AT LONG LAST – the Detroit Red Wings are retiring the #91 of Hockeytown legend, Sergei Fedorov!
Tune into this special emergency, remote episode of the Winged Wheel Podcast (ft. Max Bultman of The Athletic Detroit) where we discuss the news that Russian Five phenom Sergei Fedorov will finally have his number in the Little Caesars Arena rafters alongside Steve Yzerman, Gordie Howe, Nicklas Lidstrom, Terry Sawchuk, and other Red Wings great.
We discuss why it took so long, how Fedorov’s career played out and how his departure left the Ilitch ownership displeased, his play style and how he changed the NHL, his Russian 5 story with Konstantinov, Larionov, Kozlov, and Fetisov, whether players like Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Chris Osgood, and Brendan Shanahan could follow, who could don the white skates, and so much more – enjoy!
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31 Comments
I was 50/50 on retiring Fedorov and he was my favorite player growing up. Osgood came in clutch in 08, put up good stats through his career. I think he does deserve #30 retired.
I want to see Sergei Federov sign a 1 day contract with Detroit a day before his Jersey number gets officially retired and his Jersey put in the rafters.
44:40 Screaming Filip Forsberg at the top of my lungs
I never understood why people got butt hurt about Federov leaving, and he remains my favorite RedWing. Flew to Anaheim the year he left and watched Datsyuk win with a buzzer beater. Great game
I was folllowing the Red Wings from France, not an easy task by all means, in the 90's, was a fan of Yzerman since the first EA sport game, and got to see all those iconic moments. So, to answer Brad, I am sure we're a bunch of fans out of Michigan built upon that 90's era !!
Meeting Sergei at Marshall's in Novi: I was in there late one evening grabbing school clothes at age 17 and I heard someone say "cool, Red Wings hats." I walked over to look and it's Sergei. I immediately went and got pen and paper from the cashier and graciously signed an autograph for me and chatted for a couple minutes. The year was 1992 or 93. So cool. I knew where he lived a few miles away from me and his red corvette was usually parked in the driveway.
Pav, Hank and Ozzie please
45:00 jack hughes
Is Illitch really making people buy ticket packages to get tickets to the retirement?!
When I was a kid, we would talk about the current players that would have their numbers retired one day. 19, 5, 91, and 14 were slam dunks. Obviously this is late 90s, early 00s so 13 and 40 weren't thought of like that yet. But, I do expect one day 14 us up there too
I'm a girl who grew up in Kansas going to IHL Kansas City Blades games. BIG crush on Sergei Federov, which is why I became a Red Wings fan despite the Blades being a Sharks and Vancouver affiliate. So the fourteen year old me is super happy about #91 being retired as is the 41yr old me!
How was Willie Nylander not mentioned in the Fedorov White Skate conversation?? I thought for sure that's where Brad was going when he mentioned the Leaf's. I feel like vibe and aura-wise he's as close as it gets.
Jack Hughes for the white skates. Fast enough, skilled, and had enough swagger to make the "what more do you want from us were on a 10 game heater" comment in an interview.
Kaprizov in the white skates is the best answer I could think of
I had a pair of those nike's when I was bantam age. ( 13 & 14 ) tried so hard to squeeze the feet in next year but no dice. Still have the Grafs I got after on 3rd set of blades.
Great show as always fellas keep up the great work LGRW!
*edit* I know what you're all thinking. They weren't T blades lol
I was listening to D Mac discussing #91 and he said that it was a blessing to have Fedorov fresh for the 98 playoffs. Most of the team was dead tired, trying to repeat as cup champs, but the contract stuff kept #91 out until midseason. He was fantastic those playoffs, especially in the finals vs Washington.
Shanahan isnt going for the punch lol
Man they need to make a biopic about Fedorov
I want Mickey Redmond to get his jersey retired. First 50 goal scorer for the Red Wings, career cut short due injury, but over 40 years of working with the organization.
How did you guys not mention #16!
Well now its obvious Fedorov will be the coach down the road when Yzerman wins his Cup as G.M.
I lived through that Era, seen him play live twice I believe. The most powerful skater I've ever seen, couldn't bump him off the puck, one step ahead of everyone on the ice, easily visible to see. Might be the best of all time?
Never realized that age wise, you guys didn't really even fully get to enjoy the glory days of the 90's. My most vivid early hockey memory is the whole 94-95 season and my 11 year old heart being crushed when we got swept in the Finals while being heavy favorites. I hated Claude Lemieux before the Draper hit even happened. After the 95 finals, I had a strong dislike of that man.
3:50 guys on that season ‘93-‘94 Sergey was second to Gretzky in scoring. Is it really so difficult to google and avoid saying nonsense? You are hockey experts, kind of.
“Zetterberg was every bit productive”.
How many 97 point, Selke, Byng, top three in Hart vote seasons did Zetterberg have during the prime of Ovechkin, Malkin and Crosby?
Chelios has a better case than Shanahan. Shanny was always 4th or 5th fiddle on all of those teams.
The problem with Osgood, similarly to Fleury is that both lost their nets multiple times and even cost their teams by not being able to stop a beachball.
Retiring 13 and 40 at the same time is a no-brainer and I think both would love it but Chris Illitch would never sacrifice two sold out games consolidated into one.
About time. Unfortunately its being used as a distraction from the fact that we will be hot garbage again this year. Cant wait to be in the bottom 2 of the division this year.
Would be awesome if after the ceremony the team put on white skates for the game that night.
Pretty sure Wings jerseys outsold Bulls jerseys in the 90s