Adam Vingan

avingan@tennessean.com

The Predators named veteran center Mike Fisher captain on Thursday.

Fisher will replace defenseman Shea Weber, who relinquished the captaincy after six seasons when he was traded to the Canadiens for defenseman P.K. Subban on June 29. The 36-year-old will become the sixth full-time captain in franchise history.

Entering his sixth full season in Nashville, Fisher has been an alternate captain for the past four seasons. The 36-year-old previously held the same position with the Senators before being traded to the Predators in February 2011, but has never been a captain at the NHL level.

Last season, Fisher played his 1,000th career NHL game, scoring 23 points in 70 games. He added five goals and seven points in 14 playoff games, including the game-winning goal in Nashville's triple-overtime victory against San Jose in Game 4 of the teams' second-round series.

The Predators enter this season as a relatively young team. Fisher is one of four projected regulars older than 30, a group that includes 36-year-old center Mike Ribeiro, 33-year-old goaltender Pekka Rinne and defenseman Matt Carle, who turns 32 later this month.

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Fisher has one year remaining on his two-year, $8.8 million contract.

Defenseman Roman Josi, who is currently preparing to play for Team Europe in the World Cup of Hockey, and forward James Neal were alternate captains last season. It's likely that both will retain those roles.

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Previous Predators team captains

Tom Fitzgerald: July 6, 1998 - March 13, 2002

Greg Johnson: Oct. 8, 2002 - June 30, 2006

Scott Walker: Jan. 12, 2003 - Jan. 27, 2003 (interim)

Kimmo Timonen: Oct. 3, 2006 - June 18, 2007

Jason Arnott: Sept. 12, 2007 - June 19, 2010

Shea Weber: July 8, 2010 - June 29, 2016