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Pierre McGuire
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Re: Sweater Numbers

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bluetunehead wrote: 22 Jul 2026 14:49 pm 74 and 57 were very weird numbers and they didn't have any trouble selling those like hot cakes for some of our old fan faves.
I have the original #74 …..McKee hanging in my closet
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I mean 77 is kinda sexy though right?
wasn't Turgeon the last guy to wear that in STL?
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danno wrote: 22 Jul 2026 15:18 pm I mean 77 is kinda sexy though right?
wasn't Turgeon the last guy to wear that in STL?
McKee switched from 74 to 77 his second season here. Not sure if anybody has worn 77 since

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How quickly we forget..lol
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Pierre McGuire wrote: 22 Jul 2026 14:55 pm
bluetunehead wrote: 22 Jul 2026 14:49 pm 74 and 57 were very weird numbers and they didn't have any trouble selling those like hot cakes for some of our old fan faves.
I have the original #74 …..McKee hanging in my closet
You and I might be the only ones lol. Actually, pretty sure I donated mine.
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Frank Barone wrote: 22 Jul 2026 12:46 pm
Pierre McGuire wrote: 22 Jul 2026 12:27 pm Official

Carlo #25
Johnston #49
McMichael #77
McTavish #83
McTavish will look like Pat Tilley.
I could have gone my whole life without this nightmare thought just fine. I liked Tilley but not at 2C. Funny.
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Frank Barone wrote: 22 Jul 2026 12:46 pm
Pierre McGuire wrote: 22 Jul 2026 12:27 pm Official

Carlo #25
Johnston #49
McMichael #77
McTavish #83
McTavish will look like Pat Tilley.
Better than Pat Tillman I suppose.
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Oshie wore 74 for many years. My youngest wore it after he had to give up Sami Pahissson's 26 in Bantam hockey
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Army's Mom wrote: 22 Jul 2026 16:21 pm
Pierre McGuire wrote: 22 Jul 2026 14:55 pm
bluetunehead wrote: 22 Jul 2026 14:49 pm 74 and 57 were very weird numbers and they didn't have any trouble selling those like hot cakes for some of our old fan faves.
I have the original #74 …..McKee hanging in my closet
You and I might be the only ones lol. Actually, pretty sure I donated mine.
Nice! Several years ago, he posted about about NHL opening night on twitter and I replied that I was watching the Blues game and included a pic of my #74 McKee jersey and that cracked him up.
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Hopefully this is McTavish saying, "give me a number nobody has ever worn, something non-descript, this is a new me and I'm in great shape and I'm showing up to kick some (donkey) and take some names."
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Love the Pat Tilley 83 reference. Hadnt thought of him in many years. Can't ever remember him dropping a pass, clutch. Big Red days!
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FunSeeker wrote: 22 Jul 2026 19:01 pm Love the Pat Tilley 83 reference. Hadnt thought of him in many years. Can't ever remember him dropping a pass, clutch. Big Red days!
I remember this catch, and I remember trying to recreate it on the sandlot. I think that I fell short of duplicating it. :)

https://videopress.com/v/tXul31Rj

The guy was small but mighty.
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Re: Sweater Numbers

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Pierre McGuire wrote: 22 Jul 2026 18:30 pm
Army's Mom wrote: 22 Jul 2026 16:21 pm
Pierre McGuire wrote: 22 Jul 2026 14:55 pm
bluetunehead wrote: 22 Jul 2026 14:49 pm 74 and 57 were very weird numbers and they didn't have any trouble selling those like hot cakes for some of our old fan faves.
I have the original #74 …..McKee hanging in my closet
You and I might be the only ones lol. Actually, pretty sure I donated mine.
Nice! Several years ago, he posted about about NHL opening night on twitter and I replied that I was watching the Blues game and included a pic of my #74 McKee jersey and that cracked him up.
That’s like I have a #13 Messi jersey that I wear around. People give me a hard time about it since he wears #10 now, but it’s from the 2006 WC when he was a baby and barely played and Crespo was still Argentina’s #10.
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83 is the worst hockey number I’ve ever heard. That’s putrid honestly.
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FunSeeker wrote: 22 Jul 2026 19:01 pm Love the Pat Tilley 83 reference. Hadnt thought of him in many years. Can't ever remember him dropping a pass, clutch. Big Red days!
:D
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ShakeyWalton wrote: 22 Jul 2026 20:51 pm 83 is the worst hockey number I’ve ever heard. That’s putrid honestly.
The only categories of hockey numbers I see are old school/traditional:
- defenders usually low numbers
- forwards in the 10-29 range
- goalies 29-35 range

The Euro numbers that started in the 80s/90s:
- mostly high numbers and random

The new wave of good players using their birth year:
- started around Crosby with 87
- Kane 88
- 86 seems to be worn by some star players

Then the rest of the new wave is random as F
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Re: Sweater Numbers

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stlblue06 wrote: 22 Jul 2026 22:11 pm
ShakeyWalton wrote: 22 Jul 2026 20:51 pm 83 is the worst hockey number I’ve ever heard. That’s putrid honestly.
The only categories of hockey numbers I see are old school/traditional:
- defenders usually low numbers
- forwards in the 10-29 range
- goalies 29-35 range

The Euro numbers that started in the 80s/90s:
- mostly high numbers and random

The new wave of good players using their birth year:
- started around Crosby with 87
- Kane 88
- 86 seems to be worn by some star players

Then the rest of the new wave is random as F
I was wondering if his parents were born that year, and that would’ve been a fantastic tribute if so. But I can’t find evidence to support that.