Friday afternoon, the Washington Capitals announced the number Richard Panik will wear with the team next season.
The forward has picked number 14. He will be the first regular Capitals player to don the digits since Justin Williams did so from 2015-2017.
Panik also wore number 14 during his time with the Arizona Coyotes.
Richard Panik will wear 1️⃣4️⃣ with Washington. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/dF1GAFYLQh
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) July 5, 2019
Panik will be the 15th player in team history to wear number 14. Beyond Williams, other significant Caps to wear 14 include Geoff Courtnall, Pat Peake, Eric Fehr, and Tomas Fleischmann.
Tommy Williams 1975-1976
Gerry Meehan 1976-1979
Blair Stewart 1979
Antero Lehtonen 1980
Errol Rausse 1981
Dwayne Lowdermilk 1981
Gaetan Duchesne 1982-1987
Mike Richard 1988
Geoff Courtnall 1989-1990
Dave Tippett 1991-1992
Kevin Miller 1993
Paul Cavallini 1993
Pat Peake 1994-1998
Patrice Lefebvre 1999
Patrik Augusta 1999
Joe Sacco 2000-2002
Kip Miller 2003-2004
Eric Fehr 2007-2008
Tomas Fleischmann 2009-2011
Justin Williams 2016-2017
Anthony Peluso 2018
Stick tho.
Panik is expected to replace Brett Connolly on the right wing of the third line and also kill penalties.
“I’m very happy I signed with Washington, they are a great team, great organization and they are already a playoff team,” Panik said in his first interview with Capitals media. “It’s a really good opportunity for me and hopefully I can help this team to the best of my abilities.”
During the final week of June, Radko Gudas selected his number with the Capitals, 33, becoming the first player in a decade to rock the double 3.
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