What jersey numbers do you think are just REAL UGLY numbers?

[glovesave_35]

3, 7, 9, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 82, 83, 84, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99

all of these numbers are objectively hideous

9 is one of the best numbers in all of sports.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

p much everything bigger than 29 unless you're a keeper, in which case you can have at the 30's

and speaking of low #'s, the nhl really should allow 0 and 00

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

and speaking of low #'s, the nhl really should allow 0 and 00

Eeehh... How about.. NO!

 

[Vlad*]

9 is one of the best numbers in all of sports.

citation needed

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

p much everything bigger than 29 unless you're a keeper, in which case you can have at the 30's

and speaking of low #'s, the nhl really should allow 0 and 00

like Martin Biron???

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/image...697/983/72555158_display_image.jpg?1324501048

 

[Elvs]

I don't think there's any ugly numbers. They are just numbers... The only time they are ugly is when they are used on the 'wrong' position. It would be weird to see a goalie with #9 or a forward with #1 or #30.

I do however, think it's incredibly boring with all these new kids coming in, constantly wanting their birthyear on their back. Real lack of imagination. Don't kids grow up with lucky or favourite numbers anymore?

 

[glovesave_35]

citation needed

It is an objective fact so it would seem our objective truths are at odds.

 

[Faax]

...guys...the season started weeks ago, why is this borderline offseason thread alive?

 

[LeSandvich]

All I wanted from this season is McDavid and Kessel/Crosby tearing it up. Didn't get it so might aswell discuss about things that really matter.

 

[GKJ]

As a Red Sox fan, 3 is the obvious choice. Never really liked 36 either but didn't realize that until Zac Rinaldo wore it here.

Find it boring when guys whose number is really in the teens but they get to a new team and just flip the number, 21, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91 specifically. Don't mind 31 since that number hardly ever applies since it's usually a goalie.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Well my OCD makes me hate anything with a 2 in it. Anything over 29 with a few exceptions (55, 77, 88, 91, 81, 44). My favourite number (One I played with growing up in AA hockey) is 17.

 

[Naych_PHX]

12 always bothered me. I'd rather see a 13.

 

[Judas Tavares]

53, 58 and 59. WOOF.

 

[BoDacious Horvat]

I just hate seeing forwards with numbers like 2, 3, 5, 6, 27. Typically dmen numbers

 

[Esq]

41 because it is always off center.

Very bothersome.

 

[Dalagaze]

I just hate seeing forwards with numbers like 2, 3, 5, 6, 27. Typically dmen numbers

27 is fine, but I agree with the other ones. Thankfully not too many forwards wear those low numbers (outside of Coyle and Ryan).

 

[KevinRedkey]

1
20
25
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
40
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43
45
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48
49
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51
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58
59
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70
75
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95
96
98

 

[donghabs98]

Not a fan of 93 on Yandle. High numbers on defenseman don't look right.

 

[roboninja]

I dislike the higher numbers ending in 0 or 1. 70, 90, 61, 71, etc. Not sure I can give a compelling reason as to why but it is what it is.

 

[Randy Marsh]

Don't like the number 7 by itself for some reason.

I've always hated high numbers on non-star players, especially double-digit high numbers (55, 66, 77, 88, 99) It's not a badge of honor. 77 is for Coffey and Bourque, not Chris Gratton and Ryan Parent. 88 is Lindros and Kane, not Cory Conacher and Peter Muller.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

1-7, 10, 14-20, 22-26, 28, 30, 31, 33-36, 50, 55, 60, 69, 90, 98, 99

I love the 'weird' numbers and I typically hate low numbers. 3, 10, & 23 are the ugliest numbers out there to me. 59 is my favorite. The only standard goalie number I can tolerate is #32, thanks to Arturs Irbe, though I guess you could make a convincing argument that 29 has become a standard goalie number now.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I was just watching the Islanders the other night and thinking, they have to get a handle on their jersey numbers.

They have so many that it actually makes them visually look worse as a team. You get all these guys on the ice moving fast and it's just a blur of digits all over the place.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

See, to me Pens-Isles games are gorgeous (namely if the Pens are home in their alts) because of how many 'weird' jersey numbers are on both teams.


Mind you I was the kid whose top two jersey wants were Aleksey Morozov and Martin Straka.


Seeing a guy in a white jersey wearing #3 is just so damn boring...it speaks to how much I love Olli Määttä that I actually have his jersey (mind you the black alternate version since something had to be aesthetically pleasing about it)

 

[agent082]

33, 71, 81, 21, 23, 12, 34, 45, 54, 56, 67 and 78

 

[SmellOfVictory]

Anything under 25. Be original.

This is funny to me, because it seems that the majority of young guys coming into the league with numbers over 25 are just using their birth year, which is super unoriginal at this point.