Travis Konecny and Scott Laughton will serve as alternate captains.
The Philadelphia Flyers named forward Sean Couturier as their 20th captain, as announced by General Manager Daniel Briere and Head Coach John Tortorella. The alternate captains will be Travis Konecny and Scott Laughton, both forwards.
“Sean Couturier is an ideal choice to be the next leader of the Philadelphia Flyers,” Briere said. “Sean was drafted here and now calls Philadelphia home. I’ve personally witnessed his progression from a responsible forward to one of the best two-way centermen in the league and a playoff performer. The adversity he has faced has only strengthened his proven leadership. In this New Era of Orange, with Dan Hilferty, Keith Jones, and John Tortorella at the helm, we couldn’t be happier to call him captain.”
Couturier, 31 (12/7/92), becomes the 19th Flyer, 20th occurrence, in franchise history to wear the “C” – the first since Claude Giroux (2012-22). The 6-foot-4, 210-pound native of Phoenix, Ariz., owns 493 points (191-302=493) in 771 career games in 12 NHL seasons with Philadelphia (2011-24). He ranks fifth in team history in games played and is the fifth player in Flyers history to skate in 12-or-more seasons with the club: Claude Giroux (15), Bobby Clarke (15), Rick MacLeish (12) and Bill Barber (12). Couturier ranks 10th in franchise history in even-strength points (391), 11th in shots on goal (1,725), 15th in assists and game-winning goals (13) and 16th in scoring. The left-shot center was named the 2020 Frank J. Selke Trophy winner after collecting 59 points (22-37=59) in 69 games during the 2019-20 campaign. He missed the 2022-23 season due to a back injury and returned to the lineup this season on Oct. 12 at CBJ – a span of 663 days.
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