Hope we don't have any lengthy glory years again anytime soon. Won't be any numbers left.
Sort of like Montreal and Toronto haha.
Montreal has like 14. Toronto only technically has 2, but there are 9 others that can't be worn.
Interesting, every number from 1-35 has been retired by someone, except 13, 26, 28 and 34. No teams have any of those. (the only others retired are 66, 77, 99)
Edit: It's also weird to me that Colorado didn't honour the Nordiques number retirements even a little bit. I could see an exception for Stastny, but all of the numbers are currently being worn.(3, 8, 16, 26)
I don't even know how this is a question??? Bourque is in the rafters
Foote should get there too imo
I don't even know how this is a question??? Bourque is in the rafters
Foote should get there too imo
I'm absolutely in favor of it. Hejduk is seen as a notch below the fabled Sakic, Forsberg, Foote, and Roy. But honestly, he was the first purely Avalanche star. Not a Nordique, not acquired in a trade, 100% Colorado. It would just be wrong to see anyone else in #23. That number is as his as much as 19, or 21, or 33, or 52 are to those respective players.
I think Foote would have had his # retired opening night, if it weren't for Forsbergs's comeback/retirement.
Hejduk will absolutely have his # retired. Currently, he ranks third in franchise history in games played (910), is fourth in goals (357) and points (757), and fifth in assists (400). He is the franchise’s all-time leader in regular season overtime goals with nine, and has 59 career game-winning tallies.