By Brendan Savage of M Live
It will come as no surprise to Detroit Red Wings fans that two of the greatest captains in hockey history played in the Motor City, according to NHL.com.
NHL.com writer John Kreiser ranked the top 10 captains and two Red Wings – Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom – both cracked the top five.
Yzerman, who was the youngest captain in NHL history when the Red Wings put the "C" on his jersey in 1986 at age 21 – was ranked No. 2 while Lidstrom (Yzerman's replacement) checked in at No. 5.
Yzerman, now the general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, is the longest-serving captain in NHL history with 1,303 games in 22 seasons.
According to Kreiser, it was Scotty Bowman who made Yzerman not just one of the top offensive players in the NHL but one of the best players in the game's history.
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