Most iconic numbers in National Hockey League history – Part 13
New York Islanders: No. 19
Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders occupies a spot in the list. He was acquired by the Islanders as a 22nd draft pick in 1974.
He was one of the most productive players for the team who appeared in 1123 games. During the as many games that he played, he scored a total of 500 goals along with 853 assists taking his total points tally to 1353 points.
With the long time that he spent with the Islanders, he was able to top the leader boards in the list of most assists, points and the plus minus rating.
However, his journey with the Penguins ended as he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990 as a free agent.
His career is full of loads and loads of achievement with the most common being that of making his way into the All Star games.
He was also on the end of receiving the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Trophy for scoring the most points in the regular season and for being the named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in regular season in 1979 respectively.
The Islanders benefited a great deal from him and with the level of production and success that he had, he was able to win four consecutive Stanley Cup titles. The Islanders were able to name four consecutive titles to his name in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
When the list of greatest ice hockey players was made, he was ranked 30th in the list. He was also the champion of the Stanley Cup twice with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992.
His championship tally increased further with another Stanley Cup but this time as an assistant coach in 2001 with the Colorado Avalanche. He was also among some of those players in the National Hockey League who score five goals in a single game.
His leadership qualities were also among the best which is the reason as to why he was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1989. He was as important player in the play-offs as the regular season for which he was also given the Conn Smythe Trophy in
1980 when the Islanders won their first Stanley Cup title during his stay there.
Edmonton Oilers: No.11
Mark Messier of the Edmonton is also in the list of players who made their jersey number among some of the iconic numbers in the history of their respective franchises.
He was brought into the Edmonton Oilers in 1979 as the 48th overall draft pick and played 851 games during which he scored a total of 392 goals.
His assists column also had 642 assists that took his points tally to 1034 points at the end of his journey with the Oilers.
He ended his career with the Oilers as a result of a trade that saw him ending up with the New York Rangers in 1991.
Though the start to his career was slow but with the passage of time he gained experience and started to come up with some game changing performances. This resulted in the Oilers winning five Stanley Cup titles in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990.
Coupled with these were multiple individual awards that came his way with another Stanley Cup win in 1994 but this time it was with the Rangers. Still he is remembered as one of the legendary players that the Oilers came across.
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