We had so much fun doing our Countdown to Faceoff series last season that we decided to do it again. In case you’re new to the series, we’ll do a roster preview as we count down the days until the Chicago Blackhawks raise their 6th Stanley Cup Banner on October 7th season opener against the New York Rangers.
As our countdown reaches 35, we have arrived at a number only worn once in franchise history, and it was worn by a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest goalies in NHL History.
Tony Esposito put on the #35 for the first time in 1969, and he would wear it until his career ended in 1984.