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One of the longest-tenured players in a team’s history is joining a select list of names.
On Tuesday, the Ottawa Senators announced that defenseman Thomas Chabot has been named the 11th captain in franchise history.
The 29-year-old takes the role previously held by Brady Tkachuk, who relinquished the ‘C’ when he was traded to the Florida Panthers earlier this year. Chabot joins a list of legendary names such as Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson, and Jason Spezza as captains of the team in the nation’s capital.
Senators president of hockey operations and general manager Steve Staios stated that giving Chabot the captaincy was an easy decision.
“He’s been here for a decade, and he’s seen a lot and some ups and downs,” Staios told reporters. “He could speak to this as well, but just the timing for him, I think, is interesting because we are on a good trajectory as a team. And I think part of leadership is experience and being through tough times and dealing with that adversity and learning from that. Those are certainly things that make a good leader.”
Head coach Travis Green admitted that the team was patient in the process of naming a new captain.
“I think it’s just not rushing into anything,” Green said. “I think when you make a decision as big as this, that if you have time, take it. We also have some young players that we want to see back in action as well. … You want a captain that can communicate with your players and coaching staff as well, and help guide players along in any way he can. And I think he’ll be able to check all the boxes.”
Chabot, a native of Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec, has laid roots in the greater Ottawa area and is committed to staying with the team for years to come.
“We’ve always said it. Ottawa feels like home. It really does,” Chabot said in a statement. “We bought our first house here. We started our family here. Becoming captain here is a huge honor.”
Chabot is heading into the seventh season of his eight-year contract extension, which he signed in Sept. 2019. The deal carries a cap hit of $8 million through the 2027-28 season, with the player becoming eligible to sign a new extension next July.
In 569 regular-season games with the Sens, Chabot has scored 78 goals and 257 assists for 335 points, with another four points in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Chabot will get to show off his new look for the first time on Saturday night, when the Sens renew the Battle of Ontario against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs.
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On Tuesday, the Ottawa Senators announced that defenseman Thomas Chabot has been named the 11th captain in franchise history.
The 29-year-old takes the role previously held by Brady Tkachuk, who relinquished the ‘C’ when he was traded to the Florida Panthers earlier this year. Chabot joins a list of legendary names such as Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson, and Jason Spezza as captains of the team in the nation’s capital.
Senators president of hockey operations and general manager Steve Staios stated that giving Chabot the captaincy was an easy decision.
“He’s been here for a decade, and he’s seen a lot and some ups and downs,” Staios told reporters. “He could speak to this as well, but just the timing for him, I think, is interesting because we are on a good trajectory as a team. And I think part of leadership is experience and being through tough times and dealing with that adversity and learning from that. Those are certainly things that make a good leader.”
Head coach Travis Green admitted that the team was patient in the process of naming a new captain.
“I think it’s just not rushing into anything,” Green said. “I think when you make a decision as big as this, that if you have time, take it. We also have some young players that we want to see back in action as well. … You want a captain that can communicate with your players and coaching staff as well, and help guide players along in any way he can. And I think he’ll be able to check all the boxes.”
Chabot, a native of Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec, has laid roots in the greater Ottawa area and is committed to staying with the team for years to come.
“We’ve always said it. Ottawa feels like home. It really does,” Chabot said in a statement. “We bought our first house here. We started our family here. Becoming captain here is a huge honor.”
Chabot is heading into the seventh season of his eight-year contract extension, which he signed in Sept. 2019. The deal carries a cap hit of $8 million through the 2027-28 season, with the player becoming eligible to sign a new extension next July.
In 569 regular-season games with the Sens, Chabot has scored 78 goals and 257 assists for 335 points, with another four points in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Chabot will get to show off his new look for the first time on Saturday night, when the Sens renew the Battle of Ontario against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs.
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