Morris, now 32, has worn No. 53 more than anyone else — for all but 14 of the 869 games he’s played in the NHL. The veteran defenseman, who re-signed with Phoenix this summer, has 80 goals and 369 points in his 12 NHL seasons; the 29 points he put up last season were the most he’s had since 2003-04.

Holmstrom actually wore #15 for his first two years as a Wing–Holmstrom first played for the Wings, wearing his first set of front teeth, during the 96-97 season, thus his status as a four-stine Stanley Cup winner–and there was a reason that Holmstrom ditched the most-used number in Red Wings history (which no one …

Tomas Holmstrom

8 Debate: Best players to wear No. 8

1. Gordie Howe. Gordie Howe broke into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings in 1946. After 32 professional seasons—and even skating alongside his sons Marty and Mark—the right winger played his last game in 1980.

It was determined that the goalie required the best nights rest so he was given first choice, as a result he wore #1. Then the rest of the players picked in order of number. The back up goalie was determined to need the least so he wore what at the time was determined to be the highest number or last choice 30 or 31.

At this time, some goaltenders took the highest number on the team because they were the last line of defense. It’s possible that #30 itself became popular because so many goaltenders grew up watching the Maple Leafs and saw Sawchuk’s number as a viable option.

Perhaps the most identifiable number in the NHL today, the No. 87 has not been worn by many. In fact, other than Sidney Crosby, only Pierre Turgeon and Donald Brashear have worn it.

Jason Spezza, who just completed his first season with Toronto and signed a one-year contract extension on Oct. According to Hockey-Reference.com, Thornton will be the first Maple Leafs player to wear No. 97 since tracking of sweater numbers began in the 1950-51 season.

Desjardins won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015. He is also notable for being one of only two players in NHL history to have worn the number 69, with the other being Mel Angelstad.

Numbers 0 and 00 are no longer allowed, but they were issued in the NFL before the number standardization in 1973. George Plimpton wore 0 during a brief preseason stint as quarterback for the Detroit Lions.

“Basically, I had a good season in the CHL and I was discovered by an East Coast [League] coach, Brad Church, of the Phoenix Roadrunners, so I decided to sign with them,” Desjardins explained.

What does 69 mean in hockey? NHLBy Dave Lozo on March 17, 2016. It’s a universal truth — 69 is the funniest number. It’s the sex number. It’s the number that evokes a reflexive response of “nice” when you tweet it.

The skinny: Smyth was a unanimous selection at No. 94 and joined Gretzky and McDavid as the third Oilers player among the 90s. Smyth had an NHL career-high 39 goals, including 20 on the power play, which tied Brendan Shanahan (who also received votes) for the NHL lead, in in 1996-97 when he was 21 years old.

Number 99 Since the 1950-51 season, only three players are in the number 99 club, Gretzky, Rick Dudley and Wilf Paiement.

No, you cannot wear the number 99 in the NHL. The league officially retired the number on behalf of Wayne Gretzky in 2000. Although, five other players have wore the number 99 in the history of the NHL. Gretzky was the most famous player to wear the number 99, but it has been worn by 5 other players.