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    In Grant Fuhr's rookie year with the Edmonton Oilers he wore #1, but next year he changed his number to the more famous #31. Why the change?

    Question #59204. Asked by leafs57. (Sep 05 05 11:56 PM)


    gtho4

    		The roster for 1981-82 is on these pages

    http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000411982.html
    http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=EDM&yr=1981">http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=EDM&yr=1981
    http://oilfans.com/stats.php?id=1981-82R">http://oilfans.com/stats.php?id=1981-82R

    That last site shows Fuhr wore both #1 and #31 during the season. I went through all the other players, but none of them wore #1 or #31, so Fuhr could've chosen either number when he arrived .. #1 wasn't a retired numbered, so that's not a reason either.

    Do the lists of players on those 3 sites look like the complete roster?


    Here's proof he wore the number one!
    http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p200301&page=gallery&pic=1&list=ByName">www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey

    Maybe the number 31 jersey wasn't ready?

    Sep 08 05, 5:23 AM
    gtho4

    		NHL Rookie card for Fuhr is for sale on ebay, and it shows him wearing the number 1 jersey. The seller may know why he changed to 31

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5237679169

    This web site is dedicated to Fuhr. There's an email address to contact the author/owner, at the bottom of this page:
    http://www.angelfire.com/ri/riz31/page1.htm">www.grantfuhr31.com

    Sep 08 05, 5:44 AM
    gtho4

    		This looks like your answer; I put the question to member AdmiralShark, who came back with this:

    Eddie Mio had been wearing #31 with the Oilers the previous two seasons. In 1981-82, even though he didn't play a single game with the Oilers, he still belonged to them, and may have even dressed for some games (I don't know). So the number was definitely reserved for him in any case.

    Mio was traded to the Rangers on December 11, 1981, so only then did the number become available (and only for the following season, since I believe there is now a rule that says you can't wear different numbers for the same team during a season).


    Sep 12 05, 5:29 PM

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