List of National Hockey League retired numbers


This is a complete list of numbers retired by the National Hockey League . A retired number is a jersey number that is taken out of circulation by a team as a way of honouring a former member of that team who wore that number; after the number's retirement, members of that team are not permitted to wear the number on their jerseys unless by permission of the original number holder.
The first team to retire a number was the Toronto Maple Leafs, which retired Ace Bailey's number 6 on February 14, 1934, prior to an All-Star game organized in his honour.
The NHL currently has 186 retired numbers, 10 former retirements and 25 honoured numbers. Most of the numbers retired by the Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques were put back in circulation when those franchises relocated and became the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche, respectively, although the Hurricanes keep Gordie Howe's number 9 unofficially retired. The Minnesota North Stars' two retired numbers were carried over when that franchise relocated to become the Dallas Stars, and remain retired today. During its existence, the Arizona Coyotes had a policy of retaining the numbers retired when the franchise was the Winnipeg Jets but reversed it after the Phoenix Coyotes were sold and became the Arizona Coyotes; these were retroactively classified as honoured numbers as part of the Arizona Coyotes Ring of Honor. Honoured numbers are similar to retired numbers, except that they remain available for use by other players. Presently, only the Calgary Flames, the St. Louis Blues, and the Winnipeg Jets employ this designation.

Wayne Gretzky's number 99 was retired league-wide in 2000; Gretzky's former teams the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings also separately retired his number.
, only the Utah Mammoth and the Winnipeg Jets have no retired numbers. Five teams have retired six numbers that are not those of former players from their franchises: the Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Seattle Kraken, and Vegas Golden Knights.
Twelve numbers have been retired by a team in honour of two different players.
Nine players have had their number retired by two different NHL teams:

Retired numbers

;Key
Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Number retired league-wide
Never played for that particular franchise
Number retired by a team for multiple players

Italics denote numbers that will be retired during the 2025–26 NHL season.
NameTeamNo.DateRef
12
11
9
10
10
4
6
7
5
9
4
4
22
3
77
77
1
21
17
1
30
7
23
9
10
33
7
7
5
17
16
7
9
12
3
4
10
16
29
26
7
35
24
91
8
52
21
10
31
23
18
11
3
5
1
7
9
93
8
91
9
99
99
99
11
1
3
2
39
23
3
2
7
81
9
2
3
37
9
16
32
12
68
9
4
4
9
14
34
9
17
7
16
10
16
5
5
4
2
26
66
5
16
88
7
4
30
1
2
3
27
12
7
19
9
11
11
16
21
30
1
9
12
7
61
19
27
27
8
25
23
22
24
4
1
11
4
3
8
5
1
5
44
19
16
9
35
35
14
19
20
33
33
19
21
18
18
1
15
32
22
33
8-
2
27
31
12
26
12
4
13
11
18
19
27
93
19
30
30
58
2
19
56

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Unofficially retired numbers

These numbers are not considered officially retired, but have still been removed from circulation.
;Key
Name ChaseTeamNo.DateRef
6
28
3
13
14
35
9
1
37
16
31
11
30
37
94
63
40

Honoured numbers

Unlike retired numbers, these honoured numbers were not necessarily withdrawn from circulation. Some of the numbers honoured remain in circulation, while others have been removed from circulation without being officially retired.
A few uniform numbers of the original Winnipeg Jets were honoured by both the current Jets and the Arizona Coyotes, the relocated incarnation of the original Jets. These numbers remain in circulation by both teams. As of April 2024, the Coyotes have been deactivated by the NHL.
;Key
Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winner
Honoured as a broadcaster for the franchise
Number honoured by a team for multiple players

NameTeamNo.DateRef
7
8
13
10
15
9
80-
14
2
7
25
14
27
3542
13
4
25
7
7
14

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Former retired numbers

It is very rare for a team to reissue a retired number, and usually requires a special circumstance, such as a number being requested for a family member, or the player for whom the number was retired coming out of retirement himself.
In cases of franchise relocation, the handling of existing retired numbers is at the discretion of team management. They may decide to continue honouring the retired numbers, such as the Dallas Stars and Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes, or they may choose to make a "fresh start" and reissue the numbers, as the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes have done.
The Hurricanes have an unusual exception with regards to Gordie Howe's number 9. While the Hurricanes have not made any formal recognition of the Hartford Whalers' retirement of the number, they have kept the number out of circulation since their 1997 relocation.
The Red Wings and Larry Aurie's number 6 are also something of a unique situation, as the number was officially retired, then un-retired so that his cousin, Cummy Burton, could wear it, much as the Jets/Coyotes did for the Hulls. It was then re-retired until 2000, when the Red Wings ordered it removed from the NHL's Official Guide and Record Book. Despite the unretirement, number 6 is still not available to be worn in Detroit.
;Key
NameTeamNo.DateRef
6
19
16
9
9
2
191979
26
25
8
3

Former honoured numbers

The Arizona Coyotes relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah in 2024 and became the Utah Mammoth. The Mammoth are officially recognized as an expansion team that does not own the history of the Coyotes.
;Key
Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Never played for that particular franchise

NameTeamNo.DateRef
49
99-
10
9
27
97
25
7

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