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Originally Posted by Buff
Well, technically there was 5 players to have worn #99. The first three all played for the Canadiens in the same season, way back in the 1934/35 season.
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Gordie Howe said he took #9 because of road trips. Players were accommodated on the train in numerical order, and low numbers got all the lower berths. As a rookie he wore #21, I think, and got an upper berth.
With a number like 99, you were probably dragged behind the train on a rope.