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Awarding the Huskies captaincy to Evan Campbell was a no-brainer.

鈥淗e鈥檚 the right guy for the job,鈥� said last year鈥檚 captain Jared Tuton, who will wear an A on his shirt this season.

鈥淚鈥坈ouldn鈥檛 think of a better person to have it. He鈥檚 got all the tools. He鈥檚 going to be on the team forever, and everyone listens to him. He鈥檚 a good player and a real good guy in the dressing room.鈥�

鈥淲e鈥檙e in it for the long run,鈥� the 30-year-old blue-liner added.

Tuton, who is now living in Grand Prairie, Alta., missed the Huskies鈥� first series this past weekend.

Head coach Mike Tuton said the captaincy shuffle was his younger brother鈥檚 idea.

鈥淗e didn鈥檛 feel right having the C and not practising all the hours that these guys are putting in,鈥� he said last week. 鈥淗e approached me in the fall and told me he didn鈥檛 quite feel right about it.

鈥淪o we had a conversation that lasted about five seconds, and the name we came up with was Evan Campbell.鈥�

Coach Tuton praised the five-foot-10, 195-pound winger for his commitment to the team.

鈥淵ou want to talk about a heart-and-soul guy ... He鈥檚 never missed a practice, never taken a practice off. Every shift, he gives you everything and that鈥檚 the kind of leadership that we鈥檙e after.鈥�

Campbell, 25, said wearing the C for Yukon鈥檚 senior hockey team is an honour.

鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to get that recognition from, not only the coaching staff, but the other players on the team,鈥� he said.

Campbell, whose older brother Reid Campbell is playing pro hockey in Mississippi, is no stranger to leadership positions.

He previously captained the Jr. B Peninsula Panthers in North Saanich, B.C., and also wore a letter with the Mustangs.

Campbell had a quiet opening weekend by his standards, registering just one assist on Kane Dawe鈥檚 first-period goal Saturday night.