UPDATE (4:45 p.m., January 18, 2022): At the time of publication, the Diehl campaign had not responded to a request for comment. The Diehl campaign sent NewBostonPost a comment on the matter at 4:41 p.m. and the story has been updated to include it.
No Boston Bruins player will ever wear Number 22 ever again.
That's because the Bruins will retire the number before their Tuesday night game against the Carolina Hurricanes (formerly the Hartford Whalers), as the NHL's web site reports. They're retiring it in honor of former Boston Bruin Willie O'Ree, the first black National Hockey League player.
