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General Category => Hockey => Topic started by: bhan on February 21, 2005, 12:56:44 AM

Title: uniform numbers
Post by: bhan on February 21, 2005, 12:56:44 AM
is it coincidence that no player has worn #3 in four years?  no other number has gone unused for more than a year
Title: Re: uniform numbers
Post by: Avash on February 21, 2005, 01:32:18 AM
Mike Stachurski, before he left the team, was #3.
Title: Re: uniform numbers
Post by: CM cWo 44 on February 21, 2005, 05:34:05 PM
What's the deal with Cornell not issuing numbers above 31? Is this the case, or is it just a coincidence? I didn't think it was a tradition thing, seeing as how other Ivies do it (Princeton has a #60 and #84... yeeeeeeee ::screwy:: )
Title: Re: uniform numbers
Post by: Pete Godenschwager on February 21, 2005, 05:57:37 PM
I have no idea if Cornell allows numbers over 31 or not, but I know some people frown upon having "higher" numbers.  It's seen as promoting yourself instead of the team.  I wouldn't be suprised then if Cornell discouraged it.  
Title: Re: uniform numbers
Post by: jtwcornell91 on February 21, 2005, 06:39:51 PM
Eddy Skazyk (39) was the last player to have a number higher than 31.  I like having only traditional numbers (and not having a #13).  Aside from pure ritual, it fits in with Schafer's kick of having current players make themselves aware of the legacy of those who wore the number before them.
Title: Re: uniform numbers
Post by: jeh25 on February 21, 2005, 08:10:43 PM
[Q]Avash '05 Wrote:

 Mike Stachurski, before he left the team, was #3.[/q]

And Moynihan wore it for 4 years from 97 to 2000.