When the Wolves coaching staff began the process of selecting a team captain, they went to the players themselves for input.
Head coach Bob Nardella handed out ballots to players to vote on who they believe should wear letters as captain and alternate captains and when all things were considered, Chris Terry rose to the top of the list of candidates.
The 34-year-old Terry, a veteran of 796 career American Hockey League games and another 152 in the National Hockey League, has been named the 16th team captain in Wolves franchise history.
“It’s a tremendous honor with this being an organization that has a very deep history of winning,” Terry said. “There have been a lot of captains before me that have won here and paved the way.”
“I can’t thank my teammates enough,” Terry continued. “They put their trust in me and allow me the opportunity to just be who I am and for them and the coaching staff to see that this far into the season makes me extremely thankful.”
Said Nardella: “This is a storied organization that has had some proud captains who have led us to winning seasons, deep postseason runs and five championships and Chris is going to fit right in there.”
In addition to Terry being selected as captain, fellow veterans Cole Schneider and Matt Donovan were named alternate captains.
“This is my first time playing with them on a team but I’ve played against them a lot and I’ve seen their leadership qualities,” Terry said. “It’s been no different here. First of all, they’re both superb human beings. They’re guys who other guys want to be around. They’re very important players on the team, too, and just as easily could have been the captain.”
Beginning with Tuesday night’s game against the Admirals in Milwaukee and throughout the rest of the season, Terry will wear the letter C on his sweater while Schneider and Donovan will don As.
“Hopefully, we can get into the playoffs and have a nice run and they can lead us,” Nardella said.
