Patrik Laine will be wearing a new number when he suits up for the Montreal Canadiens this season.
The team announced on Tuesday that Laine will don No. 92 on his sweater.
Laine’s familiar No. 29 is retired by the Canadiens in honour of Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden.
The Canadiens acquired Laine and a second-round draft pick from the Blue Jackets for defenceman Jordan Harris on Monday.
Laine, a three-time 30-goal scorer, was limited to just 18 games last season due to a shoulder injury and spending time in the NHL/NHLPA’s player assistance program. He was cleared by the program last month and gave reporters an update on his status on Monday.
“Had a little operation on it earlier, but it feels great,” Laine said. “Just actually got cleared to skate, and been skating now and no issues still. Still absolutely ripping the puck, so no issues there. Overall, body feels good. … No concerns with the body whatsoever, and with the mind, feel like I’m in a really good place as a whole package.”
Laine will be the fourth player to wear No. 92 in Canadiens history, following Steve Ott, Jonathan Drouin and Nicolas Beaudin.
