Monday, March 29, 2021

Vernon Vipers Name Donohoe, Taylor, Carpendale & Bafaro Assistant Captains:

The Vernon Vipers have named Hunter Donohoe, Trey Taylor, Tyler Carpendale & Seth Bafaro assistant captains for the 2020-21 season.

Here is the press release from the Vernon Vipers website,

Leadership Named | Vernon Vipers

8 comments:

vipersdiehardfan said...

No captain this year?

Unknown said...

What's the point? It's a 3 team exhibition tournament

vipersdiehardfan said...

Exhibition or not, I still think the Vipers should have named a captain.

BINGO said...

The fool on the hill lies perfectly still. That is how us fans will feel when the other teams have a captain and the vipers do not. Come on management get it together OR are you just going to go ,around and around and around with your decision.

Unknown said...

@vdhf Why should they have named a captain? Just because isn't an answer.

@bingo Looks like Penticton is only going with assistant captains as well: https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-329531-35-.htm#329531


On normal years I agree having a captain is important, but in this ridiculous exhibition tournament, it doesn't make a difference.
Kind of hard to name a single captain to a team that hasn't played a meaningful game in well over a year. Having alternates or assistants is plenty fine, they'll get some responsibility and see who rises up to the task for the potential future captain.

Bobby C said...

Finlay Williams was named Captain of the Vees the day he was traded to Penticton from Prince George last summer, and in my opinion the should have a Captain to represent the team regardless of the situation.

vipersdiehardfan said...

I don't care if these games mean nothing or that they are only playing 20 games with no playoffs etc. I still think the Vipers should have picked a captain. I think your team should have a captain no matter the situation on the season or amount of games etc. The Vipers could have picked someone for captain who will be returning next season. I'm not a fan of some of these NHL teams going with no captain.

Unknown said...

@vdhf But why???? "Because I think they should" isn't a very valid reason.

NHL teams don't always have a captain....maybe you're placing too much emphasis on the role or value of a captain. I personally believe that it is helpful to have at least one person as a leader of the team, that has usually been the captain...but some teams don't always need to follow that tradition.

I can see it being of more importance at the NHL level, but for a 5 week stint in junior hockey with games that don't mean anything....what's the point? This season is a write off anyways, nobody is going to care who is or isn't a captain this season. In fact, nobody will remember this season at all except in the sense it didn't happen.

Hope to see you all in the rink in the fall!