Brian Gionta became the latest ex-Devil to become captain of another organization. The last one was Scott Niedermayer, who led the Anaheim Ducks to the 2007 Stanley Cup. Today, the Montreal Canadiens announced Gionta as the teams new captain after carrying three alternate captains last year and Brian was one of them. It was long rumored he would be the teams new captain and would beat out longtime Habs defenseman Andrei Markov for the job.
Gionta displayed great leadership last season during Montreal's magical run to the Eastern Conference Finals. This year, the Canadiens do not have high expectations and will have to rely even greater on leadership as the team traded its playoff hero Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues, so Gionta has to be that example. So, congratulations to Brian Gionta on the most prestigious role in all of hockey, the le captain of Canadien de Montreal.
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