Greyhounds name new captain

The Soo Greyhounds have a new captain.

On Monday evening, the team announced that second-year defenceman Ryan O’Rourke will be the team captain while defenceman Jacob LeGuerrier and forwards Cole MacKay and Rory Kerins will serve as alternate captains.

In a prepared statement, Greyhounds coach John Dean said the four players “exemplify and understand what is expected of a Greyhound.”

O’Rourke called the opportunity an honour.

“I’m very honoured and gracious about this opportunity,” O’Rourke said in a release. “It is a privilege that is not going to change the way I act in the room or change my play on the ice. I look forward to leading our club and representing our community as captain.”

Barrett Hayton served as the Greyhounds captain last season.

Eligible to return to the Greyhounds this season, Hayton stuck with the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes to start the season and has a goal and three assists in six games.