Forwards with low numbers...

[Mandar]

Love seeing the old pictures of Jean Beliveau, and he wore #4, which is unique for a forward. Was this always his number coming up through his younger years?

Off the top of my head, I cant think of any other forwards that wore #4 or lower.....can anyone else think of any forwards through the years that wore #4 or lower?

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[MXD]

Love seeing the old pictures of Jean Beliveau, and he wore #4, which is unique for a forward. Was this always his number coming up through his younger years?

Off the top of my head, I cant think of any other forwards that wore #4 or lower.....can anyone else think of any forwards through the years that wore #4 or lower?

Aurèle Joliat was the original #4 for the Canadiens.

(Says guy with an Aurèle Joliat avatar with the mention "Original #4" right below)

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Charlie Coyle currently wears number 3.

 

[blood gin]

To me any forward wearing a number lower than seven just looks wrong

 

[Captain Bowie]

In the NHL right now, Coyle wears 3 and Boeser wears 6, the only forwards below #7 I'm pretty sure.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Mark Howe wore 5 with New England, right?

 

[The Macho King]

Love seeing the old pictures of Jean Beliveau, and he wore #4, which is unique for a forward. Was this always his number coming up through his younger years?

Off the top of my head, I cant think of any other forwards that wore #4 or lower.....can anyone else think of any forwards through the years that wore #4 or lower?

Vinny Lecavalier wore #4. He also played Beliveau in a movie.

 

[Whaleafs]

Not below 4 but Bobby Ryan wore number 6 when he first went to Ottawa until 9 became available.

 

[Tarantula]

I just like the simplicity of a hockey jersey with a single digit sown on the back. Especially prior to the names being on the jerseys. I know things change and why they have to, but still like the old looks. Simple, clean, looked good up close or from the distance, you knew the teams immediately upon seeing a photo, even BW. Now with third jerseys, rebranding, computerized stitching and piping many teams have so many variations over the years.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Wade Belak (RIP) usually wore low numbers.

 

[Mandar]

Vinny Lecavalier wore #4. He also played Beliveau in a movie.

Good catch..I should have remembered Vinny.

 

[Mandar]

Wade Belak (RIP) usually wore low numbers.

Wasn't Belak a defenseman?

 

[Nick Hansen]

Wasn't Belak a defenseman?

Seems like he switched between D and RW depending on team.

 

[DowntownBooster]

Mark Howe wore 5 with New England, right?

Yes, you are correct about that. I think by that point he was transitioning to defense. Prior to that he wore number 4 with the Houston Aeros before joining the Whalers and was listed as Left Wing while with the Aeros.

 

[The Panther]

I just like the simplicity of a hockey jersey with a single digit sown on the back. Especially prior to the names being on the jerseys. I know things change and why they have to, but still like the old looks. Simple, clean, looked good up close or from the distance, you knew the teams immediately upon seeing a photo, even BW. Now with third jerseys, rebranding, computerized stitching and piping many teams have so many variations over the years.

I agree, and it's why I wish teams wouldn't 'retire' numbers. I want to see more of today's stars wearing 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.

I never liked the thing of players wearing their birth-year. Fortunately, we're now into the era where rookies born in 2000 are entering, so that might die...

 

[Chili]

Someone can correct me but didn`t O6 players switch to lower numbers for a better berth on the train rides?

 

[VanIslander]

No one has mentioned Taylor Hall #4 as an Edmonton Oiler.



Todd Bertuzzi wore #4 when he was an Anaheim Duck.



A young Ron Francis wore #4 in Hartford one year.

 

[FerrisRox]

Someone can correct me but didn`t O6 players switch to lower numbers for a better berth on the train rides?

Correct.

Howe went from #17 to #9 for this very reason.

 

[VanIslander]

To me any forward wearing a number lower than seven just looks wrong

Marcel Dionne sure looks odd in the #5 he wore his first three seasons in Detroit. But maybe it's just his youth and the fact that it's a Wings jersey.

 

[Sprague Cleghorn]

I agree, and it's why I wish teams wouldn't 'retire' numbers. I want to see more of today's stars wearing 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.

I never liked the thing of players wearing their birth-year. Fortunately, we're now into the era where rookies born in 2000 are entering, so that might die...

I once told someone Gretzky wore 99 because he was born in 1899 and they believed me...

 

[Torspo21]

Jack Hughes, the #1 prospect for the 2019 entry draft, likes to wear # 6. Also # 43, so lets see what he´ll be in the NHL.

 

[Normand Lacombe]

Phil Bourque wore numbers 2 and 4 when he was first called up to Pittsburgh.

Matt Cullen wore number 5 with the Rangers

 

[VanIslander]

To me any forward wearing a number lower than seven just looks wrong

I have to disagree. On Boom Boom it looks just fine.

 

[VanIslander]

To me any forward wearing a number lower than seven just looks wrong

And when it comes to #6 some all-time great Habs have worn it well. Ralph Backstrom and Floyd Curry, Pierre Mondou,...

and HHOFer Toe Blake rocked it:

 

[alko]

Interesting. Where is number 2? Reserved for a goalie?