What does the NHL have against players wearing the number 0 on their jerseys?

Question

What does the NHL have against players wearing the number 0 on their jerseys?

Answer 1

Nothing is against it, Marty Biron did it his first year as a Sabre he had 00

Answer 2

John Davidson mentioned once during an MSG interview when he was still with the Rangers that there is a rule in place since the 1950s which states that only numbers between 1 and 99 were to be used.  He said teams still try and get around it however

Davidson himself wore 00 back in the 1977-78 season and was heavily fined for it (in those days) and while he refused tpo say how much the fine was, he said it was a significant portion of his annual salary at the time.

Answer 3

Bettman hates when they display his "hockey IQ"

Answer 4

WHO WANTS TO BE A "ZERO"     LIKE I SAID BIRON WAS A ZERO

Answer 5

I think the league retired that number when it retired 99. This was done on honour of Tony Esposito know as Tony "O"

Answer 6

Uh nothing they can. It isn't that fun of a number thought that is like the only reason they don't have it. Most players take stars from their country or there dob *cough CROSBY cough* ) just doesn't really mean anything i'm guessing that is the only reason.... unless they have changed it can't they still?

BTW: i know alot of mascots for teams use the 0

Answer 7

Hockey players are very superstitious, i.e. not shaving their beards during playoffs. This is probably why they wouldn't want to wear 0, 13, etc.

Answer 8

The NHL started this the during the 2000-01 or 99-00 season, but you are correct: 0 or 00 are not allowed as jersey numbers. Biron changed his to 43 after the rule was put into place.

Reasoning behind it? don't know

Answer 9

Nothing at all... examples please.