When Wayne was traded, I became captain. For me it really wasn't anything - I didn't do anything or I didn't feel I had to do anything different than what I had been doing all along.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Well, my transition into being a captain was easy.
I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.
I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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.
Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.
I was captain of Wales; I've been captain of numerous football clubs.
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 don't know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It's pretty cool.
I ran the high school newspaper and was in student government. I played sports my whole life but was never picked as captain.
The captain thing was really an honor, and it was really flattering for me. It was really something that I didn't expect, and I would say that was the highlight of my career so far, being elected captain by my peers.