To find the top skaters in NHL history that wore a particular number we must first look to the Hall of Fame to see which of the enshrined have played with this particular number. Here is a list of the NHL & WHL Number 40s that have been enshrined.

  • Rogie Vachon

That takes us to the selection of the 15 Greatest Players to have worn the Number 40 with a list of the top players that as of January 1, 2022 have worn the number in the NHL or WHL on game days.

  1. Henrik Zetterberg
  2. Alex Tanguay
  3. Vincent Lecavalier
  4. Vinny Prospal
  5. Roman Hamrlik
  6. Mike Ricci
  7. Kelly Miller
  8. Darryl Sydor
  9. Steve Konowalchuk
  10. Mark Pavelich
  11. Uwe Krupp
  12. Mike Hoffman
  13. Ted Donato
  14. Michael Grabner
  15. Alain Cote

Here is our chart of stats used to determine the list:

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