The Montreal Canadiens have announced their new assistant captain. Following the trade of Joel Edmundson, a spot became available. It has been given to none other than Montreal native Mike Matheson. Here is the official announcement: <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1701203968892825638'> </a></blockquote></div> Matheson will join Gallagher as an alternate and of course Nick Suzuki will retain his captaincy. Matheson was acquired for Jeff Petry last year, and has been a key piece of Montreal's defense since, playing over 24 minutes per night. Congrats Mike!