Victor Hedman never even considered that he’d become the Lightning’s captain. He would have been content to remain as Robin to Steven Stamkos’ Batman for years to come, until the two future Hall of Famers hung up their skates.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have selected Victor Hedman as their new captain. Hedman succeeds longtime captain Steven Stamkos, who left in free agency to sign with Nashville.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have named defenseman Victor Hedman the 11 th captain in franchise history, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. The two alternate captains will be forward Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Ryan McDonagh.