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fromEyes On Isles
4 days agoNY Islanders winger Jonathan Drouin sought Brock Nelson's approval for jersey number
A new face was wearing an old number on Thursday, as New York Islanders forward Jonathan Drouin stepped onto the ice at Islanders camp with No. 29 stitched across his back. For over a decade, that number had been synonymous with Brock Nelson, who wore it with pride from 2013 until his trade to Colorado earlier this summer. Drouin becomes the first Islander since Nelson to don 29, and while jersey numbers are just digits on a sweater, this one carried weight.
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fromEyes On Isles
2 weeks agoJonathan Drouin to wear same number as former beloved NY Islanders' forward
Tonight, as the Matt Martin Foundation hosts its annual Charity Poker Tournament, Will Chiarucci on X posted a photo of players' jerseys spread across different tables, and it appears Drouin will wear No. 29 with the Islanders, the number most recently worn by Brock Nelson. Being that Nelson only departed the Islanders in March, traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Cal Ritchie and a first-round pick in 2026, it'll take some getting used to for the Islanders' faithful to see another player wearing No. 29.
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