Islanders name Guerin captain

Habsfan84 · 07-09-2007, 10:49 PM

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) - Bill Guerin's young daughter yelled with delight when a picture of her goal-scoring father appeared on a big television screen.
The 36-year-old right winger had nearly the same reaction moments later when he saw the `C' on his brand-new Islanders jersey. Guerin had no idea he had already been chosen by general manager Garth Snow and coach Ted Nolan to be the 11th captain in team history.
Guerin was formally introduced to Long Island on Monday, less than a week after signing a two-year deal with the Islanders. Outside of a four-game, injury fill-in stint in Edmonton, Guerin hasn't served as an NHL captain.
"I'm a little surprised," he said, drawing laughter from a banquet room filled with team sponsors, fans and media. "I'm thrilled about it. It's a tremendous honour. I don't take this responsibility lightly."

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Habsfan84 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,582	Islanders name Guerin captain WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) - Bill Guerin's young daughter yelled with delight when a picture of her goal-scoring father appeared on a big television screen. The 36-year-old right winger had nearly the same reaction moments later when he saw the `C' on his brand-new Islanders jersey. Guerin had no idea he had already been chosen by general manager Garth Snow and coach Ted Nolan to be the 11th captain in team history. Guerin was formally introduced to Long Island on Monday, less than a week after signing a two-year deal with the Islanders. Outside of a four-game, injury fill-in stint in Edmonton, Guerin hasn't served as an NHL captain. "I'm a little surprised," he said, drawing laughter from a banquet room filled with team sponsors, fans and media. "I'm thrilled about it. It's a tremendous honour. I don't take this responsibility lightly." Last edited by Habsfan84; 07-10-2007 at 03:18 PM.