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<p>David Warsofsky&#8217;s third stint in Wilkes-Barre will begin with a significant honor.</p><p>On Thursday, the veteran defenseman was named captain for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2019-20 season.</p><p>Warsofsky, 29, made a quick impression on new Penguins coach Mike Vellucci during the preseason, and he will be wearing the &#8220;C&#8221; when the team opens the schedule on Saturday night in Hershey.</p><p>&#8220;In the exhibition games, when things weren&#8217;t going great, (Warsofsky) stood up on the bench, and he was positive,&#8221; Vellucci said through the team. &#8220;What I liked about him is that he was positive. He was positive to the younger guys, he was mentoring to them. He stood up and showed leadership.&#8221;</p><p>Joining Warsofsky in those leadership roles will be fellow defenseman Kevin Czuczman and former Colorado Eagles teammate Andrew Agozzino, both of whom will be alternate captains this season.</p><p>Czuczman chose to re-sign with the Penguins organization in the summer and has previously worn an &#8220;A&#8221; for the team. Agozzino is in his first season with the club after leading the Eagles in scoring a year ago.</p><p>Warsofsky played the last two years in the Colorado Avalanche organization and was an alternate captain for the Eagles in the AHL last season. He signed in Colorado after a productive 2016-17 campaign with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in which he racked up 47 points in 58 games on the blue line while being selected to the AHL All-Star Classic.</p><p>He first came to Pittsburgh as a free agent in 2015 after breaking into the pros with the Providence Bruins. Later that season he was claimed on waivers by the New Jersey Devils, but he chose to sign again with Pittsburgh in 2016.</p><p>In all, Warsofsky has played 75 career games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton over eight seasons as a pro. He has appeared in 55 NHL games but has shined brightest in the AHL, where he has 200 career points (45 goals, 155 assists) in 403 games.</p><p>The Penguins had trouble replacing long-time team captain Tom Kostopoulos a year ago because his successor was promoted. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton named winger Garrett Wilson its new captain a year ago, but what was expected to be a short call-up to Pittsburgh ended up lasting the entire season, leaving the AHL club without its leader for all but 18 games.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">After making his return to the team this summer, defenseman David Warsofsky was named captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Thursday ahead of Saturday&#8217;s season-opener. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/web1_ttl112716pensgame-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>After making his return to the team this summer, defenseman David Warsofsky was named captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Thursday ahead of Saturday&#8217;s season-opener. </caption0><photoCredit0>Amanda Hrycyna file photo | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Derek Levarse</p><p>dlevarse@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

WBS Penguins name veteran defenseman David Warsofsky captain for 2019-20