Captains in Islanders history
The 15 players who have served as captain in the franchise's history.
Credit: AP
ED WESTFALL
Captain: 1972-77
Credit: Paul Bereswill
CLARK GILLIES
Captain: 1977-79
Credit: Ozier Muhammad
DENIS POTVIN
Captain: 1979-87
Credit: Paul J. Bereswill
BRENT SUTTER
Captain: 1987-91
Credit: Paul J. Bereswill
PATRICK FLATLEY
Captain: 1991-96
Credit: Paul Bereswill
BRYAN MCCABE
Captain: 1997-98
Credit: Kathy Kmonicek
TREVOR LINDEN
Captain: 1998-99
Credit: Paul J. Bereswill
KENNY JONSSON
Captain: 1999-2000
Credit: AP
MICHAEL PECA
Captain: 2001-04
Credit: AP
ALEXEI YASHIN
Captain: 2005-07
Credit: AP
BILL GUERIN
Captain: 2007-09
Credit: Getty Images
DOUG WEIGHT
Captain: 2009-11
Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
MARK STREIT
Captain: 2011-13
Credit: Jim McIsaac
JOHN TAVARES
Captain: 2013-18
