Editor’s Note: as the Columbus Blue Jackets prepare to celebrate the lives of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew at their home opener on October 15, The Cannon contributor Neil B. brings us a history lesson about retired numbers in hockey and a proposal for a different way to honor and remember Gaudreau’s legacy.
The story of one retired number
Pop quiz, hotshot-why is Toronto’s number 6 sweater retired? No peeking in Wikipedia now.
The picture is of Irvine Wallace “Ace” Bailey.