The Rangers have announced that Ryan Callahan will be the 26th captain of the New York Rangers, with Marc Staal and Brad Richards announced as alternates. Callahan becomes the first player born in the state of New York to captain the blueshirts, and just the third America born leader, following in the footsteps of Brian Leetch and Chris Drury.
While Callahan had been favorite, there had been some speculation as to whether Brad Richards by handed the honor.
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