Who is number 13 on the Toronto Maple Leafs?

On 15 October 2016, Sundin’s number 13 jersey was officially retired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a ceremony prior to their centenary season home opening game against Boston. A few months later, Sundin was named one of the 100 greatest players in league history by the NHL itself.

Who is the best Washington Capitals player?

But now Washington enjoys one of the best home ice crowds in the league, and the Caps’ best player, Alex Ovechkin, is likely the greatest player in franchise history.

Who wore 52 for the Leafs?

#52 – Alexander Karpovtsev (1999-2000) He would play with the Maple Leafs for just over 100 games before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Bryan McCabe.

Who is the oldest Washington Capitals player?

Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin oldest player to score 50 goals with record-tying ninth such campaign.

Is Ovechkin a top 10 player?

17 in NHL Top 50 players list. Yet when NHL Network released numbers 11-20 of their Top 50 players countdown for the 2021-22 season on Sunday, he was number 17. Players number 20-11 on @NHLNetwork’s rankings are here!

Is number 5 retired for the Leafs?

#5 is retired for Barilko but he only wore the number for one season in his career. Most famously known for scoring the winning goal of the 1951 cup final then disappearing, as immortalized in the Tragically Hip song ‘Fifty Mission Cap’.

Who is the oldest current NHL player?

At 42 years of age, Joe Thornton is the oldest active forward currently playing in the NHL. “Jumbo Joe” was born July 2, 1979 and is two years shy of being the NHL’s oldest player.

What happened to Mike Kypreos of Hockey Central?

Since retiring as a player, Kypreos had gone on to serve as a hockey analyst for Sportsnet in Canada, as the co-host of Hockey Central (first with Darren Dreger and later with Daren Millard). He also co-hosts Hockey Central at Noon on The Fan 590 in Toronto and simulcast on Sportsnet as of 2018. Hockey Central at Noon is hosted by Jeff Marek.

What is Nick Kypreos’s legacy with Sportsnet?

If there was a moment in the early days of Nick Kypreos’s 21-year run as a Sportsnet hockey broadcaster that illustrated the minefield-laden existence of an ex-NHLer paid to critique NHLers, it came in the form of an intermission phone call.

Who is John Kypreos?

Of Greek descent, Kypreos was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.

Who is Niko Kypreos?

But the Toronto-born son of hard-working Greek immigrants didn’t carve out an eight-year career as an undrafted NHL enforcer by cowering to bullies. So Kypreos, as you’d expect, pushed back. “Should you really be calling me from the trainers’ room right now?”