The coaching staff for the 1999 Windsor AAA Zone Spitfires
are proud to announce this years team captains.
Team Captain - #96 Jaydon Fetter
Assistant Captain - #10 David Pierce
Assistant Captain - #27 Cody Schnieder
Assistant Captain - #21 David Cooke
What makes a hockey captain so indispensable to his team? What is he better at, than perhaps the superstar? It is something much more important than raw, pure skill: leadership.
The single most important trait of a great hockey captain is that he leads. He leads by example on the ice and he leads by example off the ice.
While captains in other sports are certainly leaders in their own right, only in hockey can that leadership be merged directly with the ability to influence a game.
Being the captain of a hockey team is also not a task to be taken on lightly. The captain is usually the one to speak up for his team and defend their actions. This requires a level of confidence that most other players just don't have.
The captain might not be the best player on the team, but you can bet that he will be the most knowledgeable about the game, the subtle intricacies and nuances and he will know the strengths and weaknesses of his team better than anyone else.