At this point it still seems like a stretch to think he will one day have his number retired, but he might be the next logical choice in the future.The Maple Leafs have either retired or "honored" several numbers of former players and have included pretty much every noteworthy player from their past. He is their first superstar. There was some bitterness with the way Jagr left the Penguins two decades ago, and he was still active playing for opponents as recently as a couple of years ago, but there is no way the Penguins cannot retire this number. Moved to Winnipeg, became Winnipeg Jets. His best stretch came during the 2016-17 season when he almost single-handedly carried the team to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final...while playing injured. But there is no denying the impact Bure made. All-time Points Leader: Shane … But he is an outstanding top-pairing defenseman and has been the Coyotes' best all-around player from almost the day he arrived. But that is still probably a decade or so away from happening, as Ovechkin still has several more dominant years ahead of him in the NHL. The Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame Luncheon presented by Bell MTS. He is a 500-goal scorer and was an absolute superstar for the Capitals throughout the 1990s. 8 retired. The only thing his resume is missing at this point is a Stanley Cup. Retired numbers 14 since Fleury last sported it during the 1999 season. 10 in 2007, long after the Jets moved to Phoenix. His peak may not have been as good as that of players like Paul Kariya or Teemu Selanne, but his overall resume is as complete as any other player the franchise has ever seen.No player has worn the No. He has been an elite goalie throughout his career and at times has carried the franchise to levels it would otherwise have no business reaching. 1 overall pick, Nash became the Blue Jackets' first star player and finished as the league's leading goal-scorer in just his second season in the NHL. The team was named for Georgia's state bird, the brown thrasher. In the franchise's first season, the uniforms featured the futuristic "Jets" wordmark in front along with red or white player nameplates.
He did that during the lowest goal-scoring era in NHL history. He will be with Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Paul Coffey among the franchise's all-time greats.Both Marleau and Joe Thornton (19) are going to have their numbers retired at some point by the Sharks. In his 16 years (and counting) with the team, he helped the Bruins win a Stanley Cup, play in two other Stanley Cup Finals, won four Selke Trophies as the league's best defensive forward and was the driving force behind one of the best defensive teams in the entire league. He was their first draft pick and is still the franchise's all-time leader in every major category including games played, goals, assists and total points (all by a significant margin).
While Jonathan Quick, Justin Williams and Drew Doughty got most of the accolades for those championship runs, Kopitar was the best player on all of those teams and has been the best player on the team since making his debut. The only disappointing part of his tenure with the Rangers is that he did not win a Stanley Cup with the team.
Starting in 1974, the Jets donned their "classic" look, ditching the contrast-colour nameplates and unveiling their famous roundel logo. He was a yearly threat to score 40 goals and was an outstanding two-way player who also developed into one of the league's best penalty killers. All time Arizona Coyotes franchise information. He has been the cornerstone piece of the team both on and off the ice in its first three years and helped backstop the team to the Stanley Cup Final in its first year of existence. MacKinnon, though, appears he is going to be with the Avalanche for the long haul and end up being one of the best players of his era. After the move to Arizona, number 10 was retired in honor of Dale Hawerchuk, number 7 was retired for Keith Tkachuk and number 27 was retired for Teppo Numminen. They also switched back to red pants.The Jets debuted in the WHA wearing blue and white uniforms with red trim. We are excluding players whose number retirements are scheduled for this season or next season and looking only at players who have not yet been announced. Going far into the future here, but MacKinnon is probably going to be the next player to get this honor.
Leach owns the franchise record for goals in a season (61) and won the Conn Smythe Trophy during their most recent Stanley Cup win in the 1974-75 season.Kopitar helped bring the Stanley Cup to Los Angeles during the 2011-12 season and then did it again two years later. Steen was the first player in the NHL history of the Jets 1.0 franchise to have his number retired when his "25" was raised to the rafters on May 6, 1995. He is one of the franchise icons for what he helped bring to Los Angeles.Gomez does not get enough credit for how good he was in the early part of his career.
He is an All-Star on and off the ice for the Canadiens.The current version of the Jets (the one that moved from Atlanta in 2012) has not retired any numbers, but they do have one obvious candidate for that honor in the future.
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