Training camps across the NHL are officially underway, which means everyone from owners, management, coaching staff, players, media, and everyone in between have gathered at practice facilities across North America in anticipation of the 2024-25 season.

Thursday morning, just after the first group took the ice at Ducks training camp, the team announced Radko Gudas will wear the "C" on his sweater as the ninth captain in franchise history.

Radko Gudas has evolved from the rambunctious young defenseman whose vicious hits led to a cool hockey nickname and a less cool reputation as one of the NHL's dirtier players. Gudas is still known as “The Butcher,

The Anaheim Ducks have named defenceman Radko Gudas as the ninth captain in team history. the ninth captain in Ducks history.

The next captain of the Anaheim Ducks is Radko Gudas. We're proud to announce Radko Gudas as the ninth captain in Ducks history! MORE ➡️ https://t.co/yzbA7D2gwC pic.twitter.com/NjNeDXAdAc