The Tampa Bay Lightning selected Victor Hedman as the team captain on Wednesday as training camp opened, making the big defenseman the successor to Steven Stamkos. Hedman, who is going into his 16th season with Tampa Bay,

Longtime Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman has been named the team’s new captain. Hedman, 33, will be the club’s 11th team captain. He was the obvious choice to wear the “C” after the Lightning parted ways with Steven Stamkos,

The Lightning selected Victor Hedman as the team captain, making the big defenseman the successor to Steven Stamkos.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have selected Victor Hedman as their new captain. Hedman succeeds longtime captain Steven Stamkos, who left in free agency to sign with Nashville.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning named defenseman Victor Hedman as the 11th captain in franchise history, the team announced in a news release.

Lightning superstar Victor Hedman spoke about Steven Stamkos signing with the Predators in NHL Free Agency this summer.

After longtime captain Steven Stamkos left in free agency, Victor Hedman was the obvious choice to get the “C” going into his 16th season. Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov are alternate captains.

The Tampa Bay Lightning named defenseman Victor Hedman their captain, the first change to the role in more than a decade.

Defenseman Victor Hedman has been named captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning ahead of his 16th season with the team. Hedman will be the 11th captain

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced on Wednesday that they have named defenseman Victor Hedman the captain of the team. Hedman replaced Steven Stamkos as the captain after the Lightning opted to let Stamkos walk to free agency,

The Tampa Bay Lightning named Victor Hedman as the team’s captain on Wednesday. Hedman becomes the 11th captain in franchise history and takes over from Steven Stamkos, who signed with the Nashville Predators in free agency.