Looking at players who wore number
8 with the
Washington Capitals before
Ovechkin came into the league in 2006.
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Larry Murphy
2004-05 In The Game Franchises #441 |
Larry Murphy (Defense)
Playing Career: 1980-2001
Teams:
Kings,
Capitals,
North Stars,
Penguins,
Maple Leafs,
Red Wings
Wore number
8 with the
Caps from 1984-1989, and (
North)
Stars from 1989-1991.
The Hall of Famer switched to number
55 when he joined the
Pittsburgh Penguins, and wore it for the rest of his career.
I also never realized that he started with the
LA Kings, wearing number
5.
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Bob Rouse
1990-91 Upper Deck #389 |
Bob Rouse (Defense)
Playing Career: 1983-2000
Teams:
North Stars,
Capitals,
Maple Leafs,
Red Wings,
Sharks
I tend to associate
Bob Rouse with number
3, but here he is wearing number
8 for the
Washington Capitals from 1989-1991.
He managed to wear number
3 for every franchise he played for except
Washington. He also briefly wore
22 and
28 with
Minnesota and
Toronto respectively, before switching to number
3, presumably when it became available.
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Bob Rouse
1998-99 Upper Deck MVP #175 |
In addition to the
Maple Leafs and
Red Wings, I also never realized that
Bob Rouse spent his final seasons with the
San Jose Sharks.
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Dmitri Khristich
1993-94 Upper Deck #135 |
Dmitri Khristich (Left Wing)
Playing Career: 1990-2002
Teams:
Capitals,
Kings,
Bruins,
Maple Leafs
Actually had two different stints with the
Washington Capitals, beginning and finishing his career with the team.
Also wore
29,
12 and
19 when his usual number
8 wasn't available.
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Jan Bulis
1999-00 SPx #162 |
Jan Bulis (Center)
Playing Career: 1997-2007
Teams:
Capitals,
Canadiens,
Canucks
Wore number
8 for the
Washington Capitals from 1998-2001, before switching to number
38.
Other
Caps to briefly wear the
8 include
Ken Sabourin (1991),
Richard Zednik (1996),
Josh Green (2003) and
Steve Eminger (2004).
Strangely enough, thirteen additional players wore number
8 from 1975-1983 (a span of eight years).
