History
Boston Bruins Alternate Captains
The below list depicts players who wore the ‘A’ as a Bruins’ alternate captain for at least one regular season or postseason game during that season.
| Season | Alternate Captains |
|---|---|
| 1946/47 | Jack Crawford and Murray Henderson |
| 1947/48 | Jack Crawford and Murray Henderson |
| 1948/49 | Jack Crawford and Murray Henderson |
| 1949/50 | Murray Henderson, Bill Quackenbush, and Ed Sandford |
| 1950/51 | Murray Henderson, Bill Quackenbush, and Ed Sandford |
| 1951/52 | Lorne Ferguson, Bill Quackenbush, and Ed Sandford |
| 1952/53 | Hal Laycoe, Bill Quackenbush, and Ed Sandford |
| 1953/54 | John Pierson, Bill Quackenbush, and Ed Sandford |
| 1954/55 | Fern Flaman, Leo Labine, Bill Quackenbush, and Fleming Mackell |
| 1955/56 | Leo Labine, Fleming Mackell, and Bill Quackenbush |
| 1956/57 | Bob Armstrong, Leo Labine, Fleming Mackell, and Allan Stanley |
| 1957/58 | Leo Labine, Fleming Mackell, and Allan Stanley |
| 1958/59 | Leo Boivin, Leo Labine, and Fleming Mackell |
| 1959/60 | Leo Boivin, Fleming Mackell, and Don McKenney |
| 1960/61 | Leo Boivin, John Bucyk, and Don McKenney |
| 1961/62 | Leo Boivin, John Bucyk, Doug Mohns, and Jerry Toppazzini |
| 1962/63 | Leo Boivin, John Bucyk, and Doug Mohns |
| 1963/64 | John Bucyk, Tom Johnson, and Doug Mohns |
| 1964/65 | John Bucyk, Tom Johnson, and Orland Kurtenbach |
| 1965/66 | John Bucyk, Ted Green, and Murray Oliver |
| 1966/67 | Ted Green, Murray Oliver, and Ron Stewart |
| 1967/68 | John Bucyk, Phil Esposito, and Ted Green |
| 1968/69 | John Bucyk, Phil Esposito, Ted Green, and Ed Westfall |
| 1969/70 | John Bucyk, Phil Esposito, and Ed Westfall |
| 1970/71 | John Bucyk, Phil Esposito, Ted Green, and Ed Westfall |
| 1971/72 | John Bucyk, Phil Esposito, Ted Green, and Ed Westfall |
| 1972/73 | Don Awrey, John Bucyk, Phil Esposito, and Dallas Smith |
| 1973/74 | Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, and Dallas Smith |
| 1974/75 | Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, and Dallas Smith |
| 1975/76–1984/85 | No Alternate Captains |
| 1985/86 | Barry Pederson and either Ray Bourque or Rick Middleton |
| 1986/87 | Keith Crowder and either Ray Bourque or Rick Middleton |
| 1987/88 | Keith Crowder and either Ray Bourque or Rick Middleton |
| 1988/89 | Keith Crowder, Steve Kasper, and Cam Neely |
| 1989/90 | Randy Burridge, Craig Janney, and Cam Neely |
| 1990/91 | Craig Janney, Cam Neely, and Dave Poulin |
| 1991/92 | Bob Carpenter, Garry Galley, Craig Janney, Steve Leach, Cam Neely, Dave Poulin, and Glen Wesley |
| 1992/93 | Cam Neely, Adam Oates, and Dave Poulin |
| 1993/94 | Cam Neely, Adam Oates, Don Sweeney, and Glen Wesley |
| 1994/95 | Cam Neely, Adam Oates, and Bryan Smolinski |
| 1995/96 | Cam Neely, Adam Oates, and Don Sweeney |
| 1996/97 | Rob DiMaio, Ted Donato, Steve Heinze, Kyle McLaren, Adam Oates, Jeff Odgers, and Don Sweeney |
| 1997/98 | Ken Baumgartner, Dave Ellett, and Don Sweeney |
| 1998/99 | Ken Baumgartner, Steve Heinze, and Don Sweeney |
| 1999/00 | Rob DiMaio, Kyle McLaren, Brian Rolston, Don Sweeney, and Joe Thornton |
| 2000/01 | Jason Allison, Bill Guerin, Kyle McLaren, Don Sweeney, and Joe Thornton |
| 2001/02 | Bill Guerin, Martin Lapointe, and Don Sweeney |
| 2002/03 | Nick Boynton, Martin Lapointe, Brian Rolston, and Don Sweeney |
| 2003/04 | Hal Gill, Martin Lapointe, and Sean O'Donnell |
| 2005/06 | P.J. Axelsson, Nick Boynton, Hal Gill, Brian Leetch, and Glen Murray |
| 2006/07 | P.J. Axelsson, Patrice Bergeron, Glen Murray, Marc Savard, and Brad Stuart |
| 2007/08 | P.J. Axelsson, Patrice Bergeron, Glen Murray, Marc Savard, and Marco Sturm |
| 2008/09 | P.J. Axelsson, Patrice Bergeron, Andrew Ference, Chuck Kobasew, Marco Sturm, and Stephane Yelle |
| 2009/10 | Steve Begin, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Milan Lucic, Derek Morris, Mark Recchi, Marc Savard, Mark Stuart, and Marco Sturm |
| 2010/11 | Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi |
| 2011/12 | Patrice Bergeron, Andrew Ference, Chris Kelly, and David Krejci |
| 2012/13 | Patrice Bergeron, Andrew Ference, and Chris Kelly |
| 2013/14 | Patrice Bergeron, Johnny Boychuk, Gregory Campbell, Chris Kelly, David Krejci, and Shawn Thornton |
| 2014/15 | Patrice Bergeron, Chris Kelly, David Krejci, Milan Lucic, and Dennis Seidenberg |
| 2015/16 | Patrice Bergeron, Loui Eriksson, Chris Kelly, Brad Marchand, and David Krejci |
| 2016/17 | David Backes, Patrice Bergeron, and David Krejci |
| 2017/18 | David Backes, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Brad Marchand, Kevan Miller, and Torey Krug |
| 2018/19 | David Backes, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Torey Krug, and Brad Marchand |
| 2019/20 | David Backes, Patrice Bergeron, Charlie Coyle, David Krejci, and Brad Marchand |
| 2020/21 | Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle, Steven Kampfer, David Krejci, Brad Marchand, Nick Ritchie, and Chris Wagner |
| 2021/22 | Brandon Carlo, Nick Foligno, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, and David Pastrnak |
| 2022/23 | David Krejci, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, and David Pastrnak |
| 2023/24 | Charlie Coyle, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, and David Pastrnak |
| 2024/25 | Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle, Charlie McAvoy, and David Pastrnak |
| 2025/26 | Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, David Pastrnak, and Nikita Zadorov |
Under previous NHL rules, on occasions when the team Captain was not available, other players wore the Captain's “C”:
| Season | Captain |
|---|---|
| 1947/48 | Jack Crawford |
| 1959/60 | Bob Armstrong |
| 1976/77 | Dallas Smith and Wayne Cashman |
| 1977/78 | Don Marcotte |
| 1978/79 | Don Marcotte |
| 1979/80 | Terry O'Reilly |
| 1988/89 | Keith Crowder |
| 1989/90 | Garry Galley |
| 1990/91 | Garry Galley |
| 1991/92 | Dave Poulin |
The Bruins would like to thank Ed Norris of the Society for International Hockey Research for his tireless efforts in helping to compile this piece of the organization’s history.