Most iconic numbers in National Hockey League history – Part 9
Boston Bruins: No. 8
Cam Neely is another inclusion in the list who has done a lot ever since he joined hands with Boston Bruins.
The Bruins brought him in from Vancouver Canucks in 1986. He spent ten years of his career with the Bruins before retiring from the game in 1996.
He played 525 games for the Bruins that saw him scoring 344 goals and 246 assists which took his total points tally to 590. He is one player who is most famously known for scoring 50 goals in 50 games. He is second in the list of players for doing so as
he achieved the feat in 44 games. In honour of what he did for the Bruins during the time he spent there, the Bruins retired his jersey after he departed from the club.
As a result, he became only the tenth player in the National Hockey League to have his jersey retired after departing from the team. His life is full of achievements out of which the greatest would undoubtedly be his induction in the Hall of Fame in 2005.
Even after retiring, he continued to serve in the Bruins administration that saw him being named the Vice President of the Bruins in late 2007. A few years later, he was again evaluated and came out as the best candidate and became the President of the Bruins
team in 2010.
He was also honoured with the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for the sportsmanship and perseverance he showed while playing. Without any doubts, he was able to make a name for himself and received the deserving respect and response from the team once he
ended his playing career.
Detroit Red Wings: No. 7
Ted Lindsay of Detroit Red Wings is another one of the excellent additions to a team. He wore the number seven jersey for his side. The majority of his early career was spent with the Red Wings from 1944 to 1957 but then he was traded to Chicago Blackhawks
at the end of the 1957 season.
He retired from the Hawks in 1960 but decided to come back in 1964 and joined hands with the Red Wings again. However, things were not as smooth as they were before and he lasted only one season before announcing his retirement once again in 1965.
Lindsay played in 862 games as a Red Wings player and scored 335 goals along with 393 assists giving him a total of 728 points.
Another one of his achievements that is not entirely associated with his stay at the Red Wings is the fact that he is in the list of players to have played 1000 or more National Hockey League games.
He was not able to follow the lines of his third cousin Bob Errey who played for Pittsburgh Penguins and was successful in winning two back-to-back Stanley Cups. However, one thing he managed was to have his name written in the Hall of Fame in 1966.
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