Is #49 going to stay Hunter Shinkaruk's number? It just might; it should be fitting enough. He wore #9 in Medicine Hat, but that's not exactly a number available here. He had #48 with the Vancouver Canucks, which, meh?
It just looks better for him to keep the number nine in some capacity, even if there has to be another number before it. And Shinkaruk really has the chance to make the number his own.
#49 on the Flames
Shinkaruk is the third player in Flames franchise history to wear #49:
- C Matthew Lombardi
- D Richie Regehr
- C Hunter Shinkaruk
The number is still very new to the Flames.