Uniform numbers in professional hockey date back to the old. The curious truth behind everyday digits by michael millar, virgin books. Go inside the glass and get an upclose look at the action courtesy of our photographers. Take a look at which jersey numbers produce the most impressive results on the. Leafs because in the book the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, 42 is the ultimate. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Detroit red wings, detroit falcons, detroit cougars. By the numbers what does a hockey jersey number say. Hockeyreference utilizes official nhl data for current nhl seasons.
Bobby orr is one of many topics in matt kalmans new book. Centers wearing 19, offensive minded players 8 and 9. In team sports, the number, often referred to as the uniform number, squad number, jersey. Of the more than 250 players to put on a nashville predators jersey, everyone of them has been defined by a numeral or two on the back. There has only been one player to wear a single zero as a jersey number in nhl history.
The 10 most iconic jersey numbers in sports history. Sweater numbers are available from the 195051 season to the present. Thank you to all the players, teams, mascots and especially the fans for making the 2019 honda nhl allstar weekend incredible click here to see the top moments from the. Extended highlights of the nashville predators at the calgary flames. The nhl currently has 128 retired numbers, 3 pending number retirements, 7 former retirements, and 23 honoured numbers. List of national hockey league retired numbers wikipedia.
A retired number is a jersey number that is taken out of circulation by a team. A number which is taken at nearly each team is the number 19. Best players in nhl history ranked by sweater number 1. Niedermayer was part of three cupwinning teams in new jersey. Most of the numbers retired by the hartford whalers and quebec nordiques were put back in circulation when those franchises relocated and became the carolina hurricanes. Becomes second bolt in team history to have number retired. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the stanley cup final logo, center. Its also available for football, basketball and baseball. Some nhl jersey numbers have had great players wear them through. Schaefer, lamm sociology free ebook download as pdf file. Dublin core the dublin core metadata element set is common to all omeka records, including items, files, and collections. The music podcast from two best buds think millennial artist spotlight hosted by brandon. The very first jersey number to be retired in professional sports was that of an nhl player.
This is a complete list of numbers retired by the national hockey league nhl. The unofficial nhl uniform database nhl uniforms history. The best producing jersey numbers in sports fanatics. Some numbers even give you an idea which position the player plays or what type of game he prefers. The international federation of football history and statistics. Best players in nhl history ranked by sweater number hockey. The best players to wear every jersey number in nhl history the. Greatest nhl player for each jersey number the hockey writers. Here, you can explore all the uniforms from the entire history of the national hockey league. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Across all professional sports nba, nfl, mlb, and nhl you couldnt be. Predators alltime numbers worn nashville predators. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.
No goaltender in nhl history can match drydens record of success he played just a little over seven nhl seasons and led the montreal canadiens to six stanley cups, including four in a row from. Many present superstars are outperforming the history books and established. Full text of a textbook on the elements of physics. It is often worn by the center, and in many cases even by the number one center or captain of the team. You can go deep into the history books and find everyone from sprague. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Its about compete what was said in the dressing room after the tilt thursday. The best players to wear every jersey number in nhl history.
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