With Tuesday’s announcement that former Vancouver Canucks forward JT Miller has been named the 29th captain of the New York Rangers, it raises a simple question: How many times has this happened before? The short answer is that this is the 14th time a former Canuck has been named the captain of another team.

Presented in chronological order, here is every former Canuck, before JT Miller, who went on to captain another team.

Canucks Tenure: 1970-1972
Captaincy Tenure: 1975-1977
Record: 69-67-24

A legendary figure within the organization, Quinn was part of the original Canucks roster for two seasons before being claimed by the Atlanta Flames in their own expansion draft. Three seasons into his time there, Quinn was named captain. Both seasons were successes as the Flames made the playoffs and even won their first-ever playoff game. Following the conclusion of the 1976-77 season, the big Irishman retired at 34 years old.

Canucks Tenure: 1972-1980
Captaincy Tenure: 1982-1984
Record: 34-102-21

Don Lever’s impact on the ice for the Canucks was much greater than Pat Quinn’s. He appeared in 8 seasons and was one of their scoring threats throughout the 70s. When the Colorado Rockies moved to New Jersey, they named Don Lever the first captain of the Devils. This made sense, since he was already with the team and was one of their better players. They were one of the worst teams in the league during his tenure as captain, winning only 17 games in both seasons.

Canucks Tenure: 1979-80
Captaincy Tenure: 1982-1986
Record: 99-185-36

Whether the Canucks’ trade of Rick Vaive and Bill Derlago for Jerry Butler and Tiger Williams was a positive or negative move is a debate that can be saved for hockey historians. Vaive’s time as captain of the Maple Leafs was filled with personal success on the ice, but not a lot of team success and constant drama off the ice. While there was some success, including a divisional semifinals victory in 1986, the team failed to win 30 games in each of his four seasons as captain.

Canucks Tenure: 1982-1991
Captaincy Tenure: 1991-1992
Record: 36-33-11

Another player who was part of a famous Canucks trade that directly led to the team making the Stanley Cup Finals. Butcher’s time as captain of the Blues was brief and disappointing, finishing the season just three games above .500 and bowing out quickly in the first round. The following season, Brett Hull was named captain of the Blues.

Canucks Tenure: 1993-1995
Captaincy Tenure: 1997-2000
Record: 108-89-45

Mike Peca was the most successful captain on this list in terms of regular and playoff success. The hard-hitting forward infused his own identity into the Sabres’ forward corps and was a big part of why they were an absolute nightmare to play against. Culminating in a Cinderella Stanley Cup Finals run in 1999, Peca’s time in Buffalo is looking on extremely fondly. Granted, the reason those teams were able to frustrate the league was because Dominik Hasek reinvented the way the goaltending position was played. Still, Peca’s attitude permeated throughout the line-up.

Canucks Tenure: 1988-1997
Captaincy Tenure: 1998-1999
Record: 24-48-10

The saga of how the beloved Canucks’ captain ended up in New York has been told many times over. What is often forgotten is that the season afterwards, he assumed the captaincy from Bryan McCabe, who was traded to the Canucks for Linden. This part of the story is a short one, however. The Islanders were very bad, and Linden failed to score 20 goals or amass 50 points. Shortly after the season ended, he was shipped off to Montreal.

Canucks Tenure: 1997-2000
Captaincy Tenure: 2000-2004
Record: 128-157-26-17

Messier’s second go around as the Rangers’ captain was not anywhere near as productive as his first. From a personal standpoint, this should be expected. He was 39 years old upon returning to New York. The Rangers were desperately trying to acquire every former superstar and hoping it would work out; Eric Lindros and Pavel Bure were among the names. The Rangers failed to make the playoffs in any of these four seasons and only came close to cresting .500 once, but still failed to do so.

Canucks Tenure: 1991-2002
Captaincy Tenure: 2001-2002
Record: 19-37-7-5

Speaking of Pavel Bure, of the four partial seasons he spent in Florida, he was named captain in his final season there. He was also traded to the aforementioned Rangers at the trade deadline that same year. There isn’t much to say about his time as a captain; it didn’t even last a full season, and he only played 51 more NHL games after leaving Florida.

Canucks Tenure: 1993-1995
Captaincy Tenure: 2001-2004
Record: 115-91-30-10

Like with his time with the Sabres, Peca wearing the C in New York was, overall, good for him and the Islanders. While his production started to wane after his first year in Long Island, the team made the playoffs in all three seasons. They were bounced out in the first round in all three of those seasons, but this was an organization that had missed the playoffs the previous six seasons. Immediately following his departure from the Islanders, Peca went to his second Stanley Cup Finals, this time with the Oilers. From his time with the Sabres and Islanders, Peca was mythologized as a winner.

Canucks Tenure: 1995-2001
Captaincy Tenure: 2005-2007
Record: 57-85-22

Immediately preceding the Blackhawks’ building a dynasty, the franchise was lost in the woods. They had missed the playoffs nine out of ten times prior to that core breaking out. For two of those forlorn seasons, Adrian Aucoin was captain. This was a low point in Aucoin’s career as he struggled to stay healthy and didn’t put up his usual steady offensive numbers. Immediately after leaving the Windy City, his career got back on track. Aucoin was a transitional captain during a rebuild and shouldn’t be judged on that.

Canucks Tenure: 1998-1999
Captaincy Tenure: 2008-2011
Record: 90-99-28

His biggest contribution to the Canucks was being the tantalizing piece that allowed Brian Burke to draft both Sedins rather than just one. As the Panthers’ captain, they were competitive but not particularly good. In his first season as captain, they finished 11 games over .500 but still managed to miss the playoffs. Unfortunately, that was the high point for his tenure in the Sunshine State. Like Bure before him, McCabe was traded to the Rangers at the trade deadline. He chose to retire at the end of the season rather than continue his career.

Canucks Tenure: 1999-2006
Captaincy Tenure: 2012-2014
Record: 44-72-14

Jovocop returned to where his professional career began. Amusingly, he was also the second straight former Canuck, and third overall, to be named captain. No captain was named after Bryan McCabe departed from the organization. The Panthers, astonishingly, made the playoffs in Jovanovski’s first year as captain. They had not qualified for the playoffs in any of the ten previous seasons. The success was short-lived as Jovanovski could not stay healthy, appearing in only 43 games over the next two seasons, and the Panthers failed to make the playoffs. Jovanovski chose to retire following a second season of rebuilding.

Canucks Tenure: 2006-2010
Captaincy Tenure: 2014-2016
Record: 85-55-24

Let the former Canuck defenceman to Florida Captain pipeline continue! Mitchell’s first season as captain was very similar to McCabe’s. The Panthers were a good team, 38-29-15, but fell just short of the playoffs. However, his second season was very similar to Jovanovski’s first, where the Panthers broke out and made the playoffs. The success was fleeting as the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs over the next three seasons. Unable to stay healthy during this surprising season, Mitchell chose to return. The symmetry between all four former Canucks turned Florida Panthers’ captains is beautiful.

It is worth noting that none of the 13 players went on to win a Stanley Cup with their respective teams. Most had fairly short tenures, with none lasting over four seasons. Even when their teams did make the playoffs, they were usually eliminated in short order. Correlation does not imply causation, but there has been limited success in former Canucks leading a dressing room. Will JT Miller break the mould?