Who wore number 66 in hockey?
No. 66 isn’t retired League-wide like No. 99 is for Wayne Gretzky. Two players have worn it since Lemieux retired from the NHL in 2006: Ho-Sang and Calgary Flames defenseman TJ Brodie in 2010-11.
Who wore number 67 in hockey?
Max Pacioretty
67: Max Pacioretty Pacioretty is the best player to wear number 67. It’s a bit of an odd number, as only 23 players have worn it. Pacioretty has served as the Montreal Canadiens captain since 2015. He’s also the franchise record holder for most overtime goals.
What NHL numbers have never been worn?
With that in mind, we did some more digging and here are the 7 least-worn numbers in the NHL since the 1950-51 season.
- Number 0.
- Number 00.
- Number 98. Codie McLachlan/Getty Images.
- Number 69. Getty Images/Christian Petersen.
- Number 99. Codie McLachlan/Getty Images.
- Number 87. Getty Images/Patrick Smith.
- Number 95. Eliot J.
Why did Mario choose 66?
It was inevitable that Lemieux would be compared with Wayne Gretzky, the greatest player of his day. Lemieux chose to wear number 66, a modest reference to Gretzky’s 99. Gretzky had assists on 9 of his goals and made the pass that set Lemieux free to score the tournament-winning goal.
Who wore 66 for the Islanders?
Josh Ho-Sang
Number 66: Josh Ho-Sang The former first-round pick played in 53 career games and scored seven goals. He scored his first career goal against the Edmonton Oilers in 2017.
Who wore number 67?
Class of 2004 inductee Bob Brown wore #76 with the Eagles, Rams, and Raiders.
| 00 | OTTO |
|---|---|
| 65 | BETHEA , MACK , ZIMMERMAN |
| 66 | Buoniconti , HICKERSON , LITTLE , NITSCHKE , SHAW , TURNER |
| 67 | Richter |
| 68 | DELAMIELLEURE , GRIMM , MAWAE , SHIELDS |
When was the last time a hockey player wore number 66?
The last time a player took the NHL ice in number 66 was last season when Calgary’s T.J. Brodie played a total of three games in it until he switched to number 7. To see the level of respect Lemieux has, one only has to look at other greats of the game.
Who is the only NHL player to wear number 76?
Peters is the only player to see any extensive NHL playing time while wearing No. 76, which he did for four seasons with the Buffalo Sabres. Montreal rookie P.K. Subban (14) has more playoff appearances than any other No. 76. First Goal: Ray Bourque.
Who are the NHL players that don’t wear number 99?
Players that transcended the sport and took the game to another level all together. The best examples of this is baseball’s Jackie Robinson (#42) and Wayne Gretzky’s number 99. However, Gretzky’s number isn’t the only one that players on every NHL team refuse to wear.
Who are the hockey players that wear number 9?
This season 14 players are wearing Gordie Howe’s number 9, 20 players are wearing Bobby Orr’s number 4 and 17 players are wearing Patrick Roy’s number 33. This, also, is to take nothing away from Gretzky, or Howe, or Orr or whomever.