Av-merican wrote:
Nope, I read league-wide 1-98 are fair game, nothing else. Not sure why 0 or 00 are off-limits. Well, 00 is more of a basketball thing anyway I guess.
Was there NEVER a 99 before Gretzky in the NHL? Never?
The Habs had a trio of 99s in the 30s or something. Basically for one year it was the standard callup sweater. But they've never had a 0 or 00. The Rangers have had a 0 at least. Rick Dudley wore 99 for the Jets in '81, and as E.L. said, Wilf Paiemant was the last non-Gretzky to wear it from 1980-82 for Toronto.
Again, none of those teams have had a 0 or 00 like the Rangers, and none of the Blues, Kings or Oilers did, either.
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