There isn’t much Graham Bona hasn’t experienced in his four-year Quebec Major Junior Hockey League career.

He’s been on two first-place teams, one that went to a Memorial Cup and another that suffered an early and bitter playoff exit; he’s been on a 60-loss last-place team; and he’s sipped from the President’s Cup with Sidney Crosby.

And now, the Spryfield native is a captain.

The Halifax Mooseheads made Bona their newest captain yesterday, unveiling the announcement at a press gathering at the Time Out Sports Lounge at the Metro Centre.

“I think I got pretty much most of it all covered,” Bona said, of his well-rounded QMJHL resumé. “I’ve been at the top of the league, I’ve been at the bottom of the league, I’ve been in the middle of the league, I’ve been everywhere in between.

“I think I can use all those experiences to help this team out.”

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound stay-at-home defenceman has appeared in 234 career regular season games, with totals of eight goals and 32 assists. He has also piled up 431 hits (more than 1.8 per game) and is a veteran of 37 post-season games.

He started his career with the Rimouski Oceanic in 2004-05 and won a QMJHL title with Crosby in his rookie season before being traded to Halifax midway through 2006-07.

Bona isn’t one for the spotlight, as he declined an opportunity to speak at the podium at yesterday’s gathering. But his reserved nature in the public eye gives way to a different personality in the room, head coach Cam Russell said.

“He’s a shy guy when it comes to the press, but when he’s in his comfort zone, he’s always been a high-energy, vocal guy,” Russell said. “That’s good. You don’t want a dressing room to be like a morgue. He’s the perfect choice for us.”

Bona will wear the C tomorrow and Saturday nights when the Mooseheads make their home debut against the Val-d’Or Foreurs and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

Growing up in the Halifax area, Bona was a big fan of Jody Shelley, one of the most decorated captains in Mooseheads history. He sounded awestruck at the notion of following in the footsteps of Shelley, among others.

“All the past captains that have been a part of this organization in the past and there are a lot of big names on the list,” Bona said. “I’m just glad to be part of it.”