Trouba Named 28th NYR Captain
After having gone without a captain since Ryan McDonagh was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 2nd, 2018, the Rangers finally made a decision and announced 28 year old Jacob Trouba will become the 28th captain in franchise history.
He is the 11th defenseman to carry the C for the team, and is the second consecutive blue liner following McDonagh’s earlier three and a half year stint. Trouba is the senior leader on a young blue line, and even at 28 is already 4 years older than both Adam Fox and Libor Hajek, the next two most senior players in terms of age.