Posts About "Russian Five"

Red Wings' Best of All-Time: Where Did They Come From?

November 20th, 2020 Over the last few weeks, I’ve been putting together my projections for 2022 Winter Olympic rosters – if the NHL allows its players to participate in the tournament. Sometime during that process—possibly while adding Filip Zadina and Filip Hronek to Czech Republic’s team—I wondered, which region has produced the best Detroit...

8 Unbreakable Detroit Red Wings Records

September 13th, 2020 Throughout the history of the Detroit Red Wings franchise, countless legends and hockey icons have donned the winged wheel. Those stars have gone on to set some impressive franchise records while playing for the Detroit Cougars, Falcons, and Red Wings. Which team records are truly unbreakable in today’s—and tomorrow’s—NHL?...

'The Russian Five' More Than Just a Hockey Documentary

June 3rd, 2019 When my wife and I first started dating, she admitted to not knowing very much about hockey, let alone the Detroit Red Wings. Flash-forward six years. Both of us were in tears watching The Russian Five when the Red Wings shared the triumph of their 1998 Stanley Cup victory with Vladimir Konstantinov, who—as Hockeytown fans know...

90 in 90: Top 90 Red Wings of All-Time (#51-60)

December 17th, 2017 To celebrate the anniversary of the Detroit Cougars joining the NHL (at the original publication time of this article), The Hockey Writers is counting down the top 90 Cougars, Falcons, and Red Wings players of all-time. These rankings are based on the players' contributions to the organization, rather than the sport of hockey. So...

Evgeny Svechnikov: Red Wings Next Russian Star

August 30th, 2017 Over the last 25 years, the Detroit Red Wings have had their fair share of skilled Russian hockey players. From Sergei Fedorov and the rest of the legendary "Russian Five" to Pavel Datsyuk, the Wings can attribute a lot of their last two decades of success to these polarizing foreign players. Now with Datsyuk gone, there's a new young...

THW Interview: 'The Russian Five' Documentary Coming Soon

March 20th, 2017 In their heydey, the Detroit Red Wings unleashed a five-man unit unlike any line the NHL had ever seen: The Russian Five. And now, they’re getting the big screen recognition they deserve. Director Joshua Riehl has spent the past few years turning his dream into reality. Along with the backing of NHL player agent/executive producer...