Rangers name J.T. Miller new captain after bringing him back in trade splash

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00:00All right, big news just dropped from the blue shirts.

00:02The Rangers just named JT Miller the 29th captain in franchise history.

00:07So the same kid that they drafted in the first round back in 2011

00:10is now the guy with the C stitched across his chest.

00:14GM Chris Drury said it best himself.

00:17Miller embodies what it means to be a Ranger.

00:19And if you know Rangers history, you know the C ain't just a letter.

00:23From Bill Cook to Brian Leach to the legend himself, Marc Messier,

00:27the captaincy is sacred in this city.

00:30Adam Fox, Vincent Trocek, Mika Zavanejad, and Artemi Panarin

00:34were all named alternate captains.

00:37So Miller is replacing Jacob Truba as team captain

00:40after the defenseman was dealt to Anaheim in December.

00:43And once Truba was dealt, the Rangers actually finished out the season

00:47without anyone wearing the C on their chest.

00:49So Miller has been through his ups and downs.

00:52He's bounced around the league, and now he's back here

00:55to lead the charge at the Garden.

00:57He rejoined the Rangers last season after a midseason trade from the Canucks

01:01where he was an alternate captain for four seasons,

01:04and he immediately became the man in New York for a struggling Rangers team.

01:09He posted 35 points.

01:11That's 13 goals and 22 assists in only 32 games.

01:15So over 871 career games, he's recorded 260 goals and 449 assists.

01:23The Rangers have already opened up their training camp last week

01:26with the rookies and preseason open soon.