What number do you wear?

[The Slap Shop]

Lucky Luc's 20 has been the number I've played with most. I've also have played with 8 for Cam Neely. 28 for Eric Lacroix. 44 for Yanic Perreault. I ended up one season with number 49 because the stupid rink lettered the jersey wrong. A couple of times I have sported the number 10 as it was half of 20.

Besides that my number has been 20.

 

[Pantokrator]

I used to wear #23 for Ilkka Sinisalo, then it was often taken because people liked Michael Jordan (I live In North Carolina), so then in a fortune cookie it told me my lucky number was #57, so I chose that. The only problem with #57 is that it is rare for any NHL player to wear it. I think Goran Bezina was the only one to wear it last year.

 

[Bouchard]

Used to Wear #18

 

[Kritter471]

I wear 47 'cause I grew up in a family of Star Trek nerds (where 47 is integrated into EVERYTHING). It worked its way into my internet handle years ago and has become one of "my" numbers.

In other sports, I've worn 9 (little kid soccer) and 17, 21 and 22 (soccer subs). I'm happy with all those numbers.

 

[zanysportslady]

4

 

[DJmastamind]

I wear #7. Don't really have any reason why, but I do well with it, so now its more a superstition type thing. I've also worn #45, 11, and 8.

 

[teamstag]

I wear #22. Favourite number.

 

[Buumbaclat22]

22 --> my birthday and my very lucky number as well

 

[Lobstertainment]

I wear number 20

I was born on November 20th

If not 20 I'd wear either 1 or 30 the classic goalie numbers.

 

[DaveG]

81 - Birthyear was 1981 so it just made sense to me.
I wore 14 a few seasons, typically when I had a coach that was anal about having his team wear only numbers under 40.

 

[caldercup0]

I wear 29, no real reason, I'm a goalie and when I picked it i didn't want a number in the 30's.

I've been "issued": 1, 5, 33, 40, 55 (Never Wore It)

I also chose #49 and #87 a long time ago

 

[Johnny Postman]

I wore #10 all through high school just because it was available '88-'92

ever since I started in men's leagues I've been #13 we didn't have #10 jersey made up. besides it's lucky I've only sprained my ankle once and pulled my groin once.

 

[Seth Lake]

I've worn #12 the past eight years in honor of Hartford Wolf*Pack captain Ken Gernander. IMO he is the best captain in professional hockey and is a true leader by example.

Prior to wearing #12 I have worn #'s 1, 5, 11, 13, and 111 (I had #1 in a youth league, I didn't play for two season's before returning and someone else was wearing the number. Because the #1 was centered on the back of the jersey, I decided to wear #111. It was a youth rec league and they let the number slide.)

 

[JOHNBOY]

#4

 

[hockeyplaya46290]

1, my favorite goalies are #1 (Aebisacher and Irbe). When i was a foward eariler i wore #9 dont ask me why it was always 9 though.

 

[KStewart113]

# 44 for me...mainly because when I first started Esposito's 7 was taken. So Todd Bertuzzi was the main inspiration, as i'm a power forward as well.

 

[nikebauer]

Either 02, 16, 17, or 19

First numbers for sports when I first started, soccer, bball, hockey etc

 

[Magnus Fulgur]

15

Great posts, everyone! It's fun to read the stories...

I wear #15

1.) Milt Schmidt
2.) My birthdate (Ides of March)
3.) Heater!

I used to be a goalie, and my number was #35.

 

[UserName]

i wear 16 or 5, or try to anyway

 

[nikebauer]

69 is not a bad number either

 

[Leaf Lander]

71

 

[equipe]

18 or 6. 18 has been my number a long time, and has been very lucky for me, Baseball and Hockey.

18 red has been good to me in the casino too,

 

[OilerNut*]

I wear #79 because I was born in 79, The oilers joined the NHL in 79 and because I graduated in 97 which in reverse is 79.

Enough reasons?

 

[mik3]

I was one of those dorky kids when I was young who wore his favorite players number, which was 66. Then around Bantams I went to 29, mainly because I wanted to change and pulled it out of the box. After high school when I got more into roller I combined the two and now wear 95.

 

[PACaptain]

Great topic because it allows everyone to tell their story but in most cases, no one cares but them.

But its always fun to tell your story and I had to oblige.

High School- #8 (assigned but I'm not a big guy so I always took it as a Mark Recchi reference)

College- #21 (very special to me because my coach said he gave it to me because of he knew another American born Italian player who did well in that number, I hope it was Eruzione but my teammates said it was Cammi Granato)

Men's League- #38 or #19 (Pavol Demitra is one of my favorite players and many of my favorite players including Brad Richards, Marco Sturm, Steve Yzerman, etc. and my mother's all-time favorite Jean Pronovost wear 19)

I always changed my number at each level because its like each number was based in that particular time period and it was time for a new one at a new level.

Thanks for obliging my self indulgence.