The Detroit Red Wings continue to make the hockey news in the offseason. Five days after the franchise signed defenseman Travis Hamonic to a one year contract, the Red Wings announced on Tuesday that they were planning on retiring the number of Sergei Fedorov’s 91 on January 12 when they host the Carolina Hurricanes at the Little Caesars Arena. The honour comes 11 years after he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto in 2015.
Fedorov’s regular season statistics
Fedorov of Pskov, Russia played in 908 National Hockey League regular season games from 1990 to 2003 with the Red Wings and had 400 goals and 554 assists for 954 points. He had 587 penalty minutes with 309 power-play points, 55 shorthanded points, 79 game-winning goals, and 3148 shots on goal.
Six-time NHL All-Star
Fedorov represented the NHL in six All-Star Games. They took place in 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, and 2003. The All-Star Games in this time had different formats. In 1992, it was the Campbell Conference (where the Red Wings participated in) versus the Wales Conference. In 1994, 1996, and 2003, it was the Western Conference versus the Eastern Conference. Even though the Red Wings were in the Eastern time zone, they were in the Western Conference. In 2001, and 2002, the World played North America, and with Fedorov being from Russia, he was on Team World.
Awards Won
Fedorov won the Hart Trophy in 1993-94, presented to the NHL’s most valuable player. In 82 games, Fedorov had 56 goals and 64 assists for 120 points. He was a +48 with 34 penalty minutes, a NHL-high 39 even strength goals, 28 power-play points, 11 shorthanded points, 10 game-winning goals, and 337 shots on goal. Also in 1993-94, he won the Selke Trophy, presented to the best defensive forward, and the Lester B. Pearson Award (now the Ted Lindsay Award), presented to the best player in the NHL as voted by the players. Fedorov would go on to win the Selke Trophy two years later too as he was a career-high +49 in 1995-96.
Playoff Success
Fedorov won three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings. They came in 1997, 1998, and 2002. In the 1997 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Fedorov led the NHL with four game-winning goals. In 1998, Fedorov led the NHL with 10 goals, seven even strength goals, and 86 shots on goal. In 2002, Fedorov led all players with 88 shots on goal.
Who are the other Red Wings to have their number retired?
Fedorov is the ninth player in Red Wings history to have his number retired. The other eight are Terry Sawchuk (1), Red Kelly (4), Nicklas Lidstrom (5), Ted Lindsay (7), Gordie Howe (9), Alex Delvecchio (10), Sid Abel (12), and Steve Yzerman (19).
