Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals currently wears number 8.
Cam Neely, who played for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins mainly in his career, wore number 8 in Boston and has had it retired.
Alexander Ovechkin and formerly Cam Neely
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Mark Recchi wore it when he played for Philly
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Many players have worn number 8. The best is probably Kobe Bryant, but he has changed his number to 24.
Wasn't that Archie Mannings way back when? Wasn't Archie number 8?
In the last 20 years, the most notable Chicago Cubs players who wore number 8 include Geovany Soto, who played for the team from 2005 to 2012 and was a key figure in their 2016 World Series victory, and Miguel Montero, who wore the number from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, the number has been worn by various other players during brief stints, but Soto and Montero are the most recognized.
Recently the players who wore number 8 was Paul Ince, Nicky Butt, Wayne Rooney, Anderson and now the current number 8 will be Juan Mata
Babe Ruth Number 3Before 1929 players did not wear uniform number. Babe Ruth wore Jersey number 3 with The New York Yankees starting in 1929. Numbers were issued by the players place in the line up, and Ruth batted 3rd. He also wore uniform number 3 with the Boston Braves in 1935.
There was no player on the Steelers that wore the number 8 in 1975.
No, Steve Yzerman did not wear number 8 during his NHL career. He is best known for wearing number 19 while playing for the Detroit Red Wings from 1983 to 2006. Yzerman is considered one of the greatest players in NHL history, and his number 19 was retired by the Red Wings in honor of his contributions to the team.
In 2011, no Steelers player wore #8.