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JUSTIN HOROWITZ: Connor
McDavid was named the captain

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of the Edmonton
Oilers on Wednesday,

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making him the youngest
player in NHL history

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to receive that honor.

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The number one
overall pick in 2015,

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who's 19 years and 266 days old,
edged out Colorado's Gabriel

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Landeskog, who was 19
years, 286 days old

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when he became captain.

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McDavid has only
played in 45 NHL games,

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but was captain of team North
America during the World Cup

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and an Erie where he
played junior hockey

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before joining the NHL.

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McDavid becomes the 15th
captain in Oiler's history

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and just the fifth
player in NHL history

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to be named team captain
while still a teenager.

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