The St. Louis Blues named their alternate captains (or assistant captains, depending on which side of that ecumenical debate you fall) Friday morning, choosing a group that subsumes seemingly every possible hockey-player demographic. Former number one overall pick Erik Johnson and Alex Steen are both alternates for the first time in their careers.
Veteran defenseman Barret Jackman and forward David Backes were also named alternates; Eric Brewer remains the captain.