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Originally Posted by taxbuster
Yah, picking young guys as captains has worked so well in the past for teams like the Greasers (McDoofus at 19+....) 
I did find this on Reddit, which I thought interesting, so a bit of everything:
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The average age of an NHL captain winning the Stanley Cup is 29.2.
Double checked most things, hopefully no errors.
Year Team Captain Age
2006 Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour 35
2007 Anaheim Ducks Scott Niedermayer 33
2008 Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom 38
2009 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby 21
2010 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews 22
2011 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara 34
2012 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Brown 27
2013 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews 25
2014 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Brown 29
2015 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews 27
2016 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby 28
2017 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby 29
2018 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin 32
2019 St. Louis Blues Alex Pietrangelo 29
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Over the last 11 years , the average age is below 26.
Backlund will be 35 when the Flames could potentially be next in the playoffs.
Not sure why this is particularly relevant, he would’ve be picked for captain based on the Flames winning the SC.