The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1936. Each team may select a captain, who has the "privilege of discussing with the referee any questions relating to interpretation of rules which may arise during the progress of a game."[1] Each team is also permitted to select alternate captains, who serve when the captain is not on the ice.[1] Captains are required to wear the letter "C" on their uniform for identification while alternate captains wear the letter "A"; both letters are 3 inches (7.6 cm) in height.

Rule 6.2 of the 2023–24 Official AHL Rulebook indicates that "[only] when the captain is not in uniform, the coach shall have the right to designate three alternate captains. This must be done prior to the start of the game."[1] Many AHL teams with a named captain select more than two alternate captains and rotate the "A"s among these players throughout the season.

Goaltenders are not permitted to serve as captains during games.[1] This rule follows that which was instituted in the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1948 after teams complained that it took Montreal Canadiens goaltender Bill Durnan too long to skate to talk with the officials and back to his crease.[2] As a result, no goalie has ever served as captain of an AHL team.

Key

 †  Spent entire AHL career with team

Position abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
C Centre
LW Left wing
RW Right wing
D Defenceman

Captains

Twenty-eight of the thirty-two AHL teams currently have a captain. The four teams without a captain are the Chicago Wolves, Providence Bruins, Rockford IceHogs, and the San Jose Barracuda. Of the twenty-eight captains, two of them have been with their team for their entire career. The longest-tenured captain in the league is Seth Helgeson of the Bridgeport Islanders who has served in that role since January 31, 2021.

Team Captain Since Pos
Abbotsford Canucks Chase Wouters† 2022–23[3] C/LW
Bakersfield Condors Brad Malone 2020–21[4] LW
Belleville Senators Dillon Heatherington 2022–23[5] D
Bridgeport Islanders Seth Helgeson 2020–21[6] D
Calgary Wranglers Brett Sutter 2022–23[7] C
Charlotte Checkers Zac Dalpe 2021–22[8] C
Chicago Wolves Vacant 2023–24[lower-alpha 1] —
Cleveland Monsters Brendan Gaunce 2023–24[9] C
Coachella Valley Firebirds Max McCormick 2022–23[10] LW
Colorado Eagles Brad Hunt 2022–23[11] D
Grand Rapids Griffins Josiah Didier 2023–24[12] D
Hartford Wolf Pack Jonny Brodzinski 2021–22[13] C
Henderson Silver Knights Jake Bischoff 2023–24[14] D
Hershey Bears Dylan McIlrath 2022–23[15] D
Iowa Wild Dakota Mermis 2022–23[16] D
Laval Rocket Gabriel Bourque 2022–23[17] LW
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Garrett Wilson 2023–24[18] LW/RW
Manitoba Moose Jimmy Oligny 2021–22[19] D
Milwaukee Admirals Kevin Gravel 2023–24[20] D
Ontario Reign T. J. Tynan 2022–23[21] C
Providence Bruins Vacant 2023–24[lower-alpha 2] —
Rochester Americans Michael Mersch 2021–22[22] LW
Rockford IceHogs Vacant 2023–24[lower-alpha 3] —
San Diego Gulls Chase De Leo 2022–23[23] C
San Jose Barracuda Vacant 2023–24[lower-alpha 4] —
Springfield Thunderbirds Matthew Peca 2023–24[24] C
Syracuse Crunch Gabriel Dumont 2021–22[25] C
Texas Stars Curtis McKenzie 2021–22[26] LW
Toronto Marlies Logan Shaw 2022–23[27] RW
Tucson Roadrunners Steven Kampfer 2023–24[28] D
Utica Comets Ryan Schmelzer† 2021–22[29] C
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Taylor Fedun 2021–22[30] D
  1. ↑ Most recent captain, Max Lajoie, left as free agent following the 2022-23 AHL season and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  2. ↑ Most recent captain, Josiah Didier, left as a free agent following the 2022-23 AHL season and signed with the Grand Rapids Griffins.
  3. ↑ Most recent captain, Garrett Mitchell, retired at the end of the 2022-23 AHL season.
  4. ↑ Most recent captain, Andrew Agozzino, was traded to the Anaheim Ducks by the Barracuda's NHL affiliate, the San Jose Sharks, in June 2023.

Alternate captains

Thirty of the thirty-two AHL teams have named at least the regulation two alternate captains (the two exceptions being the Colorado Eagles and the Syracuse Crunch). Of the ninety-five alternate captains, nineteen of them have been with their team for their entire career. Teams that have named more than the regulation two alternate captains (or three in the case of teams without a captain) are required to rotate the two (or three) "A"s between those players by methods of their choosing. The current longest-tenured alternate captain in the league is Daniel Walcott of the Syracuse Crunch, who has served in that role since 2017.

Team Alternate Captain(s) Since Pos
Abbotsford Canucks Sheldon Dries 2023–24 C
Matt Irwin 2023–24 D
John Stevens 2021–22 C
Bakersfield Condors Seth Griffith 2020–21 C/RW
Philip Kemp† 2022–23 D
James Hamblin† 2022–23 C
Belleville Senators Josh Currie 2023–24 RW
Matthew Highmore 2023–24 C
Jacob Larsson 2023–24 D
Egor Sokolov† 2023–24 LW
Bridgeport Islanders Cole Bardreau 2021–22 C
Jeff Kubiak† 2023–24 C
Calgary Wranglers Nick DeSimone 2022–23 D
Alex Gallant 2022–23 LW
Charlotte Checkers Lucas Carlsson 2023–24 D
Alexander True 2023–24 C
Chicago Wolves Matt Donovan 2023–24 D
Cavan Fitzgerald 2021–22 D
Rocco Grimaldi 2023–24 RW
Josh Melnick 2022–23 C
Cole Schneider 2023–24 LW
Chris Terry 2023–24 LW
Cleveland Monsters Josh Dunne† 2023–24 C
Carson Meyer† 2023–24 RW
Billy Sweezey 2022–23 D
Coachella Valley Firebirds Gustav Olofsson 2022–23 D
Andrew Poturalski 2022–23 C
Colorado Eagles Keaton Middleton 2022–23 D
Rotating 2023–24 —
Grand Rapids Griffins Brogan Rafferty 2023–24 D
Dominik Shine† 2023–24 RW
Hartford Wolf Pack Turner Elson 2022–23 C
Alex Belzile 2023–24 RW
Henderson Silver Knights Adam Cracknell 2023–24 RW
Byron Froese 2022–23 C
Hershey Bears Aaron Ness 2022–23 D
Mike Vecchione 2022–23 C
Iowa Wild Adam Beckman† 2023–24 LW/C
Steven Fogarty 2023–24 C/RW
Nic Petan 2023–24 C
Nick Swaney† 2023–24 RW
Laval Rocket Lucas Condotta† 2023–24 LW
Tobie Paquette-Bisson 2023–24 D
Mitchell Stephens 2022–23 C
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Louie Belpedio 2022–23 D
Victor Mete 2023–24 D
Manitoba Moose Ashton Sautner 2023–24 D
C. J. Suess 2023–24 LW
Dominic Toninato 2023–24 C
Milwaukee Admirals Roland McKeown 2022–23 D
Cal O'Reilly 2023–24 C
Ontario Reign Kevin Connauton 2023–24 D
Akil Thomas† 2023–24 C
Providence Bruins Vincent Arseneau 2023–24 LW
Justin Brazeau 2023–24 RW
Michael Callahan† 2023–24 D
Marc McLaughlin† 2023–24 C
Jayson Megna 2023–24 RW
Dan Renouf 2023–24 D
Rochester Americans Brandon Biro† 2023–24 LW
Brett Murray† 2023–24 LW
Ethan Prow 2021–22 D
Rockford IceHogs Joey Anderson 2023–24 RW
Anders Bjork 2023–24 LW
Dave Gust 2023–24 RW
Isaak Phillips† 2023–24 D
Brett Seney 2023–24 LW/C
San Diego Gulls Andrew Agozzino 2023–24 C
Trevor Carrick 2023–24 D
Glenn Gawdin 2022–23 D
San Jose Barracuda Justin Bailey 2023–24 RW
Ryan Carpenter 2023–24 C
Cole Cassels 2023–24 C
Scott Sabourin 2023–24 RW
Radim Simek† 2023–24 D
Nathan Todd 2023–24 C
Springfield Thunderbirds Hugh McGing 2023–24 C
Tyler Tucker 2021–22 D
Nathan Walker 2021–22 C
Syracuse Crunch Daniel Walcott 2017–18 LW/D
Rotating 2023–24 —
Texas Stars Gavin Bayreuther 2023–24 D
Alexander Petrovic 2021–22 D
Toronto Marlies Joseph Blandisi 2022–23 C
Kyle Clifford 2022–23 LW
Tucson Roadrunners Ben McCartney† 2023–24 LW
Zach Sanford 2023–24 LW
Utica Comets Joe Gambardella 2021–22 C/LW
Robbie Russo 2022–23 D
Tyler Wotherspoon 2022–23 D
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Jonathan Gruden† 2023–24 C
Vinnie Hinostroza 2023–24 C
Xavier Ouellet 2022–23 D
Colin White 2023–24 C

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