11.  Kevin Lowe, an alternate captain, went over to talk with him.

12.  Ken Daneyko and Denis Pederson are the two regular alternate captains.

13.  Last season, Derek King, Darius Kasparaitis, Zigmund Palffy and Scott Lachance were alternate captains.

14.  Left-winger Luc Robitaille, an alternate captain last season, was expected to get the job.

15.  Murray and his coaching staff met with captain Rob Blake and alternate captain Garry Galley during the afternoon.

16.  Next thing he should do is make Ian Laperriere an alternate captain.

17.  On his National Hockey League team, the New York Rangers, Brian Leetch wears only the A, for alternate captain, on the front of his jersey.

18.  The Florida Panthers will go with three alternate captains the rest of the season now that Scott Mellanby has been traded to St. Louis.

19.  The popular alternate captain has been scratched for three of the past five games.

20.  The Stars use two alternate captains for each game.