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In 1998, he was ranked number 9 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking goaltender; Detroit Red Wings #1 retired on March 6, 1994; Selected to Manitoba's All-Century First All-Star Team; Selected as Manitoba's Player of the Century; Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Below is a list of current National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference team rosters. NBA rosters are limited to 15 players during the regular season, plus three players on two-way contracts, expanding each team's roster to 18 players maximum. Teams may carry up to 21 players during the offseason. [1]
In 1998, he was ranked number 29 on The Hockey News list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. [26] He later served as an ambassador for the Canadiens' organization. [9] In 2017, as part of the NHL's centennial celebrations, the league compiled a list of the 100 greatest players during the past century, with Richard on it. [27]
Three players in the major North American sports leagues have had their numbers retired by all teams in their respective leagues, those being Jackie Robinson, the first Black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball, Wayne Gretzky, arguably by many as the greatest hockey player in NHL history, [20] [21] and Bill Russell, the most successful player in NBA history in terms of total ...
His No. 1 was the second jersey number retired by the New York Rangers, on March 15, 1989 In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats , was ranked No. 6 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers (and ranked second highest of the 74 who were goaltenders) who had played during the team's first 82 seasons [ 1 ]
In 1998, Brimsek was ranked number 67 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, and was the highest ranked American goaltender. [41] An annual award, to the top high school goaltender in Minnesota, is given in Brimsek's honor. [42]
The NBA tipped off its 75th anniversary season with its list of the top-75 greatest players in league history. However, because of a tie in the voting, 76 players made the list.
He is an Officer of the Order of Canada [1] and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 and Minister of Social Development from 2004 to 2006. In 2017, the league counted him in history's 100 Greatest NHL Players. [2] [3] He received the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2020. [4]