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"I felt there was no sense wasting paper to go through a vote," coach Bob Hartley said. "I think it was pretty unanimous throughout the entire organization."

Giordano assumes the role from former captain Jarome Iginla, who was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins at last year's trade deadline.

What he showed Hartley made him an easy heir to the captaincy.

"A captain should be an example of what you want to get accomplished in the organization," Hartley said. "Here's a guy that works nonstop. He's always there for the others. He never complains. There's never a bad day for Gio. Whenever you sit with him, he doesn't have the whiny look or anything. It's 'Lets do it' and we do it as a pro. Conditioning-wise, he's at the top.

"For me, since last year with the departure of Jarome, right away I started to look. Every day that I was talking to Jay, talking to the management, even at the end of the year when we met the players one-on-one, we were asking the players 'Who do you think is the best leader'."

The answer: Giordano.