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Sweater Number Stuff, Camp Edition
Malik pointed out that RWC has their annual training camp report up and running and has posted Detroit's roster for the pre-camp prospects tournament.
Being a sweater numberphile, I look forward to RWC's training camp rosters because they show which players will get which numbers. Players typically keep the same number throughout camp and the ones expected to compete for roster spots carry their numbers into the regular season.
As of this writing, center Stephen Johnston is the only player assigned a number, the #52 worn last season by Jonathan Ericsson. This likely means that Ericsson will be switching numbers for the upcoming season.
Ericsson wore #52 when he skated onto the ice with the rest of the Black Aces after Game Six of last spring's Stanley Cup Finals but the truck carrying him and Justin Abdelkader in the Red Wings' championship parade bore Abdelkader's #8 and #2. We'll see if that switch (along with any others) is being made in the next few weeks.
Edit (10:10 PM): RWC says that the number listing was an error. We'll see if the #2 on Ericsson's parade truck was also an error.
User Comments
Posted by Mathieu_Datsyuk132351 on 8/28/2008 at 9:10 PM
Being a sweater numberphile
Haha, that's a cute term! 
Since I'm still kinda ignorant on a lot of this stuff, I think it's cool the second link listed Darren Helm as the number two prospect <3 He's my favourite.
I only recognize Abdelkader, Ritola, Kindl and McCollum (cause of the draft). Have the rest played in any other games or gone to training camps yet?
Posted by YzerFan19 on 8/28/2008 at 10:06 PM
Most of these guys won't have played any games, there are restrictions on that to make sure it's a true "prospects" tournament.
And apparently the number listed for Johnston was wrong, so Ericsson may still have #52. If he does, I wonder why #2 was on his truck for the parade.
Posted by colin on 9/18/2008 at 10:18 AM
Assuming the full-camp roster from Red Wings Central is correct, there will be only one number change for a returning Red Wing this season.
Aaron Downey will be giving up #20 for the #44 made available by Mark Hartigan's departure.
Newcomer Ty Conklin will be wearing the #29 that hasn't been worn since Jason Williams was traded to Chicago at the 2007 trade deadline, allowing Jimmy Howard to keep his #35.
The #21 worn at camp last year by failed prospect Igor Grigorenko has been given to Finnish player-of-the-year Ville Leino.
YzerFan19- Interesting post. If you haven't already, I recommend you check out the website www.uniwatchblog.com
Posted by YzerFan19 on 9/18/2008 at 10:31 AM
I've seen Lukas' stuff and he's pretty good. I hang out more at SportsLogos.Net though.
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