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Justin Abdelkader named new assistant captain of the Red Wings

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By @MichaelCaples –

Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill announced today that Justin Abdelkader will be wearing the ‘A’ on a permanent basis this season.

The Wings’ bench boss said – as announced on the DRW Twitter account – that Abdelkader is the team’s new assistant captain.

Abdelkader, 29, is starting his eighth season with the Red Wings. A native of Muskegon and a Michigan State alum, Abdelkader signed a seven-year extension last fall.

He joins Henrik Zetterberg (captain) and Niklas Kronwall (assistant captain) as the players wearing letters for the Red Wings.