When was roberto luongo captain

Besides Henrik Sedin, other candidates could be his twin brother Daniel, or rugged forward Ryan Kesler. Over the summer the Canucks also added veterans like defenceman Dan Hamhuis and centre Manny Malholtra. The NHL passed a rule preventing goalies from being a captain prior to the season.

One of the concerns was Durnan left his crease so often to speak with officials it gave his team unscheduled timeouts during a game. The Canucks designated three alternate captains — instead of the usual setup of two alternates and a captain — to take ceremonial faceoffs before games and talk to officials.

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Steve's Dang-Its. Oilers goalie Mike Smith suffers 'setback,' heads back to Edmonton for tests. There's just one problem. Willie Mitchell will handle all of the captain's duties on ice—things like those little chats with the referee. Those little chats are exactly why Rule 14D was created. Before Luongo, there were only five other goalies to captain a team. More on that in a moment. Back in the s, the NHL wanted to make games more time efficient. Therefore, the NHL decreed that each team must designate a single player to talk to referees.

The only problem was that if the captain wasn't on the ice, his team couldn't talk to the referee. His last appearance on the international stage was at the Sochi Olympics when he was a backup to Carey Price and appeared in one game, posting a shutout. Additionally, Kari Lehtonen was taken second by the Atlanta Thrashers in In total, he has reached the postseason seven times in his career, six with Vancouver and once with the Panthers since his return.

With the Canucks, despite only being with them for seven and a half seasons, Luongo is first in wins, shutouts, goals saved above average, and goaltender point shares.

When Luongo retired in June, , he was in the top all-time in many goalie categories, including second in games played 1, , second in shots faced 30, , second in saves 28, , third in wins , third in total minutes played 59, , ninth in career shutouts 77 , and tied for ninth in save percentage.

His longevity, along with his high peaks, have been astounding and will surely see him enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame someday. When Luongo was named captain of the Canucks on Sep. The goalie left his crease so often for conversations with referees and linesmen that opposing teams accused him of giving the Habs illegal timeouts. The Canucks had regular season success in the two seasons with Luongo as captain, but bowed out in the playoffs to the Chicago Blackhawks in dramatic fashion both years.

He stepped down as captain before the season to concentrate on subtle changes to his playing style, which had positive impacts on the team. I joined THW in Oct.