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Wayne Gretzky's #99 was retired league-wide in 2000 [1]. This is a complete list of numbers retired by the National Hockey League (NHL).A retired number is a jersey number that is taken out of circulation by a team as a way of honouring a former member of that team who wore that number; after the number's retirement, members of that team are not permitted to wear the number on their jerseys ...
The following is a list of retired National Hockey League (NHL) players who played their entire NHL career—in at least ten seasons—exclusively for one team. As of the end of the 2023–24 season, 127 players have accomplished this feat, of which the Montreal Canadiens have had the most, with 19.
List of first overall NHL draft picks; List of undrafted NHL players with 100 games played; List of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchise; List of players who played only one game in the NHL; List of oldest National Hockey League players; List of NHL players who have signed offer sheets
Pages in category "National Hockey League players with retired numbers" The following 133 pages are in this category, out of 133 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The player category has been in existence since the beginning of the Hall of Fame and the first nine players were inducted in 1945. For a person to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player, they must have been retired for a minimum of three years and must be nominated by an elected 18-person selection committee. [3]
Gordie Howe, pictured here in 1966, played his final NHL game at 52. Below is the List of oldest National Hockey League (NHL) players, with their last year in parentheses. Only hockey players who played at least one game in the regular season or playoffs when they were 40 or older are included on the list.
Numbers retired by the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL, displayed at the former Joe Louis Arena in December 2015. Retiring the number of an athlete is an honor a team bestows upon a player, usually after the player has left the team, retires from the sport, or dies, by taking the number formerly worn on their uniform out of circulation.
Six former players have had their number retired by the Avalanche. Ray Bourque 's #77 was retired November 24, 2001, [ 4 ] Patrick Roy 's #33 was retired October 28, 2003, [ 5 ] long-time captain Joe Sakic 's #19 was retired October 1, 2009, Peter Forsberg 's #21 was retired October 8, 2011, Adam Foote 's #52 was retired November 2, 2013, and ...