The Columbus Blue Jackets newest sniper and hopefully newest All-Star has his new number. Artemi Panarin is going with #9 for this season.
Panarin of course wore #72 in his time with the Chicago Blackhawks. That number was taken by a guy you might have heard of, Sergei Bobrovsky.
Why #9? Because MATH!!! 7+2=9 so of course he is wearing number nine this season. The news was announced by his agent on Twitter.
Artemi Panarin will wear #9 (7+2). His old #72 in Columbus is taken by friend Sergei Bobrovsky
— Dan Milstein-Hockey (@HockeyAgent1) August 3, 2017
Panarin jerseys are going to be one of the most, if not the most popular jersey for the CBJ this season.