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. Unfortunately as of 2022 there have not been any players in the NHL & WHL Number 41s that have been enshrined.

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. Ray Whitney
  2. Stephane Richer
  3. Stu Barnes
  4. Jason Allison
  5. Valtteri Filppula
  6. Jeff Friesen
  7. Mike Green
  8. Doug Smail
  9. Matt Stajan
  10. Brent Gilchrist
  11. Tyson Barrie
  12. Jonathan Cheechoo
  13. Nikolai Kulemin
  14. Clarke MacArthur
  15. Tony Hrkac

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

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