Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin wants to leave behind his past problems and he will begin the next season under the sign of renewal, which implies a change of number.
Indeed, the Quebecer has abandoned the 92 in favor of the 27, indicated the Habs on his Twitter account, Friday. Consequently, he opted for the number he sported during his time with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Drouin played in Florida from 2014 to 2017 before being traded to the Habs through the trade sending Mikhail Sergachev to the Bolts.
In Montreal, defenseman Alexander Romanov was the last holder of the 27; he was passed on to the New York Islanders on July 7. Before him, Karl Alzner, Alex Galchenyuk and Rene Bourque were the three previous owners of the number that Alex Kovalev wore from 2004 to 2009.
Other well-known names linked to the bib include Shayne Corson and Mathieu Schneider, not to mention Frank Mahovlich.