Nope. Joe Lamb from New Brunswick played 7 games for the Canadians wearing #99. Two other players from Montreal donned the #99 that year but only in practice and never saw a regular season game. Mr. Lamb was the first player to wear #99 in the NHL.Wilf Paiement actually wore 99 for three seasons with the Leafs (1979-80, 1980-81 & 1981-82).
Rick Dudley of the Winnipeg Jets also donned number 99 for part of the 1980-81 season.
Gretzky, Paiement and Dudley are the only players to have ever worn 99 in the NHL.
Nope. Joe Lamb from New Brunswick played 7 games for the Canadians wearing #99. Two other players from Montreal donned the #99 that year but only in practice and never saw a regular season game. Mr. Lamb was the first player to wear #99 in the NHL.