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Jersey Numbers

I've always had a fascination with jersey numbers; in many ways they tell you something about a player. They might reveal someone's hockey hero, if someone is a traditionalist/old-fashioned in their number picking (no. 2-8 for defensemen, for example) if they just chose the last two numbers of their birth year, etc.

My question to you, SCH readers, is what number would you pick if you were drafted/signed by the Hawks? (the retired numbers are still retired, no cheating). I am eager to see the answers.

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fuck off great one. ya aint seen me play yet

Praise Him!!

by Hawk is God on Sep 3, 2010 8:14 AM CDT reply actions  

No retired numbers

The NHL retired Gretzky number for all teams.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Sep 3, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

oh yeah

i forgot he broke the color barrier

Praise Him!!

by Hawk is God on Sep 3, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

I spit up coffee

when I read this

Back off man, I'm a scientist
Bug Chucker Fly Fishing

by BigCSouthside on Sep 3, 2010 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

27

I have used it forever, in every hockey, baseball, or football game I have always used the number 27. Jeremy Roenick was my favorite player growing up so that may have something to do with it!

Drink it up!
In Stanley we trust! 34,38,61, and finally 2010!!!

by SharpFTW10 on Sep 3, 2010 9:46 AM CDT reply actions  

89

Been my number since Pop Warner football, used it in High school, and all video sports games I play in which I make myself.

It’s my favorite number.

by Gary Baugher on Sep 3, 2010 9:51 AM CDT reply actions  

Da coach

June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.

by cliffkoroll on Sep 3, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

34

for two of my favorite Chicago athletes, Walter Payton and Kerry Wood. I’m also partial to 13, so that would be my 2nd choice.

by Katherine215 on Sep 3, 2010 9:54 AM CDT reply actions  

Fuck yeah, Will Ohman!

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Sep 3, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

I'm not sure

maybe 23. It’d be cool to have a great 23 for both of the UC’s tenants.

My favorite number for the current hawks is 81. No real significance behind that statement. I think 81 has an inexplicable asthetic appeal to it. Or maybe it’s just Hossa.

Ditto for Badgerdano

by Hack on Sep 3, 2010 10:32 AM CDT reply actions  

Well

81 is Marian Hossa’s number, and all the other ones are not.

by Germware on Sep 3, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

2, 10 & 30

One number each for defenseman, forward and goalie.
Why those numbers? 3 & 9 aren’t available and I just like #30.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."

by cdz3210 on Sep 3, 2010 10:37 AM CDT reply actions  

Even though I'm a goalie (in football/"soccer")

I’d have to go with 4. It’s been my number since forever ago. If you forced me to be traditional, I’d go with 40 or 30 (for Tretiak). I want to say 44, but Bertuzzi has ruined that number for me now.

by Germware on Sep 3, 2010 11:06 AM CDT reply actions  

Tretiak was 20

Preparing my psyche for the coming Capocalypse
Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Sep 5, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Shit, so he was

Megafail. I thought Brodeur took 30 ‘cause it was Tretiak’s. Maybe I’m thinking of someone else.

by Germware on Sep 6, 2010 3:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

26

sweet-swingin’ Billy.

June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.

by cliffkoroll on Sep 3, 2010 11:21 AM CDT reply actions  

number 1 baby!!

the reasons are self explanatory here.

when did you run into will smith!?

by desertindian on Sep 3, 2010 12:14 PM CDT reply actions  

it's the only number you know?

"Mes que un club"
"You're a pro or you're a noob. That's life"

by Scratch and Snif on Sep 3, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

the only logical answer

happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!

by puppetmasterp on Sep 3, 2010 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow...guess i should've expected that.

for the record, i have 10 fingers and 10 toews…..so i can count to at least 30

when did you run into will smith!?

by desertindian on Sep 3, 2010 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

wait a minute

i count to 30 on just my fingers…
never thought about using toes too.

happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!

by puppetmasterp on Sep 3, 2010 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

If you use binary

you can count to 1023 using only your fingers. See, being a maths nerd can be useful sometimes. Kind of.

by Germware on Sep 4, 2010 6:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

22 for me

it’s my lucky number, and my birthdate and a past jersey number multiple times for other sports. Though I’d probably play defense, so idk….

happy ninja is happy....and wants to share its new toy!

by puppetmasterp on Sep 3, 2010 12:32 PM CDT reply actions  

48

Was going for 44 in high school and the coach incorrectly told me it was taken, so I went to 48 and have worn it for everything, ever since.

Puckin' Hostile

-Matt Cooke is a turd burglar. He burgles ALL the turds.-

-At least he's not Cam Janssen. What a bag of dicks that guy is.-

by G8K33P3R on Sep 3, 2010 1:57 PM CDT reply actions  

13

Wanted to wear it through HS and Collegiate Football but was told by the powers that be “that number is not available, period.” Recently tried to get my assigned work truck renumbered to 13, but that was shot down by a superstitious Assistant Director.

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

-Albert Einstein

by tattoodgovtmonkey on Sep 3, 2010 3:22 PM CDT reply actions  

23-Jordan=god

I’ve worn 23 in every sport I’ve played, and so does my sister.

Back off man, I'm a scientist
Bug Chucker Fly Fishing

by BigCSouthside on Sep 3, 2010 3:39 PM CDT reply actions  

27 or 10

J.R. and Tony Amonte had the most influence on me growing up playing hockey. Some of my favorite J.R. memories are of him torching the Blues during his prime.

"Make the bastard chase you, he will follow."

by RaoulDuke27 on Sep 3, 2010 4:16 PM CDT reply actions  

2

I was randomly given 2 when I was a kid and I always liked Bill White. 2 stuck with me for the most part through high school so I think of it as MY number, sorry Duncs… Second choice would be 15 which I did have in a league once.

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal. (1971 loss to Habs)

by Badgerdano on Sep 3, 2010 4:42 PM CDT reply actions  

15

Happens also to be my birthday.

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal. (1971 loss to Habs)

by Badgerdano on Sep 3, 2010 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

77

I usually play D, and out of admiration/respect for Ray Bourque and Paul Coffey I go with 77. Looks cool, few other guys have it. Good stuff.

by PDiggy on Sep 3, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions  

13

because I’m so fucking lucky, I can afford to tempt fate.

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 3, 2010 8:26 PM CDT reply actions  

24

Doug Wilson will probably always be my favorite player ever, even though I’m a little pissed at him right now. I currently have a Duncan Keith jersey and will soon have a Hjammer jersey. Together they make 24…sort of… And yes, I have a weak spot for defensemen.

by Hjammered on Sep 3, 2010 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

2

Loves me some defense [in every sport] and love those numbers too. Way to wear it Duncs.
Otherwise, probably 8, and recently Bolland’s 36 has grown on me. Most likely due to my severe man crush on him.

You must have me confused with someone else, I have never been to Chicago.
[whispers] I sexually assaulted Scottie Pippen in 1997.

by DocPepper on Sep 3, 2010 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Sorry Doc, 2 is taken.

I called it!

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal. (1971 loss to Habs)

by Badgerdano on Sep 4, 2010 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

70

It’s the number I always wore when I played. No idea when or why I first wore it though

Afroman likes tall cans.

by OMFS88 on Sep 3, 2010 11:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

13,10, or 17

those would be my 1st 2nd and 3rd choices…….i look for those first in the jersey bag at out beer league games…..so why change now?

by lrcaniac on Sep 4, 2010 12:18 AM CDT reply actions  

81

I’ve always had it for everything, last official time was NIU lacrosse,early 90’s. Ok, I only had it for one semester there, but still… Needless to say, I was pretty damn excited to see Dat Horsa Guy wearing my number, he must really like me….

by vznutz81 on Sep 4, 2010 6:11 PM CDT reply actions  

I always wore 13

I was bad luck for them poor bastards on the other team.

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
Fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks!
Fan of the not 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Isles!

by burpchelischili on Sep 4, 2010 6:23 PM CDT reply actions  

55

More so cause 5 is my lucky number. And when I was getting into sports Bosworth was rocking the mullett bigtime. Sort of lame reason but, we all sort of have goofy reasons for our numbers I guess.

by neverhome30728 on Sep 5, 2010 12:20 PM CDT reply actions  

I kew Bos

when he was at OU. He could have walked into a liquor store and asked for 2 of everything on the shelves, and they would have given it to him. The man had serious intensity.

/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
Fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks!
Fan of the not 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Isles!

by burpchelischili on Sep 6, 2010 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

23

Ryno and Jordan, I think they speak for themselves on why. Those two were Chicago for the 1980’s and 90’s.

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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 5, 2010 4:59 PM CDT reply actions  

14 is the family number (for generations)

Preparing my psyche for the coming Capocalypse
Confusion will be my epitaph.

by krome on Sep 5, 2010 5:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Let's play 2

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal. (1971 loss to Habs)

by Badgerdano on Sep 5, 2010 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

27

Jean Alesi was a hero of mine growing up.

by Bluliner on Sep 5, 2010 5:28 PM CDT reply actions  

39

I’ve never liked even numbers or multiples of 5, and for some reason I’ve always liked the number.

Plus I think I could improve on the stigma from the preevious wearers, even though I would never play goalie

by blackhawkeyes on Sep 5, 2010 10:09 PM CDT reply actions  

28

I was a huge fan of Savvy and Amonte as a kid, so I combined the two when asked what number I’d like in HS hockey.

by Ryan! on Sep 6, 2010 9:38 PM CDT reply actions  

6

Wore it for every I played baseball and hockey. Was a coincidence the first three times, then after that I asked for the number.

Just win the next game...!

by blackhawk24 on Sep 8, 2010 6:57 AM CDT reply actions  

number 1...

mostly cuz as the ppl who have met me know my pompousness and arrogance. therefore number 1 has always been my choice in all sports i’ve played and made up players

fisting barry rozner with every goal!!!

by soupy's spin-o-rama on Sep 8, 2010 2:07 PM CDT reply actions  

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