Legendary numbers

[member 30781]

What are some of the legedary numbers that hockey players have worn. I was thinking of:
1-Bernie Parent
21-Peter Forsberg
33-Patrick Roy
99-Wayne Gretzky
4-Bobby Orr
9- Gordie Howe (not sure of his number)
91-Sergei Fedorov
19- Steve Yzerman or Joe Sakic
2- Brian Leetch
17-Jari Kurri
11-Mark Messier

Just to name a few.

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[revolverjgw]

66- Mario Lemieux
68- Ziggy Palffy
69- Mel Angelstad

 

[Higgy4]

What are some of the legedary numbers that hockey players have worn. I was thinking of:
1-Bernie Parent
21-Peter Forsberg
33-Patrick Roy
99-Wayne Gretzky
4-Bobby Orr
9- Gordie Howe (not sure of his number)
91-Sergei Fedorov
19- Steve Yzerman or Joe Sakic
2- Brian Leetch
17-Jari Kurri
11-Mark Messier

Just to name a few.

I'm sorry...did you just say that you arent sure what number Gordie Howe wore?

Also...lets not forget the OTHER #99. The one...the only...Wilf Paiment.

 

[canucksfan]

20 Tretiak
9 Richard
17 Kharlamov

 

[mcphee]

In the 50's and 60's [or so I've heard] #9 was the number of honor. The Rocket,Howe,Bobby Hull,Andy Bathgate,Johnny Bucyk [I think ?]. Jean Beliveau had his #4 retired, and Larry Robinson belongs with Sakic and Stevie Y. as great #19's.

 

[Namso]

What are some of the legedary numbers that hockey players have worn. I was thinking of:
1-Bernie Parent
21-Peter Forsberg
33-Patrick Roy
99-Wayne Gretzky
4-Bobby Orr
9- Gordie Howe (not sure of his number)
91-Sergei Fedorov
19- Steve Yzerman or Joe Sakic
2- Brian Leetch
17-Jari Kurri
11-Mark Messier

Just to name a few.

a. Forsberg's 21 is not a legendary number.
b. 9 is a sick number. how could u forget the rocket?
c. what about 66!?!!?!?!?

 

[svetovy poharu]

For some reason, these 4 players and their numbers always stick in my memory:

16 Bobby Clarke
21 Stan Mikita
29 Ken Dryden
35 Tony Esposito

 

[jamiebez]

77 - Bourque and Coffey

 

[Luigi Habs]

why 91 - Sergei Fedorov and 68 - Ziggy Palffy ae legendary numbers ???

 

[Psycho Papa Joe]

#9 is the best all time number. Richard, Howe and Hull, three consensus top 10 players of all time.

 

[lemieux32*]

What are some of the legedary numbers that hockey players have worn. I was thinking of:
1-Bernie Parent
21-Peter Forsberg
33-Patrick Roy
99-Wayne Gretzky
4-Bobby Orr
9- Gordie Howe (not sure of his number)
91-Sergei Fedorov
19- Steve Yzerman or Joe Sakic
2- Brian Leetch
17-Jari Kurri
11-Mark Messier

Just to name a few.

While all of these players have been excellent to great players, I would hardly call all of these numbers legendary. Legendary would be a number that when you take a poll 99% of the people answer with one name, i.e 99= Gretzky.

 

[Darz]

I always associated number 10 with Guy Lafleur

 

[barfy2000]

68- Ziggy Palffy

Uhh....ok...

 

[BrentZ10]

I'm sorry...did you just say that you arent sure what number Gordie Howe wore?

Also...lets not forget the OTHER #99. The one...the only...Wilf Paiment.

Dude, one of my friends asked me if there was a #19 on the Wings.... While we were at Hockeytown Cafe... I'm considering not being friends with him anymore.

 

[member 30781]

a. Forsberg's 21 is not a legendary number.
b. 9 is a sick number. how could u forget the rocket?
c. what about 66!?!!?!?!?

I was doing this during my photography class. I couldnt get everyone.

 

[member 30781]

why 91 - Sergei Fedorov and 68 - Ziggy Palffy ae legendary numbers ???

Why not Sergei Fedorov. He has won more Stanley Cups than Ziggy anyways. But im really looking for a number 15 and 24 if any of you can help me out

 

[member 30781]

I'm sorry...did you just say that you arent sure what number Gordie Howe wore?

Also...lets not forget the OTHER #99. The one...the only...Wilf Paiment.

I wasn;t around when Gordie played. I know he is a HOFer and played 26 seasons, but thats about it. Im not a big GOrdie guy unless you guys wanna fill me in on him

 

[Wetcoaster]

What are some of the legedary numbers that hockey players have worn. I was thinking of:
1-Bernie Parent

A lot of legendary goalies wore Number 1 long before Parent came along. Plante, Sawchuk, Bower, etc.

 

[revolverjgw]

But im really looking for a number 15 and 24 if any of you can help me out

Chelios comes to mind first when I think of 24.

 

[norrisnick]

I wasn;t around when Gordie played. I know he is a HOFer and played 26 seasons, but thats about it. Im not a big GOrdie guy unless you guys wanna fill me in on him

How about 6 Hart trophies, 6 Art Ross trophies and 20 consecutive seasons in the top 5 in scoring? Gordie Howe Hattrick (goal, assist, fight)? Nasty elbows? Mr. Hockey?

 

[JWINK19]

19=Trottier
Sakic, Robinson, and Stevie follow, but Trots starts the line.

Orr noses out Beliveau for 4.
Brett over Dionne for 16.

 

[God Bless Canada]

I would hardly call Forsberg's 21 and Fedorov's 91 legendary. I would say Jagr's 68 is more well-known than either, and I wouldn't equate Jagr's 68 as legendary.

Outside of 99 for Gretzky and 66 for Lemieux, there's only two others I would rank as legendary: 4 for Orr and Beliveau, and 9 for Richard, Howe and Hull. That's it.

We've had some great 7s over the years (Espo), Bourque and Coffey wore 7, but will likely be best remembered for 77. The best 16, of course, is Bobby Clarke. The top 19s, IMO, are Trottier and Robinson, followed by Yzerman and Sakic.

Outside of the four I mentioned, no numbers, IMO, deserve status as legendary numbers, where we remember the number as much as the player, at least among the all-time greats. (A case could also be made for 88 with Lindros, but I don't regard Lindros as an all-time great).

 

[scribe114]

1 through 30

1 Sawchuk, Hall, Plante
2 Shore, Park, Leetch, Stewart, Goldham
3 Bouchard, Pilote, Pronovost, Beck, Benning, Jonsson, Chaisson
4 Orr, Beliveau, Kelly, Gadsby, Stephens, Vasko,
5 Potvin, Geoffrion, LaPointe, Langway, Lidstrom, Clapper, Howe
6 Ellis, Backstrom, Blake, Schoenfeld, Housley, Mondou, Morrow, Murray, Fleming
7 Lindsay, Esposito, Borque, Coffey, M.Bentley, Gilbert, Barber, L.McDonald, Ullman, Morenz, Broten, Chelios, Martin
8 Siltanen, Pappin, Leswick, Fontinato, Schultz.......Have to research this one a little more
9 Howe, Richard, Hull, Bucyk, McDonald, Bathgate
10 LaFluer, Delvecchio, D.Hull, Armstrong, Dugay Apps, Ratelle, Andrechuk
11 Messier, Simmer, Hadfield, P.Mahovolich, Sutter, Pavelich, Merrick
12 Cournoyer, Moore, Abel, Cashman, Stewart, Sutter, Smyl
13 Koslov, Christian
14 Keon, Linesman, Bourne, Secord, Shannahan, MacTavish
15 Schmidt, B.Smith, Olmstead, Woods
16 Clarke, Dionne, Lach, H.Richard, Konstantinov
17 Kurri, Foligno, Gallant
18 Taylor, Savard
19 Yzerman, Trottier, Robinson, Sakic,Goring
20 Secord, Young
21 Mikita
22 Bossy, Huddy
23 Gainey, Cicarelli
24 Wilson
25 McCarty
26 Melrose
27 Mahovloich, Sittler, Sanderson, Snepts
28 Sauve
29 Dryden
30 Cheevers

 

[Metallian*]

9 Howe
11 Messier
17 Kharlamov
22 Klee
33 Roy
66 Lemieux
88 Lindros
99 obvious

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

1 Sawchuk, Hall, Plante
2 Shore, Park, Leetch, Stewart, Goldham
3 Bouchard, Pilote, Pronovost, Beck, Benning, Jonsson, Chaisson
4 Orr, Beliveau, Kelly, Gadsby, Stephens, Vasko,
5 Potvin, Geoffrion, LaPointe, Langway, Lidstrom, Clapper, Howe
6 Ellis, Backstrom, Blake, Schoenfeld, Housley, Mondou, Morrow, Murray, Fleming
7 Lindsay, Esposito, Borque, Coffey, M.Bentley, Gilbert, Barber, L.McDonald, Ullman, Morenz, Broten, Chelios, Martin
8 Siltanen, Pappin, Leswick, Fontinato, Schultz.......Have to research this one a little more
9 Howe, Richard, Hull, Bucyk, McDonald, Bathgate
10 LaFluer, Delvecchio, D.Hull, Armstrong, Dugay Apps, Ratelle, Andrechuk
11 Messier, Simmer, Hadfield, P.Mahovolich, Sutter, Pavelich, Merrick
12 Cournoyer, Moore, Abel, Cashman, Stewart, Sutter, Smyl
13 Koslov, Christian
14 Keon, Linesman, Bourne, Secord, Shannahan, MacTavish
15 Schmidt, B.Smith, Olmstead, Woods
16 Clarke, Dionne, Lach, H.Richard, Konstantinov
17 Kurri, Foligno, Gallant
18 Taylor, Savard
19 Yzerman, Trottier, Robinson, Sakic,Goring
20 Secord, Young
21 Mikita
22 Bossy, Huddy
23 Gainey, Cicarelli
24 Wilson
25 McCarty
26 Melrose
27 Mahovloich, Sittler, Sanderson, Snepts
28 Sauve
29 Dryden
30 Cheevers

wow some aren't "Legendary", but still wow

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