will the NHL have a N1H crisis?
2007-03-13 06:32:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
There is an easier answer than triple digits. One of the guys in my leagues has .08 on his jersey.
2007-03-13 07:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by Pooky Bear the Sensitive 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
in today's NHL you will not see as many numbers being retired as back in the day's of the Original six. today players are traded all over the league doesn't matter if you a star or a 4th liner. if you look at the Montreal Canadiens yes they have the most retired numbers then you look at the Leafs the only have 2 retired numbers and 11 or something like that honoured. the retired numbers are not use any more by the team the honoured numbers are. only Wayne Gretzky's number is retired league wide. so Maurice "The Rocket" Richards number is retired in Montreal nobody can use that number in Montreal but it can be used any other team excepted which other teams also have it retired. like in Detroit, Chicago.
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2007-03-13 13:44:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think some teams get too carried away with retiring numbers. I don't think we'll see the day where 3 digit numbers are in play, but you have to be smart about retiring numbers. I know some people last year debated whether or not Pat LaFontaine should be retired by the Sabres, but ultimately, he was. It's all about longevity with one team, and your contribution to that team.
Plus, with 3 digits numbers, you could have someone pick 999. And that would be horrible.
2007-03-13 14:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by robert.harding 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that you will ever see all 2 digit numbers retired. For one, how often does a player like Gretzky come into the league. Aside from that look at the NFL where there are more than double the number of players. I've yet to see them run out of numbers.
2007-03-13 18:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by Kainoa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A team has only about 22-25 guys on an active roster. That leaves about 75 unused numbers. At most the best all-time teams(Canadians, Islanders and Oilers) have about 10 numbers retired. That leaves 60-65 unused numbers on a team at any given time so no I don't believe they will ever go to 3-digit numbers
2007-03-13 13:42:40 · answer #5 · answered by Peter D 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think that in the super rare case that 70 numbers are retired and not enough 2 digit numbers are left that they will just allow the reuse of some of the numbers, but that wont happen for over 100 years so that is a problem for a few generations from now
2007-03-13 18:24:04 · answer #6 · answered by thegamerdug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it will be a panic situation. I mean the only 2 numbers that won't be worn again are 66 and 99. Besides some of the so called retired numbers some have been unretired in honor of the once retired player.
2007-03-13 15:46:44 · answer #7 · answered by fleury292001 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There's only one number that's retired league-wide. Wayne Gretzky's #99. I don't think we'll have so much legends like Gretz that they'll run out of numbers. I doubt anyone else will have their number retired league-wide. Not even Sidney Crosby.
2007-03-13 20:51:47 · answer #8 · answered by hockey craze99 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. If you relate the # of people on a team to the numbers retired and then see how many are left, you'll see that there's no need to.
2007-03-13 16:01:45 · answer #9 · answered by Ritz (loves The Hush Sound) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i suppose this could happen but it would take close to 1000 years because jersey numbers aren't retired often. only the very best players have their number retired (for example Wayne Gretzky). i hope the owners and commissioner would have the foresight to avoid this problem however
2007-03-13 16:32:04 · answer #10 · answered by seldogg10 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually 99 is retired by the league I do believe.^^^
2007-03-13 13:51:31 · answer #11 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋