Anthony Duclair picks his number; the history of No. 11 with the New York Islanders

Did they get permission from Andy Hilbert first? On Monday morning, while wishing free agent signing Anthony Duclair a happy 29th birthday, the New York Islanders revealed that the winger will be wearing No. 11 when he takes the ice for training camp next month.

The Islanders had been holding onto No. 11 last season waiting to see if Zach Parise would choose a return to Long Island to chase the Stanley Cup on last time. Parise ultimately chose the Colorado Avalanche and now Duclair will wear the number after signing a four-year contract this off-season.

Duclair will be the 24th player in team history to wear the numbers, with a mix of notable and not-so-notable names through the years. The first was Dave Hudson, who wore the number during the 1973-74 season. Billy MacMillan then wore it for four seasons before Wayne Merrick won four Stanley Cups in that sweater while playing on Long Island from 1978-1984.

Randy Wood had 20+ goal seasons for the Isles in the late 1980s and early 90s, but you won't find any of his jerseys worn by fans at UBS Arena. The same can't be said about Darius Kasparitis, who instantly became a fan favorite during the 1992-93 season and has remained that way even after playing much of the rest of his career with the rival Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers.

After Kasparitis, a number of random Islanders wore the number, from Sean Haggerty and Jason Krog to Bill Muckalt and Mattias Weinhandl. Forwards Nate Thompson and Brian Rolston each had solid NHL careers, including one season wearing No. 11 on Long Island, and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, the first reluctant to join the Islanders, wore it on the blueline from 2013 to 2015.

More recently, Shane Prince donned the number after being acquired from the Ottawa Senators, and Tanner Fritz and Austn Czarniak, two longtime AHL standouts, wore it during their brief call-ups with the team.