Evander Kane has received Bobby Hull's blessing to put the number 9 on his back for the upcoming season.
Kane said he would be open to switching to number 91 if the number 9 were unavailable or off-limits, but Scott Brown (director of communications for True North) encouraged him to keep wearing 9.
"It's very cool to be able to wear No. 9," Kane said Wednesday night in a phone interview from Vancouver.
"Bobby was an outstanding player who represented the city and it's definitely a real honour to be able to wear that number. You know, I was just checking about what the organization's plans were for No. 9 and then this story seemed to become a lot bigger than I thought it would."
"And I did get the feeling from a lot of people on Twitter and others that many were encouraging me to wear it.
"I'm pretty excited just to see a jersey let alone to pull one on," Kane added with a chuckle. "It's going to be fun for all the guys that first day in the dressing room pulling on that jersey for the first time. That opening night against the Montreal Canadiens (Oct. 9)... it's a little bit away still, but it's hard not to think about it. It's going to be a real special moment in which history will be made. I can't wait."
Kane has some big shoes to fill, but is confident he can pick his game up this year.
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