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Originally Posted by devito1192
pitt retired the number of a kid who passed away and never played an nhl game (i believe). you cant do what they did for chereponov (minute long ceremony) and then retire boogaards number because he had a contract. if i was a family member of chereponov id be pretty upset and feel like he really wasnt honored at all.
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You are talking about Michel Briere who played an entire season for the Pens. He was our third leading scorer that year. The team retired his number since he was our first "star" & have the rookie of the year trophy named after him as well.