The Two-Line Pass

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At 20 years and 79 days, Jonathan Toews is now the third-youngest captain in NHL history.

Yesterday, the Blackhawks named the dynamic, odd-looking forward captain because, well, giving Robert Lang the ‘C’ would have been a collossally bad idea.

“Jonathan deserves this honor, he is a tremendous individual and a wonderful leader on and off the ice,” General Manager Dale Tallon said. “He has experience in captaining teams from his World Junior appearances and guys follow his lead in our locker room.”

The only two captains that were younger than Toews when they took the job are Sidney Crosby and Vincent Lecavalier. Toews does find himself tied with Crosby, however, for most yawn-inducing interview among NHL captains.

Said Toews the poet, “It’s just a letter on my sweater.”

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