Anaheim Ducks 25th Anniversary: Best player to wear #s 66-98
By Ed Stein
2018 is the 25th anniversary of the Anaheim Ducks first NHL season. We kick off our look at 25 years of excellence by counting down the best Anaheim Ducks player to wear each jersey number.
It’s hard to believe that the Anaheim Ducks have been in business for 25 years. Since their inception in 1993, the team had its struggles, but Anaheim has also been to the top of the NHL mountain. Pucks of a Feather celebrates the Ducks Silver Anniversary along with the team’s fans. We kick off our remembrance of days gone by bringing you the best Anaheim Ducks player to wear each jersey number. We start with numbers 65-98.
Never Worn
No Anaheim Ducks player has ever worn the following jersey numbers: 66, 69, 70, 72, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
Inconsequential
The following jersey numbers were on the backs of Anaheim Ducks players, but nothing of consequence happened while worn.
68 – Greg Naumenko (2001)
71 – Brandon Montour (2017), and JT Brown (2018)
73 – Mat Clark (2012), Andy Welinski (2018)
74 – Peter Holland (2012-2014), and Joseph Cramerosa (2017)
75 – Jaycob Megna (2017-18)
76 – Dustin Penner (19 games in 2005-06)
80 – Ilya Bryzgalov (eight games in 2015)
83 – Kalle Kossila (2017-2018)
86 – Ondrej Kase (2017)
88 – Jamie McGinn (2016)
90 – Giovanni Fiore (2018)
93 – Anatoli Semenov (12 games in 1996)