Hockey Night In Canada: By The Numbers, From 00 to 99

by Scott Morrison

Hockey, like most sports, is a game of numbers?team stats, player stats, standings and, of course, the sweater numbers. To hockey fans, numbers such as 4, 29 or 99 all speak for themselves. The numbers?like the players who wore them?have become icons.

But what happens when two or more great players have worn the same number? Who was the best? Is Gordie Howe the quintessential number 9, or does the honour belong to Maurice Richard, Bobby Hull? And what about number 29? Ken Dryden or Felix Potvin?

In Hockey Night in By the Numbers, veteran hockey analyst and sportswriter Scott Morrison surveys the field and offers his own recommendations. Featuring statistics, facts, contributions from other Hockey Night in Canada personalities, and full-colour photography throughout, this book is sure to spark a lively debate.

Genres: Sports, Hockey

232 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 2007

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Reviews

[Liam]

Ever wonder what hockey legend's have worn your number? Find who wore your number, and every other number by reading this book. Each number is given with hockey biography on the top player, and then a list of the top 10 greatest players to wear that number. I even learned that Toronto great Dave Keon sported my number back in the 60's, and Brendan Shanahan was wearing 14 when he won the Stanley Cup with Detroit. This is a sports non-fiction book, and I would recommend it to anyone who really has an interest in the game of hockey.

[Rob Walker]

Would be interesting to read an updated version.

[Owen20]

It was awesome because it showed every number and the best 10 players that wore the number.

[Teebz Hbic]

Review for HNIC: By the Numbers can be found on Hockey Blog In Canada.

[Clayton Wandler]

It was a very good book. It had so many cool facts about players and goaltending. It was cool how they showed so many of my favourite players including Grant Fhur, Wane Gretzky, and Bobby Orr. I did not like where they show all the people that made the book are broadcast hockey night in Canada at the end. This is a book for people who like hockey or want to learn about hockey.

[Rebecca]

Hockey Night in Canada on saturday nights ISSSS my reason for living!!!!!!!