Following trading away captain Nick Foligno to the , it appears the next captain will not be decided until the offseason at the Adam Edstrom Jersey earliest. All three former members of the Chicago leadership group Nick Foligno, Jason Dickinson and Connor Murphy have been traded. A decision on a new captain is since being reported by Blackhawks beat reporters to not be made until an appropriate time not until summer at the earliest. Chicago Head Coach Jeff Blashill has said that Connor Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi will wear the "A" on their jerseys on the evening of March 6 against the . This latest development comes with the NHL trade deadline being slated for 3:00 p.m. EST on March 6. Foligno was traded to the Minnesota Wildfor future considerations. Connor Bedard to wear "A" for rest of Chicago Blackhawks season Bedard will also now officially wear the "A" for the rest of the season. Connor Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi will be Blackhawks alternate captains moving forward. TBD if anyone else will join them. Captain wont be decided until the offseason at the earliest Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) The young Blackhawks star was seen sporting the alternate captain patch against the following the previously referenced trade of Murphy.The traded for Murphy a defenseman on March 2 in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick. As part of the deal, Chicago will retain 50% of Murphy's salary. Murphy was in the midst of his final season of a four-year contract worth $4.4 million annually. Blashill previously said that Bedard has earned the title of alternate captain. "He's earned it with his commitment to winning hockey," . "That's the biggest thing I talked to him about today. He's very competitive; he works hard every day." Bedard is only 20, and was drafted by Chicago at No. 1 overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. He has 185 points acro s his career so far(70 goals, 115 a sists). This year, he has seen 57 points acro s 48 games played. Bedard previously scored his first league hat trick against the on Oct. 28, 2025. The Blackhawks selected him at the coveted aforementioned No. 1 spot following him winning the Canadian Hockey League Top Prospect, Top Scorer, and David Branch Player of the Year awards after leading the WHL in goals (71), points (143), shots on goal (360), points per game (2.51) and goals per game (1.24) in 57 regular-season games. Bedard being named alternate captain comes after his great-great uncle, James Bedard, played 22 games over two seasons with the Black Hawks from 1949-51. Bertuzzi the other Blackhawks player who will now also wear the "A" brings more of a veteran presence to the leadership group; he is 31-years-old and has seen 546 games of league action. MORE: Jeff Beukeboom Jersey