2007-02-12 20:36:56 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
alternate captain
2007-02-12 20:44:13 · answer #1 · answered by road_dawg_style 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The A stands for Alternate Captain.
2007-02-13 03:20:30 · answer #2 · answered by trombass08 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rule 14 Captain of Team
a) One Captain shall be appointed by each Team, and he alone shall have the privilege of discussing with the Referee any questions relating to interpretation of rules which may arise during the progress of a game. He shall wear the letter "C", approximately three inches (3") in height and in contrasting color, in a conspicuous position on the front of his sweater.
In addition, if the permanent Captain is not on the ice, Alternate Captains (not more than two) shall be accorded the privileges of the Captain. Alternate Captains shall wear the letter "A" approximately three inches (3") in height and in contrasting color, in a conspicuous position on the front of their sweaters.
(NOTE) 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.
b) The Referee and Official Scorer shall be advised prior to the start of each game, the name of the Captain and the Alternate Captains of both Teams.
c) Only the Captain, when invited to do so by the Referee, shall have the privilege of discussing any point relating to the interpretation of rules. Any Captain or player who comes off the bench and makes any protest or intervention with the Officials for any purpose shall be assessed a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct under Rule 41(b) - Abuse of Officials. Should this protest continue, he may be assessed a misconduct penalty, and if it further continues, a game misconduct penalty shall be warranted.
A complaint about a penalty is NOT a matter "relating to the interpretation of the rules" and a minor penalty shall be imposed against any Captain or other player making such a complaint.
d) No playing Coach or playing Manager or goalkeeper shall be permitted to act as Captain or Alternate Captain.
2007-02-13 23:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alternate or Assistant Captain
2007-02-13 00:33:38 · answer #4 · answered by jkc3953 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assistant Captain
2007-02-13 07:51:21 · answer #5 · answered by duffola2003 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "A" is for Alternate Captain. The "C" is for Captain. The Captains and Alternates are liasons between the the referees and the coaches and other players. They talk to the refs, only if the referee is not near the coaches bench, because coaches don't walk on the ice. they are also the team representatives.
2007-02-13 03:53:48 · answer #6 · answered by austin.h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is alternate captain.
As a side note and a little bit oftrivia, if you ever watch the Calgary Flames play, you'll see their C's and A's look different than the rest of the teams. The team moved from Atlanta 30 years ago. The C on the sweater is the Calgary Flames logo. The A on the sweater for the the alternates is the only Atlanta Flames logo.
2007-02-13 04:25:11 · answer #7 · answered by newfcollins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C" on the sweater stands for team captain, and "A" stands for Alternate captain. Theoretically, only the captains or alternates should talk to the referee, and they are usually responsible for finding out why a call was made, and generally being the "point person" between the refs/ linesman and the team.
2007-02-12 21:07:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Alternate or Assistant Captain
2007-02-12 20:40:34 · answer #9 · answered by JOHN D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alternating or Assistant Captain
A C on the shirt stands for Captain
2007-02-13 08:31:26 · answer #10 · answered by shotgunmerc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The official ruling is for Alternate Captain. However many coaches treat the "A" as an assistant.
2007-02-13 02:45:18 · answer #11 · answered by nyrmetros 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋