He scored 85 points in the NHL when he was 20 years old. Atkinson, as Nick pointed out, is 31 and has certainly had success scoring goals, but he's never scored 70 points in one season. Hischier, as Mike said, is a solid two-way player, but I don't see him evolving into the offensive player Barzal is and was from the moment he entered the League.
Let's not worry about the numbers on birth certificates. Let's go beyond statistics. Part of how well you wear the number on your back is how well you represent the logo on the front. This is no knock on Barzal or Hischier, but Atkinson means more to his team's history and city's hockey scene because of the circumstances.
It's not just that he ranks second in games played , goals and points in Blue Jackets history. While other players have left Columbus, Atkinson has not only stayed but made an investment in local hockey by opening a training facility. Our fans are just waiting for us to bring that Cup back to Nationwide. I think we're pretty close, and it's only a matter of time. I get it. Atkinson has a history with Columbus.
Barzal possesses the flash and dash. The skinny: Hull was one of the best shooters in the game and ranks fourth in NHL history in goals.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Brett wore No. Although he would go back to No. The Blues retired Hull's No. Analysis: "Brett Hull was one of the best pure goal-scorers in the history of the game. The skinny: Schmidt was seventh in goals, second in assists, and fourth in points in the NHL from , the length of his playing career. He won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in and , and the Hart Trophy as the League's most valuable player in , when he had 61 points 22 goals, 39 assists in 62 games.
Fun fact: Schmidt is the only player on this list whose career ended before He wore No. The Bruins retired his No. Analysis: "Milt Schmidt may be the best Bruins player of all time. Bobby Orr, the other player up for that honor, believes it belongs to Schmidt, who has his name on the Stanley Cup four times. No other No. Roarke, NHL. The skinny: Keon won the Stanley Cup four times with Toronto , , , , including winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player in the playoffs in He also won the Calder Trophy as the League's top rookie in , and the Lady Byng Trophy as the player voted to best combine sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and ability in consecutive seasons , Keon was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Fun fact: During the announcement in that he was joining Toronto's Legends Row, Keon said that he actually didn't want to wear No.
He wore Nos. Keon objected when the trainer gave him No. The Maple Leafs retired No. Calder Trophy winner, four-time Stanley Cup winner, did everything the right way. He was a wonderful play-maker, just a grace to his game. Are apples better than oranges? Datsyuk is a more technically skilled player who played an entirely different game to Sundin, who was arguably a better overall hockey player, comparing players who played different styles and had their primes in different eras is a waste of time.
Datsyuk was a flashier magician, but I'm not sure I'd call him more skilled. Numbers are close, but maintaining a ppg pace with more gp,with worse teammates, while playing physically, is much harder.
Sundin is not only the best to wear 13 but might be the best Swede ever to play in the NHL. Datsyuk getting recency bias. Sundin has over more points averaging over a point a game for over games. He played with bad players, Datsyuk was on a great team most of his career. This is a no brainer. Now one daughter, Kayla, wears it for her college lacrosse team, and his son, Liam, wears it for hockey.
We celebrate it in our house. John G. Zimmerman for Sports Illustrated. This number's been retired by five of the Original Six teams, making it the second-most debatable digit. I took Hall of Famer Sawchuk for his career shutouts mark since broken by Martin Brodeur , four Vezina trophies and four Stanley Cups all while battling a string of physical and mental maladies. Feel free to make an argument for Eddie Shore, but it's impossible to ignore 10 first team all-star berths and seven Norris trophies.
The Blackhawk Hall of Famer's lack of size belied his toughness and ferocity. He was an ironman workhorse who once cold-cocked both Rocket and Henri Richard in one brawl. One of the game's best blueliners of the s three Norris trophies , Pilote's name went on the Stanley Cup along with Bobby Hull's and Stan Mikita's in Of note, Zdeno Chara, the Norris Trophy-winner, wore 3 for his first eight seasons before switching to 33 in Boston, where he has produced his best numbers.
David E. Klutho for Sports Illustrated. The headliner of the Hall of Fame's Class of was the greatest defenseman of his generation. He claimed seven Norris Trophies and put together a year stretch during which he finished no lower than sixth in the voting. Before he became hockey's greatest coach, Blake — whose first name was Hector — spent 11 seasons on Montreal's famed Punch Line, winning the Hart Trophy in Howie Morenz may be the choice of the game's mythologists, but the indomitable Espo would have bowled over the pipsqueak and eaten his lunch.
Lou Capozzola for Sports Illustrated. With three Hart Trophies and five Rocket Richards to his credit, Ovechkin will be remembered as one of the greatest goal scorers of all time. It's hard to ignore six straight seasons of plus goals, not to mention two MVPs and five Stanley Cups. He took the number from Jean Beliveau — and handed it off to Yvan Cournoyer — but Moore gets the nod for his sweet mitts a then-record point season in and indomitable grit.
The number was lucky for Mats Sundin and Teemu Selanne, but neither can match the two-way artistry of Datsyuk. Tough to pass on Hall of Famer Dave Keon, but goals and nearly 2, penalty minutes highlighted the career of Shanahan, who may be the greatest power forward ever. It would have been nice to honor the Rocket for his rookie sweater, but it's impossible to overlook Schmidt's nearly 15 seasons of two-way excellence that included the scoring title, leading the Bruins to the Stanley Cup in , and winning the Hart Trophy.
The Golden Jet wore this number for five seasons, but it was the Golden Brett who made it his own with career goals and one of the biggest personalities the game's ever seen. Maybe not as flashy as Ilya Kovalchuk, but career goals — and a strong two-way game — give Kurri the edge. Walter Iooss Jr. Nod goes to the Hall of Famer and Conn Smythe-winner. Maybe the toughest call in the list, as 19 has a storied past Larry Robinson, Bryan Trottier and has become the premier player's number of choice in recent years Joe Sakic, Joe Thornton.
But Stevie Y's three Cups and legendary leadership break the logjam. Surprisingly little competition for such a commonly worn number, but Lucky Luc would hold his own in a more stellar bunch with his career goals, 1, points and Hall of Fame enshrinement. Manny Millan for Sports Illustrated. He scored 53 goals as a rookie in , the first of his nine straight plus seasons that included four Stanley Cups and the Conn Smythe. Bossy's career average of. Famed Soviet coach Anatoli Tarasov called the owner of the Selke Trophy from the best all-around player in the world.
We thought he'd never go quietly into that good night, but he finally did at 48, as the longest-tenured blueliner 26 seasons in NHL history, taking his three Norris trophies and three Stanley Cups with him. He scored career goals and was an integral part of Stanley Cup championships with three different franchises Calgary, Dallas, New Jersey.
The Czech defector scored 1, points in the s and was the first European-born and trained player to enter the Hall of Fame. The list of wearers includes Claude Giroux, Reed Larson, Pierre Larouche and Tie Domi, but Larmer had the most distinguished career, playing at better than a point-per-game pace for almost 13 full seasons from Heinz Kluetmeier for Sports Illustrated.
Ignore his. No goalie was ever better at turning in a big stop at a key moment, and he has the Stanley Cups and a Vezina Trophy to prove it. For good measure, Fuhr scored 14 points in , a single-season record for goaltenders.
The feisty Lemieux edged out Dale Hunter by virtue of his legendary playoff heroics that included the Conn Smythe. Montreal's legendary St. Patrick made 33 the number that a generation of Quebecers dreamt of wearing.
He didn't do too poorly with Colorado, either. Apologies to former SI.
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