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Sergei Fedorov

A Look Back at RFAs and Offer Sheets

Brandon Share-Cohen | June 28, 2020

The history of offer sheets in the NHL is a long one. While there hasn’t been a successful offer sheet since the Edmonton Oilers signed Dustin Penner to one in…

Categories Hockey History, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Red Wings’ Top 20 Goal Scorers of All-Time

Tony Wolak | June 3, 2020

Over the course of their history, the Detroit Red Wings have scored 19,904 regular season goals. That’s a lot of goals. Since the franchise arrived in Detroit, quite a few…

Categories Red Wings History

‘The Russian Five’ More Than Just a Hockey Documentary

Tony Wolak | June 3, 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…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Hockey Movies

Ducks 25th Anniversary: A Look Back & Ahead

Anthony Ciardelli | October 9, 2018

It’s been exactly 25 years since Anaheim Mighty Ducks center Anatoli Semenov lined up against his countryman Sergei Fedorov to take the first regular-season faceoff in franchise history. Fedorov won…

Categories Ducks History, Hockey History

Fedorov or Datsyuk: Retiring the Russians’ Numbers?

Rachel Anderson | July 27, 2018

Aside from being inducted into the Hall of Fame, retiring a number in professional sports is kind of like the icing on an athlete’s cake. The great ones are hoisted…

Categories Editor's Choice, Red Wings History

Francois Beauchemin: Once (Thrice) a Duck, Always a Duck

Tom Dianora | May 7, 2018

The unfortunate and abrupt end to the Anaheim Ducks’ season brought with it a fair number of question marks moving forward. One thing that was known, however, was the retirement…

Categories Anaheim Ducks

Can Red Wings’ Zetterberg Score 400?

Jacob Messing | March 7, 2018

On Feb. 24, Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg scored the 335th goal of his career, placing him in a tie with Ted Lindsay for fifth all-time in goals scored…

Categories Detroit Red Wings

Grace in Recreation League Hockey

Johannes Wheeldon | September 29, 2017

I play recreation league hockey two times a week. Three if I am lucky. For a while last year I got up to four games a week, but my body…

Categories Commentary

Avalanche Buy Out Beauchemin

Andrew Forbes | June 15, 2017

Another veteran defenceman will be hitting the free agent market sooner than expected as the Colorado Avalanche bought out the final year of Francois Beauchemin’s contract. The Avalanche will buy…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, News

THW Interview: ‘The Russian Five’ Documentary Coming Soon

Tony Wolak | March 20, 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…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Editor's Choice, Hockey History, Hockey Movies

Best & Worst Trades in Capitals History

Bill Situ | February 28, 2017

The NHL trade deadline is fast approaching and every team in the league — including the Washington Capitals — will have some big decisions to make. The Capitals’ most recent…

Categories Capitals History, Washington Capitals

1996-97 Red Wings: Where Are They Now?

Tony Wolak | December 31, 2016

What are the players from the 1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup championship team doing these days? Well, most are in Toronto for the 2017 Centennial Classic Alumni Game. But this…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Editor's Choice, Red Wings History
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