2006-10-31 03:54:43 · 10 answers · asked by Special nobody 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
In the NHL, yes. Goalies are not allowed to be captains of hockey teams. They were outlawed in the 1950's. The last goalie to be a captain was Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens. The NHL felt his being a captain was inappropriate and legislated that goalies couldn't be captains.
2006-10-31 03:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by jpspencer1966 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess this is the rule in professional hockey as the user above referenced the rule number. However, I am a referee and USA Hockey's ruling is that a goalie can in fact be designated as a team captain if the team wanted to give the goalie this honor out of respect or whatever, but the goalie cannot exercise any of the rights or priviledges of team captain so it would likely be a waste to designate the goalie as the team captain. But in USA hockey regulations you have a captain and up to 2 alternates, and they can all exercise the rights and priviledges of captain, so some teams may designate the goalie as one.
2006-10-31 14:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by diablo8044 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The last goaltender who served as team captain was Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens in the 1947-1948 season. The NHL changed its rules to disallow goalies from being captains, to avoid the additional time required for a goaltender to skate to the referee to discuss issues.
2006-10-31 12:40:03 · answer #3 · answered by Colin L 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Nope - the captain is the heart of the team. Here in Dallas, Derian Hatcher was captain before he left for Detroit, then they gave Mike Modano (a skater) the C. He wasn't up to it, so they took it away from him & gave it to a grinder this year, Brendan Morrow. The Stars are off tho their best start ever this. Just goes to show that heart beats flash every time.
2006-10-31 12:00:02 · answer #4 · answered by byhisgrace70295 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Actually, a goalie really isnt allowed to be a captain because he
( or she) isnt really allowed to skate across the ice after the ref where as a player can go anywhere. Unless your Patrick Roy, than you can do whatever the heck you want..
2006-10-31 12:33:18 · answer #5 · answered by acezr2wild 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's right. Rule 14-d states: No playing Coach or playing Manager or goalkeeper shall be permitted to act as Captain or Alternate Captain.
2006-10-31 13:33:33 · answer #6 · answered by Bianca 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well everybody in ice hockey skates. There is only one captain.
2006-10-31 17:04:26 · answer #7 · answered by Hockey_Freak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its true what these people said about the goalie not being allowed to be captain but the reason wasn't clear, most goalies would use it to there advantage to give more time to rest for the players that are on the ice, cause back in those days most star players staid on the ice more often then they do today.
2006-10-31 13:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Plenty of goaltenders have been C
2006-10-31 15:22:33 · answer #9 · answered by Speed Of Thought 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's an unwritten rule.
2006-10-31 14:12:26 · answer #10 · answered by daytrader s 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋