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List of National Hockey League retired numbers
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This is a complete list of numbers retired by the National Hockey League (NHL). 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 (the latter honouring the players of the original 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 (x2), 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:
- Bobby Hull – Chicago Blackhawks and the original Winnipeg Jets
- Gordie Howe – Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers
- Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings (also retired league-wide)
- Ray Bourque – Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche
- Mark Messier – Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers
- Patrick Roy – Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens
- Tim Horton – Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs
- Red Kelly – Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs
- Scott Niedermayer – Anaheim Ducks and New Jersey Devils
Retired numbers
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| Number retired by a team for multiple players |
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Italics denote numbers that will be retired during the 2025–26 NHL season.
| Name | Team | No. | Date | Ref | ||||||||
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| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=405043 | title=Oilers retire Anderson's No. 9 | access-date=2009-02-17 | publisher=NHL.com | year=2009 | agency=Associated Press}} | ||||||
| 10 | url=https://www.nhl.com/news/maple-leafs-retire-11-numbers-at-ceremony/c-282698500 | title=Maple Leafs retire 11 jersey numbers at ceremony | access-date=2016-10-16 | publisher=NHL.com | year=2016 | author=NHL}} | ||||||
| 4 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnFkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=330NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3511,1755286 | title = Flyers pay tribute to Barry Ashbee | agency=Associated Press | work = The Calgary Herald | date = October 13, 1977 | access-date = October 30, 2013}} | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=434850 | title = This Date in Flyers History: October 11 | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = October 11, 2012 | access-date = October 2, 2014}} | |||||||
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| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/ | title=Montreal Canadiens retired numbers | access-date=2008-03-06 | publisher=Canadiens.com | year=2008 | author=Montreal Canadiens}} | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDC1331F937A35750C0A964958260 | title=Bossy Left His Numbers Behind Him | access-date=2008-03-06 | newspaper=New York Times | author=Vecsey, George | date=1992-03-04}} | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 77 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/bourque-s-no-77-retired-1.263657 | title=Bourque's No. 77 retired | access-date=2008-03-11 | publisher=CBC.ca | author=CBC Sports | date=2001-10-04}} | ||||||
| url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/avs-retiring-bourque-s-no-77-1.273965 | title=Avs retiring Bourque's No. 77 | access-date=2008-03-11 | publisher=CBC.ca | author=CBC Sports | date=2001-08-14}} | |||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | title =Penguins Report: 01/06/01 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/penguins/20010106penslog7.asp | author =Kovacevic, Dejan | newspaper =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date =2001-01-06 | access-date =2008-03-06}} | ||||||
| 17 | url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/15/hurricanes-to-retire-rod-brindamours-number-in-february | access-date=2010-10-26 | title=Hurricanes to retire Rod Brind'Amour's number in February | publisher=NBC Sports | last=Yerdon | first=Joe | date=2010-07-15}} | |||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | url=http://stars.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=sta_history-retired | title=Dallas Stars retired numbers | access-date=2008-03-06 | publisher=DallasStars.com | year=2008 | author=Dallas Stars | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204064905/http://stars.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=sta_history-retired | archive-date=2007-12-04 }} | |||
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| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||
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| 17 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=435954 | title = Great Moments: Bobby Clarke Night | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | first = Bill | last = Meltzer | date = November 27, 2007 | access-date = October 2, 2014}} | |||||
| 7 | url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2197033 | title=Edmonton retires defenseman Coffey's No. 7 | access-date=2008-03-06 | publisher=ESPN | year=2005 | agency=Associated Press}} | ||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2381663 | title=Devils to retire Daneyko's No. 3 | access-date=2008-04-22 | publisher=ESPN | year=2006 | agency=Associated Press}} | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | url=http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40768 | title=Kings Retired Numbers | access-date=January 13, 2015 | publisher=Los Angeles Kings}} | ||||||||
| 29 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||||
| 91 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12594 | title=Frank Finnigan Page | access-date=2008-04-22 | publisher=LEgends of Hockey | year=2007 | author=Legends of Hockey}} | ||||||
| 52 | last=Dater | first=Adrian | title= Adam Foote to see his No 52 retired by Avalanche | url=http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_23013610/adam-foote-see-his-no-52-retired-by-colorado-avalanche | newspaper=Denver Post}} | |||||||
| 21 | last=Dater | first=Adrian | title=Avalanche opens vs. Red Wings with tribute to Peter Forsberg Read more: Avalanche opens vs. Red Wings with tribute to Peter Forsberg | url=http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_19068291?source=rss | newspaper=Denver Post | access-date=9 October 2011}} | ||||||
| 10 | url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2310199 | title=Hurricanes honor Ron Francis, retire his No. 10 | access-date=2008-04-22 | publisher=ESPN | year=2006 | agency=Associated Press}} | ||||||
| 31 | url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep200301.htm | title=One on One with Grant Fuhr | access-date=2008-04-22 | publisher=Legends of Hockey | year=2007 | author=Shea, Kevin | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517163254/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep200301.htm | archive-date=2008-05-17 }} | |||
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| 11 | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 93 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| 91 | url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-to-retire-numbers-of-tonelli-and-goring/c-312751908 | title=Islanders to Retire Numbers of Tonelli and Goring | publisher=New York Islanders | date=December 18, 2019 | access-date=December 19, 2019}} | |||||||
| 9 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/sports/hockey/03rangers.html?ref=sports | title=Graves Was Standout on and Off the Ice | access-date=2009-02-17 | newspaper=New York Times | date=2009-02-02 | author=Zinsler, Lynn}} | ||||||
| 99 | title=Perfect setting: Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game | publisher=CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press | date=February 6, 2000 | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ | access-date=June 9, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112022319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ | archive-date=November 12, 2013 }} | ||||
| 11 | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 81 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2601685 | title=Blues to retire Hull's No. 16 jersey in December | ||||||||||
| 32 | url=http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=11968 | title=Washington Capitals retired numbers | access-date=2008-03-06 | publisher=WashingtonCaps.com | year=2008 | author=Washington Capitals | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428005415/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=11968 | archive-date=2008-04-28 }} | |||
| 12 | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-jarome-iginla-jersey-retire-1.4982454 | title=Jarome Iginla's No. 12 jersey to be retired in 'humbling' tribute by Calgary Flames | publisher=CBC News | date=January 17, 2019 | access-date=March 4, 2019}} | |||||||
| 68 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||
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| 19 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-set-to-retire-mike-vernons-no-30/c-454828 | title=Flames set to retire Mike Vernon's No. 30 | publisher=Calgary Flames | date=February 4, 2007 | access-date=March 19, 2017}} | |||||||
| 11 | url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/columns/newsmakers/mark_messier060112.html | title=Honouring No. 11 | access-date=2008-04-22 | publisher=CBC.ca | year=2006 | author=Tony Care and Rob Sinclair}} | ||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 61 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/ducks/la-sp-ducks-retired-jerseys-20180709-story.html | title=Ducks will retire Paul Kariya's, Scott Niedermayer's jersey numbers | last=Coppinger | first=Mike | date=July 9, 2018 | work=Los Angeles Times | access-date=August 5, 2018}} | |||||
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| 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | url=http://sabres.nhl.com/team/retired_numbers.htm | title=Buffalo Sabres retired numbers | access-date=2008-03-06 | publisher=Sabres.com | year=2008 | author=Buffalo Sabres | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912184531/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/retired_numbers.htm | archive-date=2008-09-12 }} | |||
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| 8 | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | url=http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=tea_his_keyIslesDates | title=Key Islander Dates | access-date=2008-03-11 | publisher=NewYorkIslanders.com | year=2008 | author=New York Islanders}} | ||||||
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| 20 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?id=1649370 | title=Avalanche retire Roy's No. 33 | access-date=2008-03-11 | publisher=ESPN | year=2003 | author=ESPN}} | ||||||
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| 31 | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7DB1E3EF933A15751C0A965958260 | title=This Time, His Number Will Raise to the Roof | access-date=2008-03-11 | newspaper=New York Times | author=Lapointe, Joe | date=1993-02-20}} | ||||||
| 12 | url=http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=191 | title=Stan Smyl Profile on Canucks.com | access-date=2008-03-06 | publisher=Canucks.com | year=2008 | author=Vancouver Canucks | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321061545/http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=191 | archive-date=2008-03-21 }} | |||
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| 4 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/devils-honour-scott-stevens-1.583333 | title=Devils honour Scott Stevens | access-date=2008-04-22 | publisher=CBC.ca | author=CBC Sports | date=2006-02-04}} | ||||||
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| 30 | ||||||||||||
| 58 | url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/mar/31/golden-knights-retire-jersey-no-58-to-honor-shooti | title= Golden Knights Retire Jersey No. 58 | date= 31 March 2018}} | |||||||||
| 2 | url= http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=409756 | title=Hurricanes honor Wesley, retire No. 2 | access-date=2009-02-17 | publisher=NHL.com | year=2009 | agency=Associated Press}} | ||||||
| 19 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/wings/2007-01-02-yzerman-honored_x.htm | title=Red Wings retire Yzerman's No. 19 jersey | access-date=2008-03-06 | newspaper=USA Today | author=Allen, Kevin | date=2007-01-03}} | ||||||
| 56 |
;Notes
Unofficially retired numbers
These numbers are not considered officially retired, but have still been removed from circulation. ;Key
| Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame |
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| Name Chase | Team | No. | Date | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 | |||||||||
| 3 | url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article83070927.html | title=Hurricanes always honored Howe, quietly and unofficially — DeCock | first=Susan | last=Tusa | website=newsobserver | access-date=9 April 2019}} | |||
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| 14 | |||||||||
| 35 | |||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
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| 31 | |||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||
| 30 | |||||||||
| 37 | |||||||||
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| 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 (originally the Atlanta Thrashers) 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
| Number honoured by a team for multiple players |
|---|
| Name | Team | No. | Date | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | url=http://blues.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=34449 | title=History | access-date=2012-11-09 | publisher=blues.nhl.com | author=St. Louis Blues}} | |||
| 8 | url=https://www.nhl.com/jets/jetshof | title=Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame | publisher=Winnipeg Jets | access-date=March 1, 2020}} | ||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||
| 15 | ||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||
| 80 | ||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||
| 25 | ||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||
| 27 | ||||||||
| 3542 | ||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||
| 25 | ||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||
| 14 |
;Notes
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 (such as Bobby Hull asking the Phoenix Coyotes to allow his son Brett to wear Bobby's number 9), or the player for whom the number was retired coming out of retirement himself (such as Mario Lemieux).
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
| Name | Team | No. | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | ||||
| 19 | ||||
| 16 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 19 | 1979 | |||
| 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
| Name | Team | No. | Date | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31270478/arizona-coyotes-make-history-inducting-inspirational-girl-ring-honor | title=Arizona Coyotes to induct 9-year-old girl who died of cancer into team's ring of honor | website=ESPN | date=April 16, 2021}} | ||||||
| 99 | ||||||||||
| 10 | url=http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707665 | title=Coyotes Add Erat on Night Before Trade Deadline | first=Dave | last=Vest | publisher=Arizona Coyotes | date=March 4, 2014 | access-date=July 2, 2015}} | |||
| 9 | url=http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=731120 | title='Yotes Notes: Gagner Embraces Pressure of Providing Offense | publisher=Arizona Coyotes | date=September 19, 2014 | access-date=July 2, 2015}} | |||||
| 27 | ||||||||||
| 97 | ||||||||||
| 25 | ||||||||||
| 7 |
;Notes
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- 2014–15 Edmonton Oilers Media Guide, p.161
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- "Red Wings to retire Lidstrom's No. 5".
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- (August 28, 2017). "Jean Ratelle's Number 19 to Be Retired on February 25, 2018". New York Rangers.
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- (October 23, 2021). "Kraken retire No. 32 before home opener to honor fans".
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- (January 17, 2024). "San Jose Sharks legend Joe Thornton will have his #19 retired at SAP Center in the 2024-25 season".
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- (31 March 2018). "Golden Knights Retire Jersey No. 58".
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- [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rod-phillips-tickled-to-call-the-finest-hockey-of-the-day-at-northlands-1.3513009 Rod Phillips tickled to call the finest hockey of the day at Northlands]
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- 2014–2015 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide, p.190
- 2015–2016 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide, p.194. "Stastny's #26 was retired by the Quebec Nordiques in February of 1996."
- (December 6, 2018). "Hommage aux frères Stastny : « C'est un honneur incroyable », dit Peter".
- (April 16, 2021). "Arizona Coyotes to induct 9-year-old girl who died of cancer into team's ring of honor".
- Arizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.294
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- (September 19, 2014). "'Yotes Notes: Gagner Embraces Pressure of Providing Offense". Arizona Coyotes.
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