For the Spurgeon's, Captaincy runs in the family

For the Spurgeon's, Captaincy runs in the family

Author: The Athletic January 6, 2021 Duration: 43:40

Tyler Spurgeon, who captained Innsbruck the past 5 years and now captains Kaufbeuren, joins SFTS to talk new Wild captain and younger brother Jared Spurgeon. He shares stories about Jared growing up, how they both got the hockey bug, his pride in witnessing Jared's path to NHL captaincy. Plus some fun ribbing along the way about Jared's inability to grow a thick stache, the Spurgeon family connection to Tyler Ennis and how Ryan Suter and Zach Parise were big supporters of Jared receiving the captaincy.


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