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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was captain - except for a couple of series - I did very well.

I don't know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It's pretty cool.

I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.

I ran the high school newspaper and was in student government. I played sports my whole life but was never picked as captain.

In the bad old days, captains were not good leaders. They didn't build teams; they were arrogant and autocratic.

You need a lot of leaders, but a hockey team needs a voice, not only in the community, but more importantly between the coaching staff and the players. There are always ups and downs in a season; the captain is the guy players look to in those situations.

Well, my transition into being a captain was easy.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.