The_Admiral Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I feel like when I was a kid, a lot more goalies did wear #1. I know the flyers have it retired, so maybe other teams have too since then. New York: Eddie Giacomin Chicago: Glenn Hall (Mr. Goalie!) Philadelphia: Bernie Parent Montreal: Jacques Plante Detroit: Terry Sawchuk Minnesota: The Fans Because The Fans Are #1. piss off, Minnesota ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollTribe19 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Jean Beliveau, Dit Clapper, Bernie Geoffrion, Ace Bailey, Ralph Backstrom all wore 6 or lower and were forwards. Bill Barber, Phil Esposito, Howie Morenz, Rob Gilbert, Ted Lindsay, Cam Neely, Igor Larionov, Clark Gilles, Lanny McDonald....all single digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Jean Beliveau, Dit Clapper, Bernie Geoffrion, Ace Bailey, Ralph Backstrom all wore 6 or lower and were forwards. Bill Barber, Phil Esposito, Howie Morenz, Rob Gilbert, Ted Lindsay, Cam Neely, Igor Larionov, Clark Gilles, Lanny McDonald....all single digits.This guy.I never said single digits were exclusive to defensemen. Never once.But, look at NHL rosters right now. A heavy majority of single digit number wearers are blue-liners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Goddamn, McCarthy. You keep beating me to the punch in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I'm pretty sure you do know what he's talking about. My guess is you're just more interested in being dismissive because you "played and coached hockey at a 'high' level." FWIW, "A Beautiful Mind" was a Hollywood depiction of John Nash. It was based on a true story which means it wasn't exactly a "true story."22 years of playing hockey and I have never heard of hockey number "unwritten rules". That's why I don't know understand what he's talking about. But thanks for being a dick.As I was saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 didn't it have something to do with how they assigned players bunks on the sleeper trains back in the day? They did it by number, and the goalies had to have the ends for some reason so they were usually assinged the lowest and highest numbers (1 and typically something in the 30s) and then the others filled in. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I think the number 9 is allowable for forwards. Just look at all the greats who have worn #9: Howe, Modano, Kennedy, Conacher, the Rocket, Hull, and a bunch of others I'm too tired to remember/Google. I don't know what it is, but 9 seems "different" and more "forward-like" than anything else from 2-8. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I think Mark Recchi played the point on the power play, so he's allowed #8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollTribe19 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 There are no number guidelines in hockey. Plain and simple. There is a trend that defenseman wear single digits. Any player of any position in hockey has the right to where whatever number they want. That's how it works. When an NHL player wears a number that "doesn't look right to you" guess what? They chose that number, they wear it for a reason, and they could give a :censored: if some dip :censored: on the Internet thinks they broke an unwritten rules.But McCarthy please let the belittling begin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 There are no number guidelines in hockey. Plain and simple. There is a trend that defenseman wear single digits. Any player of any position in hockey has the right to where whatever number they want. That's how it works. When an NHL player wears a number that "doesn't look right to you" guess what? They chose that number, they wear it for a reason, and they could give a if some dip on the Internet thinks they broke an unwritten rules.But McCarthy please let the belittling begin...I conceded in my first post and said multiple times that many forwards wear single digits and have said multiple times and provided multiple examples that most NHL players who wear single digits are defensemen. I never claimed that defensemen must wear single digits and forwards must wear double digits. I never said that once.I was never at any time belittling towards you. You, however, said "I think you're going all Russell Crowe in A Brilliant Mind on us" to me and you called me a dip . I know who's been belittling and it's not me. Sorry for teaching you something you didn't know about hockey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 There are no number guidelines in hockey. Plain and simple.Not officially, no. There are, though, customary numbers that certain positions take. I wore #79 as a goalie and people definitely asked me about it. It was simply a matter of me liking the way the number looked, but it did go up against the idea of what a goalie "should" wear. It wasn't a big deal. It was, if it was anything, something that came up as small talk. Still? It was a thing. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 There are no number guidelines in hockey. Plain and simple. There is a trend that defenseman wear single digits. Any player of any position in hockey has the right to where whatever number they want. That's how it works. When an NHL player wears a number that "doesn't look right to you" guess what? They chose that number, they wear it for a reason, and they could give a if some dip on the Internet thinks they broke an unwritten rules.But McCarthy please let the belittling begin...Even if you don't care for them, you'd have to be pretty dense to not understand the historical conventions of hockey numbers. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Any player of any position in hockey has the right to where whatever number they want. That's how it works. When an NHL player wears a number that "doesn't look right to you" guess what? They chose that number, they wear it for a reason, and they could give a if some dip on the Internet thinks they broke an unwritten rules. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonFromMiami Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Prince Fielder going with 84 in Texas , looks terrible, too wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zpqmaowl Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Prince Fielder going with 84 in Texas , looks terrible, too widePrince Fielder or #84? the worst helmets design to me is the Jacksonville jaguars hamlets from 1995 to 2012 because you can't see the logo vary wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 For me in hockey, I think this looks good; Goalies to be #1, 20, 29-39Defence to be #2-8, 20-59Forwards, I would be fine with #7-59, 66, 68 70-99 or 98. Nobody in hockey should wear something in the 60's outside of Mario's 66.Nobody in hockey should wear a number in the 60's outside of Lemieux and Jagr, who already have become famous with numbers in the 60's. So no new hockey players should wear a number in the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 For me in hockey, I think this looks good; Goalies to be #1, 20, 29-39Defence to be #2-8, 20-59Forwards, I would be fine with #7-59, 66, 70-99 or 98.Nobody in hockey should wear something in the 60's outside of Mario's 66.Aesthetics aside, nobody should wear Mario's #66. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VandyDelphia Mike Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Nobody in hockey should wear something in the 60's outside of Mario's 66.Nobody? NCAA Baseball Champions | 2014, 2019 facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Nobody in hockey should wear something in the 60's outside of Mario's 66.Nobody?Ooh yeah forgot about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I forgot how chintzy those numbers looked on the black sweaters. That white outline is way too thick! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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