As his career continues to evolve on and off the ice, Ryan Ellis has now been officially recognized as one of the leaders in the Nashville locker room.
The Predators defenseman was named to the Predators leadership group on Tuesday by Head Coach Peter Laviolette, becoming an alternate captain for the club. Ellis joins the likes of Captain Mike Fisher, Alternate Captains James Neal and Roman Josi, as well as goaltender Pekka Rinne as a member of the group that is counted on to lead the club.
"Just through the course of the year working through our group, Ryan's been a great leader for our team and we'll now add him to what we think is already a strong group," Laviolette said. "He's emerged as a guy that we count on inside of that room, along with the leaders that we already have in place, to be able to push this team to the next level."
Ryan Ellis Named to Preds Leadership Group
Defenseman Added as Alternate Captain, Joins Group Alongside Fisher, Neal, Josi, Rinne
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