The Nashville Predators named defenseman Roman Josi the eighth captain in team history on Tuesday.

In addition defensemen Ryan Ellis and Mattias Ekholm and forwards Ryan Johansen and Filip Forsberg have been named alternate captains.

"I'm really excited," Josi said in a release. "It's obviously a huge honor, and I've had some really good guys to learn from with former captains Shea Weber and Mike Fisher in the time I've been here. It's definitely a huge honor, and I know we have a great leadership group, a great group of guys, so I'm really excited."

Josi steps into the role after the club's previous captain Mike Fisher announced his retirement this offseason. With the designation, Josi also becomes the

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