Panthers No. 11s

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We have had a number 11 on the ice for nearly every season since 1980.

First custodian was Dwayne Keward, manager's son and a pretty handy player. When he took a sabbatical in 1985, in stepped (fanfare please) The Legend That Was Jimmy Keyes. I think Jim is still my favourite Panthers player: gritty and highly competitive on the ice, an absolute gentleman off it. What a guy. Was it really only two seasons that he spent here?

Matt Trickett took the number on for a number of seasons but quit the sport, a terrible waste of a talented young player.

Then Greg Hadden came along and spent several seasons bagging goals and winning face offs with such success that when he left the shirt was retired in his honour.

1980/81 Dwayne Keward
1981/82 Dwayne Keward
1982/83 Dwayne Keward
1983/84 Dwayne Keward
1984/85 Dwayne Keward
1985/86 Jim Keyes
1986/87 Jim Keyes
1987/88 Dave Ducharme, Mike Jeffrey
1988/89 Dwayne Keward, John Flavill
1989/90 Dwayne Keward, Matt Trickett
1990/91 Matt Trickett
1991/92 Matt Trickett, Marc Twaite
1992/93 Matt Trickett
1993/94 Matt Trickett
1994/95 Matt Trickett
1996/97 Matt Trickett, Jason Jennings
1997/98 Greg Hadden
1998/99 Greg Hadden
1999/00 Greg Hadden
2000/01 Greg Hadden
2001/02 Greg Hadden
2002/03 Greg Hadden

Number retired.

[belak]

Trickett was a very good player from what I remember of him, especially when he became a defenseman

[andyd]

Or as Texpef and Mark insist...Greg Hadden, the only player in Panthers history to have had Jim Keyes shirt retired for him!

[Soozie]

This number is very special to me. Trickett gave me a Teddy once, and Hadden is my all-time favourite player!!