# Hockey geekery **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 9, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369 "2011-07-09T01:11:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/1 "2011-07-09T01:11:52Z")
Mike Commodore is a journeyman defenseman in the NHL, currently signed by the Dteroit Red Wings for the 2011-2012 season. A blog has started a campaign for him to wear the number 64 in the upcoming season in honor of the classic computer from the early 80’s. Fans are pledging to donate $64 to the charity of Mr. Commodore’s choice if he chooses to wear the number. He is aware of the movement and is giving it some serious thought. [http://ht.ly/5zX0J](http://ht.ly/5zX0J) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/2 "2011-07-09T01:55:51Z")
It astonishes me that he hasn’t already worn the number. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/3 "2011-07-09T02:34:10Z")
That’s great… I love it! I hate the Red Wings with a passion (Go Blackhawks!!) but I’m actually considering donating to this. Slight hijack, there’s a guy who plays in my minor-league team’s league named Colt King. He wears #45. ---
**Author:** ![Fred\_Garvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@Fred\_Garvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred_Garvin)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/4 "2011-07-09T03:10:35Z")
And then there was Steve Heinz with #57 when he played for Columbus. His original team, Boston, wouldn’t give him that number. Cant recall what he wore when he was with the Kings. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/5 "2011-07-09T13:03:12Z")
I think the Commodore 64 thing may have started last year (or two years ago?) when he may have signed with another team and the number was available, though I don’t recall it getting to the point of petitions and charity donations! That’s pretty cool! In a vaguely similar way, Jordin Tootoo wears number 22. I never quite understood why neither Alex Kovalev or Andrei Kostitsyn wore number 47. They were/are referred to as AK27 and AK46 anyways, and 47 is one of the handful of numbers _not_ retired by the Habs! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/6 "2011-07-11T05:00:20Z")
It’s a shame they don’t allow triple digits – then Miroslav Satan could have 666. Perhaps he could be traded to the Devils? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/7 "2011-07-11T13:44:36Z")
At one time Satan wore 18, though. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/8 "2011-07-12T18:30:19Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > At one time Satan wore 18, though. OK, what am I missing? What does this mean? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/9 "2011-07-12T19:13:49Z")
> [@mrsquishy](#): > > ok, what am i missing? What does this mean? 6 + 6 + 6 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/10 "2011-07-13T00:09:34Z")
> [@Fred\_Garvin](#): > > And then there was Steve Heinz with #57 when he played for Columbus. > > His original team, Boston, wouldn’t give him that number. Cant recall what he wore when he was with the Kings. I’m surprised Hines Ward doesn’t wear #57. ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/11 "2011-07-13T04:22:11Z")
So with all this numerology talk, I suppose I can make a (moderate) hijack, and ask if Patrick Kane and Eric Lindros are super secret white supremacists? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/12 "2011-07-13T04:24:29Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I’m surprised Hines Ward doesn’t wear #57. Because “Ward 57” isn’t amusing on a jersey. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/13 "2011-07-13T06:11:37Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Because “Ward 57” isn’t amusing on a jersey. Good point. I don’t know if Kane is supremacist – was the cabbie black? ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/14 "2011-07-14T03:24:08Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I’m surprised Hines Ward doesn’t wear #57. Even, if he was able to go FNOB, he couldn’t wear #57 as a wide receiver… [Wikilink](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_number_(American_football)) ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/15 "2011-07-14T15:00:18Z")
The local minor league team where I grew up had a player named [Ted Williams](http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=willia001ted). Of course he wore #9! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-geekery/588369/16 "2011-07-16T01:27:11Z")
> [@FuriousGeorge](#): > > Even, if he was able to go FNOB, he couldn’t wear #57 as a wide receiver… > > [Wikilink](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_number_(American_football)) Ah, that makes sense. I would think the closest thing in hockey is that #1 and #30 are reserved for goalies, although goalies are free to choose other numbers.