The attachment that has with the No. 14 jersey runs deep. He wore it “my whole life,” from when he was a mite hockey player to the Manchester Monarchs.
That ended when he got called up to the Kings in 2013 and wound up being a part of their 2013-14 championship season.
“When I got there and won the [Stanley] Cup with [No.] 70, you’re not going to change, and you’re not going to take Justin Williams’ number [14] either,” Pearson said in a phone interview.
It’s not the way he planned it, but Pearson got No.