70 - Oleg Tverdovsky
Tverdovsky wore No. 70 for only one season, with Carolina in 2005-06. But it turned out to be a lucky number, in that one season, the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup. Tverdovsky also earned a ring as No. 10 on the 2003 New Jersey Devils.
71 - Evgeni Malkin
He's the second-best player on his own team and (arguably) the second-best Russian player in the NHL. Malkin, who turned 24 this summer, already owns a scoring title, a Stanley Cup ring and a Conn Smythe Trophy, as well as 381 points in 309 NHL games, and he's still just scratching the surface of what he can do.
72 - Mathieu Schneider
A productive offensive defenseman for a very long time, Schneider wore No. 72 in the 1990s for Montreal, the Islanders and Toronto, one of 11 different uniform numbers he's worn during a career that's lasted 21 seasons.
73 - Michael
Ryder
Of the seven players who have worn No. 73, Ryder is by far the most accomplished. He was a two-time 30-goal scorer with Montreal and has had 27 and 18 goals in two seasons with Boston, giving him 144 in 470 NHL games during his six-year career.
Runner-up: Pavel Kubina
74 - Jay McKee
McKee has worn No. 74 for almost all of his career, most of which has been spent blocking shots and doing everything else possible to keep the puck out of his own net. He has just 21 goals in 802 NHL games, but usually has been among the NHL's best shot-blockers.
Runner-up: T.J. Oshie
75 - Walt Poddubny
Poddubny wore No. 75 in his one season with the Quebec Nordiques (1988-89), during which he put up 38 goals and 75 points. That earned him a trade to New Jersey, where he spent his final three NHL seasons as a part-time player.
Runner-up: Hal Gill
76 - Andrew Peters
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.
Of the seven players who have worn No. 73, Ryder is by far the most accomplished. He was a two-time 30-goal scorer with Montreal and has had 27 and 18 goals in two seasons with Boston, giving him 144 in 470 NHL games during his six-year career.
Runner-up: Pavel Kubina
74 - Jay McKee
McKee has worn No. 74 for almost all of his career, most of which has been spent blocking shots and doing everything else possible to keep the puck out of his own net. He has just 21 goals in 802 NHL games, but usually has been among the NHL's best shot-blockers.
Runner-up: T.J. Oshie
75 - Walt Poddubny
Poddubny wore No. 75 in his one season with the Quebec Nordiques (1988-89), during which he put up 38 goals and 75 points. That earned him a trade to New Jersey, where he spent his final three NHL seasons as a part-time player.
Runner-up: Hal Gill
76 - Andrew Peters
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.
77 - Ray
Bourque
Bourque started his career in Boston wearing No. 7, but changed to No. 77 on one of the most memorable nights in the history of the old Boston Garden, he peeled off No. 7 and handed it to Phil Esposito, revealing the new jersey underneath. Bourque was a great player from the moment he stepped onto the ice in 1979 to the day he retired as (finally) a Stanley Cup champion in 2001.
Runner-up: Paul Coffey
78 - Marc Pouliot
Pavol Demitra wore No. 78 during his time in Ottawa before blossoming in St. Louis. Pouliot, Edmonton's first-round pick in 2003, has 21 goals in 176 NHL games and is the best of the five players who've worn this number.
79 - Andrei Markov
Markov is the only one of the three players who have worn No. 79 to do it for his entire career. The 31-year-old has emerged as one of the NHL's best defensemen, putting up 80 goals and 363 points in 616 games during nine seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, a pretty good return from a sixth-round pick.
Runner-up: Alexei Yashin
Bourque started his career in Boston wearing No. 7, but changed to No. 77 on one of the most memorable nights in the history of the old Boston Garden, he peeled off No. 7 and handed it to Phil Esposito, revealing the new jersey underneath. Bourque was a great player from the moment he stepped onto the ice in 1979 to the day he retired as (finally) a Stanley Cup champion in 2001.
Runner-up: Paul Coffey
78 - Marc Pouliot
Pavol Demitra wore No. 78 during his time in Ottawa before blossoming in St. Louis. Pouliot, Edmonton's first-round pick in 2003, has 21 goals in 176 NHL games and is the best of the five players who've worn this number.
79 - Andrei Markov
Markov is the only one of the three players who have worn No. 79 to do it for his entire career. The 31-year-old has emerged as one of the NHL's best defensemen, putting up 80 goals and 363 points in 616 games during nine seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, a pretty good return from a sixth-round pick.
Runner-up: Alexei Yashin
No comments:
Post a Comment