There were certainly no shortage of candidates for this years captaincy in Pittsburgh this year. There are 4 current NHL captains on the Pens roster(Getzlaf, Gionta, Crosby, Ovechkin)as well as 4 NHL alternates(Gaustad, Gorges, Markov, Orpik).
It was a tough choice that was voted on by teammates and the coaching staff and it was a very close vote. The votes decided to award the teams top goal scorer.
The captain of the 2010-11 Penguins:
Alexander Ovechkin
Starting the season with A's on their sweater will be:
Andrei Markov
AND
Ryan Getzlaf
The Pens will be shifting the "A" around throughout the season based on performance. If the team gets out of the gates fast you may see Markov and Getzlaf carry the honour all season long.
The Pens begin their season tonight in a Gretzky Conference tilt vs the always tough Ottawa Senators.