Pavol Demitra wore No. 78 during his time in Ottawa before blossoming in St. Louis. Pouliot, Edmonton's first-round pick in 2003, has 21 goals in 176 NHL games and is the best of the five players who've worn this number.
Who is number 78 on the Maple Leafs?
T.J. Brodie | Toronto Maple Leafs | National Hockey League | Yahoo! Sports.
Has any NHL player worn 69?
Fun fact: Desjardins and forward Melvin Angelstad (two games with the Washington Capitals in 2003-04) are the only players in NHL history to wear No. 69.
What is the least used number in the NHL?
0. What's even rarer than the double-zero is the single zero in the NHL. Only one man has worn this number, and most likely you've never heard of him.
Does anyone wear 99 in the NHL?
Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 has been retired across the NHL, unable to be worn by anyone in the league in honor of the game's most recognizable player and inarguably one its greatest. Gretzky is the only player with that honor, but, if it were up to him, he'd have some company.
21 related questions foundCan you wear 0 in the NHL?
The NHL no longer permits the use of 0 or 00 as the League's database cannot list players with such numbers, and in 2000 the League retired the number 99 for all member teams in honor of Wayne Gretzky.
Who wore 77 NHL?
77 – Ray Bourque. Ray Bourque changed numbers from seven to 77 following the number retirement of Phil Esposito in Boston. Ever since, Bourque and 77 have been synonymous. Bourque leads all defencemen in career goals, assists, points and shots with 410, 1,169, 1,579, and 6,206 respectively.
Who wore 92 in the NHL?
92 -- Gabriel Landeskog. The skinny: Landeskog prevailed from a small but talented field at No. 92 (21 players have worn it). The winner of the Calder Trophy as the League's top rookie in 2011-12, Landeskog has scored at least 20 goals in seven of his nine NHL seasons, including a career-high 34 in 2018-19.
Why was Gretzky Number 99?
It was with the Greyhounds that Gretzky first wore the number 99 on his jersey. He originally wanted to wear number 9—for his hockey hero Gordie Howe—but it was already being worn by teammate Brian Gualazzi. At coach Muzz MacPherson's suggestion, Gretzky settled on 99.
Can you wear number 66 in the NHL?
No. 66 isn't retired League-wide like No. 99 is for Wayne Gretzky. Two players have worn it since Lemieux retired from the NHL in 2006: Ho-Sang and Calgary Flames defenseman TJ Brodie in 2010-11.
Who wears 96 in the NHL?
96: Tomas Holmstrom
Forward Tomas Holmstrom spent all but 47 games of his NHL career, which lasted for 15 seasons and 1,026 regular season games, wearing number 96.
Do hockey jersey numbers mean anything?
Numbers 2-6 were traditionally for defense, and 7-11 traditionally for forwards. Higher numbers were for players further down the depth chart, with one of the highest numbers (often 20, 29 or 30) for the backup goaltender.
What is Jake muzzin plus minus?
Jake Muzzin had 22:26 of ice time in the Maple Leafs' 6-3 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday. He took one shot and had a plus-minus of -2 for the game.
Who is number 77 for the Leafs?
Adam Brooks had 8:52 of ice time in the Maple Leafs' 4-1 win over the Wild on Tuesday.
Who wore number 67 in hockey?
67: Max Pacioretty
It's a bit of an odd number, as only 23 players have worn it. Pacioretty has served as the Montreal Canadiens captain since 2015. He's also the franchise record holder for most overtime goals.
Who wore 75 in NHL?
75: Ryan Reaves
And only two have worn it for an extended period of time – Hal Gill and Ryan Reaves. It's telling that Reaves is the runaway winner here. Gill wore 75 during his early career and his late-career, not accomplishing much while wearing it.
Who else wore 99 in the NHL?
Number 99
Since the 1950-51 season, only three players are in the number 99 club, Gretzky, Rick Dudley and Wilf Paiement.
Who wore 88 in the NHL?
Patrick Kane is the best player to ever wear No. 88 in NHL history, according to an NHL.com panel.
Who wears 79 in the NHL?
The number 79 has only been worn by six players in NHL history, and the only other household name to wear it is Andrei Markov.
Who wears 98 in the NHL?
98 is the rarest number in NHL history. Only three players have worn it – Brian Lawton, Jesse Puljujarvi, and Mikhail Sergachev.
Why do most goalies wear number 30?
Numbers in the thirties were seen as "safe" for goaltenders, since most numbers below thirty were already spoken for by forwards and defensemen (remember that "high numbers" were essentially-unheard of at this time).
Who wears 86 in the NHL?
Jack Hughes, the number one overall draft pick for the New Jersey Devils, has chosen number 86 for his NHL number. Hughes began his career with the US National Team Development Program wearing the number 6, which had been a family number.
Why does Sidney Crosby wear 87?
Sidney Crosby has been connected to the number 87 since the day he was born, August 7, 1987 (8/7/87). Sidney Crosby has been connected to the number 87 since the day he was born, August 7, 1987 (8/7/87). Throughout his NHL career, he has chosen to connect himself to that number as well.
