelphia, Carolina, Los Angeles and Washington. He is a three-time Stanley Cup winner (Carolina, 2006; Los Angeles, 2012 and 2014) and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2014.
The Hurricanes play their first exhibition game of the 2018 preseason at Tampa Bay on Sept. 18, and open their 2018-19 regular season against the New York Islanders on Oct. 4 at PNC Arena 7 p.m. For information about Hurricanes ticket packages, please visit www.CarolinaHurricanes.com/tickets, or call 1-866-NHL-CANES (1-866-645-2263).
