Griffins Announce Captain and Assistants

[Aussie_Wing 354]

Veteran Darren Haydar has been named captain. He’s an absolute dominant force in the AHL and impressed the Wings during training camp. He's been great for the young team and has been very vocal in practices.

Jonathon Ericsson given an A along with Landon Wilson. Well done to Ericsson and very promising from a Wings perspective to have a young player with good leadership skills.

It should be noted that Ryan Oulahen wasn’t included in the leadership group which would be disappointing for him. And I must admit I would’ve liked to see Darren Helm get an A because I think he’s a man with tremendous leadership abilities but perhaos they see him being up with Detroit quite often.

[Scotty 0]

I hope they don't alternate captains every- other day this season.

[Aussie_Wing 354]

I hope they don't alternate captains every- other day this season.

Not the captain, that seems to permanently to belong to Haydar. However I've noticed the A seems to be alternating seemingly every other day. With Abdelkader out tonight they gave his A to Logan Pyett, the rookie defenceman. It came as a surprise to me. Considering Pyett has been up and down so far this season,and has been a healthy scratch a few times, why would he of all people get this honour? Helm should be a permanent A IMO.

[GROwl 5]

Was it Pyett? I was thinking it was Kindl who wore the other A (along with Oulahen). Maybe I'm mis-remembering. Having the Griffins wear the colors of the Minnesota Wild really threw me off.

Did anyone stay for the jersey auction?

[GROwl 5]

It was Kindl. Nice picture of him actually on the Griffins website.

http://griffinshockey.com/multimedia/photo...id=1919&t=0

[Aussie_Wing 354]

It was Kindl. Nice picture of him actually on the Griffins website.

http://griffinshockey.com/multimedia/photo...id=1919&t=0

Thanks for the heads-up! I thought it was a little strange giving the A to Pyett...

That is absolutely awesome news for Kindl. Seriously, that’s huge recognition. Last season he was a healthy scratch and they all but said he was rash and a bit immature. Come this season he’s producing offensively, playing solid defence and wearing an A? Marvelous.

[GROwl 5]

Kindl played a real solid game last night. He's really stepped up with Ericsson and Stafford out. Played a ton of minutes.

He was right in front of us a few weeks ago when he was paired with Chelios and the opposing team scored on them. The look on his face showed the level of frustration and dismay he was feeling. I felt really bad for him. Its good to see that he (and the rest of Griffins) have been able to get over the hump and get back on track.