Since Mark Giordano joined the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2021, the Calgary Flames have been without a captain. It was reported that the Flames will name a new captain before the start of next season. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/EricFrancis/status/1661048507757920256'> </a></blockquote></div> It has been reported that a particular player has his teammates' approuval. <h2>BREAKING: Calgary Flames players have decided on their new captain for next season</h2> Mikael Backlund is rumored to be the favorite to wear the ''C'' on his jersey. Not only does he want to be captain, the players want the same thing. <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/271459.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> Backlund as been with the Flames since they drafted him in 2007 with the 24th overall pick. He had a huge impact on the team, scoring 492 points in 908 games. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FieryBreadman/status/1661839440644550656'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status/1661926853861597184'> </a></blockquote></div> Do you think Backlund will be named captain?