Luke Boka, Cole Purboo & Chris Playfair. (Photo courtesy of Windsor Spitfires)Luke Boka, Cole Purboo & Chris Playfair. (Photo courtesy of Windsor Spitfires)
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Spitfires name new captain

The Windsor Spitfires have picked a new captain.

Fourth-year forward Luke Boka has played all three of his previous seasons with the Spitfires, logging 190 career regular season and an additional 18 playoff games since the beginning of the 2015-2016 season. The 19-year-old Plymouth native set new career highs in 64 games last year with 15 goals, 25 assists, and 42 penalty minutes.

"We feel like Luke has really grown each year he's been here, both on and off the ice," said Head Coach Trevor Letowski. "We really trust him. I think the biggest thing is the way he works every day. "As a staff, we think that the really good leaders in junior hockey are the ones that work hard and set that example for the rest of the team. Luke is our hardest working player, day in and day out."

Cole Purboo and Chris Playfair will be assistant captains.

The Spits open their season at home on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the WFCU Centre.

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