Hockey players have fire in their hearts and ice in their veins. Just assume the nhl media are going to treat this number like 66 in a few years, and save yourself the hassle in advance. List of national hockey league retired numbers wikipedia. For kids, football, baseball, soccer, basketball, tennis, hockey includes bonus activity pages coloring books for kids blue wave press 4. Greatest nhl player for each jersey number the hockey writers. Jeff halpern is an exception to this rule, as he starred for the washington capitals from 1999 to 2006 and during. Doubledigits are always best with high numbers, so if in doubt, go 77.
Sweater numbers are available from the 195051 season to the present. The 7 leastworn numbers in the nhl since the 195051. Gordie howes 801 career goals set a then record in the nhl, and, as a member of the red wings production line, he won four stanley cups 1950, 1952, 195455. Also included are details of all the trophies awarded to the best players, such as the georges vezina for best goalie, the art ross trophy, and the trophy awarded in honor of maurice rocket richard. You can view each olympic hockey tournament mens and womens below by clicking on the year of your choice. List of members of the united states hockey hall of fame. On many teams the lower numbers had priority, so a guy wearing 2 would have a better train car, hotel room, etc than a guy wearing 18. List of nhl players simple english wikipedia, the free. Online shopping for ice hockey from a great selection at books store. In ice hockey, an official is responsible for enforcing the rules and maintaining order. Leafs because in the book the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, 42 is the. The stanley cup is a trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion club of the national hockey league nhl ice hockey league. The most commonly known of these is that uniform number 1 is reserved. Some of these current hockey players skating their way across the ice are outperforming the averages, and rewriting the histories of their numbers.
National hockey league nhl opens its first season 3 min today in history. Howe, gordie gordie howe, 1969 courtesy of the national hockey league. In the past, players wore numbers from 120 but in recent years it became more common to wear numbers higher than 30, also because a lot of numbers have been retired already in traditional hockey. By the numbers what does a hockey jersey number say. What hockey players wear or have worn the number 15. Hockey legend gordie howe died friday at the age of 88. With a good degree of parity throughout the league and a long schedule, it offers many of the same betting opportunities as nba basketball. It was then reretired until 2000, when the red wings ordered it removed from the nhls official guide and record book. Full table added, sorted by the number of times worn. The national hockey league nhl currently employs four onice officials in each gametwo referees and two linesmen.
It was donated by the governor general of canada lord stanley of preston in 1892, and is the oldest professional sports trophy in north america. One of the more famous examples here for is sidney crosby, who wears his 87 that commemorates the month august, day 7 and year 1987 of his birth. The three forwards the centre, right wing and left wing operate as a unit called a line. The only other player to wear the number was martin biron. The judges who helped make the selections for this list included writers, journalists, and broadcasters don. A blue ribbon panel comprised of distinguished members of the hockey community including executives, media. Here are the greatest nhl players for each jersey number. Lined pages taco themed gift for taco lovers, hockey fans, players and coaches. In 198081, the trio combined for 328 points to become the first line in nhl history where each player scored 100 points or more in the same season.
List of 100 greatest nhl players by the hockey news simple. Seated, singing or skating see what stars are cheering on their. He has written numerous hockey books, including hockey night in canada. A winner of five stanley cups, a member of the hockey hall of fame, and holder of various records, grant fuhr is one of the nhls best goaltenders in history, being the first black nhl player to win a cup and be inducted into the hhof. I have the full breakdown if anyone is interested, but i doubt it. Sphl player development southern professional hockey league. Bobby orr is one of many topics in matt kalmans new book. Out of the rostered nhl players wearing 29 now, 8 are forwards, four.
While his teams never reached the pinnacle of nhl success, sundin sits atop the buds alltime leaderboard in both goals and points. He resembled a slighter version of the teams starters in his helmet with chin straps fastened to his head, dark blue travel jersey with large white numbers on the back and smaller numbers on the sleeves, gloves, padded hockey pants and blue hockey socks. Onice officials are present on the ice during the game, and traditionally wear a shirt with black and white vertical stripes. The top ten best hockey players of all time wayne gretzky wayne douglas gretzky cc is a canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Very few hockey players can say theyve played in the nhl for their local team. You can go deep into the history books and find everyone from sprague cleghorn to.
The tradition of naming the threesomes who compose the hockey teams lines of attack extends back to the inaugural 191718 nhl season, when didier pitre, jack laviolette, and newsy lalonde of the montreal canadiens were dubbed the flying frenchmen line. Other data sources include the hockey summary project and hockey databank. This is the hockey news top 100 national hockey league players of alltime. The 7 leastworn numbers in the nhl since the 195051 season. Biron only donned the doughnuts for three games before being forced to switch to the number 43. Its also available for football, basketball and baseball. Inducted into the hockey hall of fame earlier this month, the former detroit red wings star is the alltime nhl points leader among russianborn. A winner of five stanley cups, a member of the hockey hall of fame, and holder of various records, grant fuhr is one of the nhl s best goaltenders in history, being the first black nhl player to win a cup and be inducted into the hhof.
Nhl players who ruined their career because of substance abuse. Nhl hockey betting is growing in popularity throughout north america and has a very strong following worldwide. Also find a list of famous dymanic duos including wayne gretzky and jari kurri. With such success, many wouldve never guessed that he abused a substance what many believe was cocaine. Also included are details of all the trophies awarded to the best players, such as the georges vezina for best goalie, the art ross trophy, and the trophy. He played 20 seasons in the national hockey league for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Top 30 greatest toronto maple leafs of all time dave keon, right, shakes hands with johnny bower, left, as frank mahovlich looks on during a ceremony honouring the 1967 stanley cup championship team. The hockey news is a newspaper that write about ice hockey. List of ice hockey players of black african descent. The high numbers or vanity numbers like 99, 66, 88 came into fashion following gretzky. The 100 greatest nhl players is a centerpiece in honoring 100 years of nhl hockey.
See more ideas about hockey pictures, nhl and hockey. Dec 29, 2014 the greatest players by sweater number. Aboriginal ice hockey players ice hockey wiki fandom. List of 100 greatest nhl players by the hockey news. Four out of five dentists surveyed recommended playing hockey. This is a complete list of numbers retired by the national hockey league nhl. The best players to wear every jersey number in nhl history the. With that in mind, we did some more digging and here are the 7 leastworn numbers in the nhl since the 195051 season. Top 30 greatest toronto maple leafs of all time sportsnet.
This is a nonprofit website and its purpose is for the distribution of nhl materials with ease for the use of personal artwork. But when asked to name the greatest nhl player to wear every number, we knew it would. Famous national hockey league players and team logos. Eightyeight years since yankees wore numbers permanently, we pick top athletes by number. Today we continue our look at the top players of all time, categorized by sweater numbers. The argument about whether orr is the greatest defenseman or player in nhl history likely will go on as long as theres hockey. Best players in nhl history ranked by sweater number with. Hockey miracle on ice team, phil esposito, tony esposito, sergei fedorov, peter forsberg, grant fuhr. Referees are identified by their red or orange armbands. Mike bossy, clark gillies and bryan trottier won four stanley cups with the new york islanders in the 1980s, and all three are in the hockey hall of fame. How to choose a number that doesnt annoy the hockey world. While 99 is a number that every kid wants to wear growing up, its actually one of the leastworn numbers in nhl history. Sep 07, 2002 over its infopacked 304 pages, the best book of hockey facts and stats records all the players and all the important games and seriesincluding every stanley cup game and every allstar game.
Teams that win at nhl hockey usually do so by the numbers. Jun 25, 2008 1 hockey 24,19,77,17 still wear 17 softball 7 2players i liked wore those numbers, 77 was a tourney issued jersey, as was 17 the first time i wore. So the better players had lower numbers though 1 was usually for goalies. He resembled a slighter version of the teams starters in his helmet with chin straps fastened to his head, dark blue travel jersey with large white numbers on the back and smaller numbers on the sleeves. The 10 most iconic jersey numbers in sports history. There is no shortage of celebrities that are fans of hockey. This list is included in the book the top 100 nhl players of alltime isbn 9780771041754 judges. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. This changed in the 1920s when the new york yankees handed out numbers to players according to lineup order so that fa.
Famous linemates captains careers with one franchise head coaches general managers owners. The judges who helped make the selections for this list included writers, journalists, and broadcasters don cherry, john davidson, milt dunnell, stan. Apr 17, 2017 eightyeight years since yankees wore numbers permanently, we pick top athletes by number. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the stanley cup final logo, center. Fyi, the data i used starts in 1950, so i assume there are players from before then who wore certain numbers, but i didnt feel like trying that hard. Eric lindros, brent burns, peter mueller, and every other player wearing no.
One advantage the nhl has over professional basketball is the work. Over its infopacked 304 pages, the best book of hockey facts and stats records all the players and all the important games and seriesincluding every stanley cup game and every allstar game. It approves games slowly return teambyteam schedules. Find a list of famous nhl line combinations since the 1920s.
But lets spend some time this week and take a look at who made all the other sweater numbers famous. Each picture is licensed from the nhl and all autograph pictures come with certificate of authenticity. Sarina bowen goodreads author shelved 4 times as nhl. Professional athletes did not always sport numbers on their jerseys during games. This list is included in the book the top 100 nhl players of alltime isbn 9780771041754. Scott darling became the first sphl player to reach the nhl, winning the 2015 stanley cup as a member of the chicago blackhawks photo credit jonathan daniel getty images more content darling played in the sphl from 20102012 with louisiana and mississippi riverkings, posting a 291 record, 3. The following represents male and female ice hockey players that are of aboriginal also known as native american and native canadian origin. Sep 19, 2016 captured memories with great pictures, with authentic autographs on many of them. Inscribed the dominion hockey challenge cup, the trophy was first awarded to canadas amateur ice hockey clubs who won. He wears a jersey for the philadelphia flyers with the number 20 on it.