Tom Reing Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I'm asking this here because it is uniform related.Someone told me the tradition of hockey goalies using the number 1 or 35 comes from when teams traveled by train and the goalie's equipment took up an extra seat so he sat at either end of a train car for easy exit. Their seat number was 1 or in the hig 30's so the number stuck.In some ways it makes sense, but I was wondering if it is true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 the story I heard was similar: the guys with the lowest numbers had first choice of which bunk of the bed they wanted to sleep in. what with the goalies usually being tired as hell, they of course aint gonna want a high bunk, so they got #1 and thus first pick. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I've often wondered this myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I heard it was because in the old days numbers were assigned right down the list of players on the team. So if you were seventh from the top, you got number 7. Goalies were always listed at either the top or bottom of the list, so they were always either 1 or 30-35. 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...
DelayedPenalty Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I did a little Google and found this website: http://www.hockeygoalies.org/faq/numbers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totc Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 the story I heard was similar: the guys with the lowest numbers had first choice of which bunk of the bed they wanted to sleep in. what with the goalies usually being tired as hell, they of course aint gonna want a high bunk, so they got #1 and thus first pick.I'm with you on this one. Often, the goalies were No. 1 and No. 2 which meant they got on the ice first and got into the sleeper cars first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 i saw a documentary that talked about gordie howe, and how he chose #9.he didn't like 9. he always wore 17 (if i'm not mistaken. my memory may be wrong on his prefered number)the trainers approached him, and offer him #9, and he said no thanks... but then they reminded him of the bunk situation, and that the lower number he had, the better off he'd be... so he immediately jumped at #9.which brings up a very interesting point... what number would wayne gretzky have worn if gordie hadn't been too lazy to get a higher bunk?and would wayne's new number be retired leaguewide? was there a 17 on the team when wayne doubled the 9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 i saw a documentary that talked about gordie howe, and how he chose #9.he didn't like 9. he always wore 17 (if i'm not mistaken. my memory may be wrong on his prefered number)the trainers approached him, and offer him #9, and he said no thanks... but then they reminded him of the bunk situation, and that the lower number he had, the better off he'd be... so he immediately jumped at #9.which brings up a very interesting point... what number would wayne gretzky have worn if gordie hadn't been too lazy to get a higher bunk?and would wayne's new number be retired leaguewide? was there a 17 on the team when wayne doubled the 9?Yep. The #1717 would be retired league wide! Okay that was stupid, but one moron had to say it! Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Not a lot of goalies wore 35--at least until Tony O.Most goalies while I was growing up wore 1, 30 or 31.Other exceptions were Gilles Meloche (#27) & Ken Dryden (#29) Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyboy1 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Meloche = awesomeI watched him with the North Stars and have many fond memories of him playing out of his mind. Click here to read Third String Goalie - The Hockey Jersey of the Day Blog Click here to see my hockey and baseball jersey collection online ?You don?t like to see 20 kids punching 20 other kids. But it?s not a disgrace, It?s hockey.? - Michael Farber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draft Dodger Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I did a little Google and found this website: http://www.hockeygoalies.org/faq/numbers.htmlfwiw, that's always the explanation I've heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 MELOCHE, YOU SIEVE!!!!!!!!!!Ahhh, memories of Winnipeg Arena. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopernv Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Wasn't Darrian Puppa number 90? Does anyone know the story behind that? Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiny_ramone Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 How about Ron Hextall #27?Or Ed Belfour/ Vladislav Tretiak #20? facespace?http://www.myspace.com/seancalcottmusic http://www.myspace.com/forgottentoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Wasn't Darrian Puppa number 90? Does anyone know the story behind that?it's DAREN Puppa, and he was number 93 A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlugelHorn Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 I like it when goalies use non-traditional numbers. Puppa had a good idea.For a while, both Ken Dryden & Mike Palmateer used #29.....so that was a bit of a school-yard trend for us guys growing up in the late '70's.I like Ron Hextall wearing #27.....again, because it's out-of-the-box.Belfour had a connection with Tretiak, as Vlad was his goalies-coach in Chicago. That's why Eddie wears #20, in tribute.I'd like to see a goalie wear #32, or #37 (Steve Penney already did that). Maybe something in the 40's or even a #25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJR Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I'd like to see a goalie wear #32Tim Cheveldae FantasyHockeySim.com || DetroitHockey.Net || DetroitHockey.Net FHL || cjr.dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Okay, hockey fans. There was a backup goalie for the Habs in the 90s, maybe even the late 80s, who actually wore #8. I don't think he was anything special, or had more than a cup of coffee or two with Montreal....anyone remember who this was? Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 After a lot of searching on the Habs website, I found out that the goaltender you were thinking of was none other that Jocelyn Perrealut who played for them in '87-'88. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totc Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Wasn't Darrian Puppa number 90? Does anyone know the story behind that?it's DAREN Puppa, and he was number 93 Poop-uh was No. 20 at Cornell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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