Zetterberg to be Named Captain on Tuesday

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The Red Wings are starting their campaign to win back fans angered by the lockout by having a free Red and White Game on Tuesday.

They plan to use that opportunity to anoint Henrik Zetterberg as the new captain. The announcement will be made before the 6 p.m. start of the game.

Zetterberg, 32, takes over for Nicklas Lidstrom, who retired last May. It's a job the Wings have been grooming Zetterberg for since last decade, when they placed his locker next to then-captain Steve Yzerman.

The Wings didn't want to make the announcement last summer, and couldn't during the 113-day lockout that ended Jan. 5. They haven't been able to get together for formal practices until Sunday, the day after the collective bargaining agreement finally became official.

The Wings also wanted all of Zetterberg's teammates to be on hand for the announcement, and Pavel Datsyuk, who stayed in Russia for the weekend to take part in the KHL's All-Star Game, is due to fly back Monday and be back with his Detroit teammates Tuesday.

Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall will remain alternate captains.

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