The Duke, as Milan Hejduk is known, is a Colorado Avalanche legend, there is no doubt about that. He played his entire career for the Avalanche, and racked up 805 points in 1,020 games.
In fact, Milan Hejduk is an intriguing feature for the Colorado Avalanche because there is certainly reason to believe that his jersey No. 23 should be retired.
However, he’s only been retired from the NHL since the conclusion of the 2012-13 season, and he only played 29 games that season due to injury.
Nonetheless, his jersey might as well be retired already — and probably will be soon in actuality — because no player on the current Avalanche roster wears No.