Boston Bruins officially name Pastrnak as new captain after Tottenham blunder

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pastrnak-david/dnZgEHz4/"]Pastrnak[/a][/b] is currently the only Czech captain in the NHL. In the previous two seasons, Anaheim defenseman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gudas-radko/x0sTXXa7/"]Radko Gudas[/a] held the same honour, but he signed with Florida for the 2026/27 season.[/p][p]The Havirov native has played for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-bruins/jeans23J/"]Boston[/a] since the 2014/15 season and is already among the highest-scoring players in the history of the Massachusetts club.[/p][embed guid="d377435a-53da-4ac6-935a-4efd4807bee7" url="https://x.com/NHLBruins/status/2104220837393928518" social-type="twitter" /][p]The team's last captain was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marchand-brad/zDWpAiQ9/"]Brad Marchand[/a], whom the club traded to Florida in March 2025. Boston played last season with assistant captains only.[/p][p][b]The possibility that Pastrnak could take on the prestigious role was inadvertently revealed recently by English football club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] on social network X.[/b][/p][p]Four captaincy positions therefore remain unfilled ahead of the new season, with Columbus, Detroit, Ottawa and Vancouver still waiting for players to wear the 'C'.[/p][embed guid="022a8b8e-29ec-4148-ba4f-6130fbb46c32" url="https://x.com/PeteBlackburn/status/2102430322394845440" social-type="twitter" /][p]Pastrnak, whom Boston drafted in 2014, has so far played 833 regular-season games for the team in the NHL, recording 420 goals and 513 assists. His 933 points make him the sixth-highest-scoring player in franchise history, while he ranks fifth in goals.[/p][p]In 2020, he won the Maurice Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goal scorer alongside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ovechkin-alexander/6s0ms3DP/"]Alexander Ovechkin[/a] of Washington. He has been selected to the All-Star Game four times. In Boston, he is in the midst of an eight-year, $90 million contract that runs through 2031.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/canada/nhl/"]Follow the 2026/27 NHL season with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]