Isles Name Weight Captain

The New York Islanders have named Doug Weight as their new captain. The choice was made through a player vote. Richard Park, Brendan Witt, Mark Streit and Kyle Okposo have been given assistant roles.

Isles say a good choice for a still rebuilding team.

New York Islanders: Next Captain

Who should be captain for the Islanders next year?

Isles say have three alternates (Streit, Weight, and Okposo), but no captain. Wait, to name a captain, until this young team matures and a leader develops among the young guys.

Islanders Degraded By Former Captain

In his address at Pittsburgh's cup parade, former New York Islanders' captain Bill Guerin said about his trade from the Islanders to the Penguins;

"...talk about, you know, upgrading. (chuckle)"

Isles say a disgusting remark; not what I expected from what Guerin was played up to be.