After year's of Mikko Koivu wearing the C, the Minnesota Wild have named a new captain. Defenceman Jared Spurgeon has been handed the role.
Spurgeon was given a seven-year, $53.025 million contract in 2020 that kicks in this season. It is the richest contract in the history of the Minnesota Wild.
Koivu became a free agent at the end of 2019-20 and eventually signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was named the Wild's captain in 2009, becoming the team's first full-time C since Minnesota came back into the league.
According to Michael Russo of The Athletic, the Wild had reduced their list of candidates to Spurgeon and Zach Parise, ultimately deciding to go with the 31-year-old blueline. Russo said Spurgeon and his wife were informed of the decision on Saturday, while the official announcement from the team came on Sunday.
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