Team Facts
Plays in National Hockey League Team colours Red + White Town Detroit, MI, USA Founded 1926

1997-1998 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
Ryan Bach (G) 49 1973 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN 6'1" 185 L
#31 Kevin Hodson (G) 51 1972 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'0" 183 L
#38 Norm Maracle (G) 48 1974 Belleville, ON, CAN 5'9" 187 L
#30
Chris Osgood (G) 50 1972 Peace River, AB, CAN 5'10" 179 L
DEFENSEMEN
#11 Mathieu Dandenault (D/RW) 47 1976 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 6'0" 207 R
#44 Anders Eriksson (D) 48 1975 Bollnäs, SWE 6'4" 225 L
#2 Vyacheslav Fetisov (D) 65 1958 Moskva, RUS 6'0" 218 L
#28 Yan Golubovsky (D) 47 1976 Novosibirsk, RUS 6'4" 209 R
#5 Nicklas Lidström (D)   “A” 53 1970 Avesta, SWE 6'1" 190 L
#34 Jamie Macoun (D) 62 1961 Newmarket, ON, CAN 6'2" 201 L
#15 Dmitri Mironov (D) 57 1965 Moskva, RUS 6'3" 214 R
#55 Larry Murphy (D) 62 1961 Scarborough, ON, CAN 6'2" 209 R
#4 Jamie Pushor (D) 50 1973 Lethbridge, AB, CAN 6'3" 214 R
#3 Bob Rouse (D) 59 1964 Surrey, BC, CAN 6'1" 209 R
#27 Aaron Ward (D) 50 1973 Windsor, ON, CAN 6'2" 209 R
FORWARDS
#17 Doug Brown (RW) 59 1964 Southborough, MA, USA 5'10" 185 R
#33 Kris Draper (C) 52 1971 Toronto, ON, CAN 5'10" 187 L
#91 Sergei Fedorov (C) 53 1969 Pskov, RUS 6'1" 205 L
#41 Brent Gilchrist (LW) 56 1967 Moose Jaw, SK, CAN 5'11" 181 L
#96 Tomas Holmström (RW) 50 1973 Piteå, SWE 6'0" 198 L
#22
Mike Knuble (RW) 51 1972 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'3" 225 R
#26 Joey Kocur (RW) 59 1964 Kelvington, SK, CAN 6'0" 220 R
#13 Vyacheslav Kozlov (LW) 51 1972 Voskresensk, RUS 5'10" 192 L
#21 Darryl Laplante (C) 46 1977 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'0" 203 L
#20 Martin Lapointe (RW) 50 1973 Ville St-Pierre, QC, CAN 5'11" 216 R
#8 Igor Larionov (C) 62 1960 Voskresensk, RUS 5'9" 172 L
#18 Kirk Maltby (LW) 50 1972 Guelph, ON, CAN 6'0" 194 R
#25 Darren McCarty (RW) 51 1972 Burnaby, BC, CAN 6'1" 209 R
#14
Brendan Shanahan (LW)   “A” 54 1969 Mimico, ON, CAN 6'3" 220 R
#19
Steve Yzerman (C)   “C” 58 1965 Cranbrook, BC, CAN 5'11" 185 R
Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 14 | Av Age: 28.79 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 202 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
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Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 19 players
6 players
3 players
2 players Experience Detroit Red Wings: 14 057 GP
NHL: 25 173 GP
WC: 473 GP
OG: 140 GP
SHL: 471 GP
Liiga: 3 GP
KHL: 343 GP
AHL: 3 010 GP
DEL: 98 GP Affiliated Team(s) Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team Captains
“C” Steve Yzerman “A” Nicklas Lidström
Brendan Shanahan
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Little Caesars Arena Location Detroit, MI, USA Capacity 19 515 Construction Year 2017
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-04-13T19:00:00-0400 Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings 5 - 0 NHL
2023-04-11T19:00:00-0400 Carolina Hurricanes Detroit Red Wings 4 - 1 NHL
2023-04-10T19:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars 1 - 6 NHL
2023-04-08T13:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins 1 - 5 NHL
2023-04-06T19:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres 6 - 7 (SO) NHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/20/2023
09/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Matyas Melovsky (F) Joining from Baie-Comeau Drakkar
09/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Dean Loukus (F) Joining from Saginaw Spirit
09/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Orrin Centazzo (F) Joining from Toledo Walleye
09/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Israel Mianscum (F) Joining from Sherbrooke Phoenix
09/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Nicholas Sima (F) Joining from Saginaw Spirit
09/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Jake Uberti (F) Joining from Acadie-Bathurst Titan
09/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Connor Punnett (D) Joining from Barrie Colts
09/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Finn Harding (D) Joining from Mississauga Steelheads
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1993-1994 NHL 84 46 8 30 - - 356 275 100 1.19 4 Conference QF loss
1994-1995 NHL 48 33 4 11 - - 180 117 70 1.46 1 Final loss
1995-1996 NHL 82 62 7 13 - - 325 181 131 1.60 1 Conference Final loss
1996-1997 NHL 82 38 18 26 - - 253 197 94 1.15 5 Champion
1997-1998 NHL 82 44 15 23 - - 250 196 103 1.26 3 Champion
1998-1999 NHL 82 43 7 32 - - 245 202 93 1.13 6 Conference SF loss
1999-2000 NHL 82 48 10 22 - 2 278 210 108 1.32 2 Conference SF loss
2000-2001 NHL 82 49 9 20 - 4 253 202 111 1.35 2 Conference QF loss
2001-2002 NHL 82 51 10 17 - 4 251 187 116 1.41 1 Champion
2002-2003 NHL 82 48 10 20 - 4 269 203 110 1.34 3 Conference QF loss
2003-2004 NHL 82 48 11 21 - 2 255 189 109 1.33 1 Conference SF loss
2005-2006 NHL 82 58 - 16 - 8 305 209 124 1.51 1 Conference QF loss
2006-2007 NHL 82 50 - 19 - 13 254 199 113 1.38 2 Conference Final loss
2007-2008 NHL 82 54 - 21 - 7 257 184 115 1.40 1 Champion
2008-2009 NHL 82 51 - 21 - 10 295 244 112 1.37 3 Final loss
2009-2010 NHL 82 44 - 24 - 14 229 216 102 1.24 7 Conference SF loss
2010-2011 NHL 82 47 - 25 - 10 261 241 104 1.27 6 Conference SF loss
2011-2012 NHL 82 48 - 28 - 6 248 203 102 1.24 8 Conference QF loss
2012-2013 NHL 48 24 - 16 - 8 124 115 56 1.17 13 Conference SF loss
2013-2014 NHL 82 39 - 28 - 15 222 230 93 1.13 15 Conference QF loss
2014-2015 NHL 82 43 - 25 - 14 235 221 100 1.22 12 Conference QF loss
2015-2016 NHL 82 41 - 30 - 11 211 224 93 1.13 15 Conference QF loss
2016-2017 NHL 82 33 - 36 - 13 207 244 79 0.96 25 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 NHL 82 30 - 39 - 13 217 255 73 0.89 27 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 NHL 82 32 - 40 - 10 227 277 74 0.90 28 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 NHL 71 17 - 49 - 5 145 267 39 0.55 31 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 NHL 56 19 - 27 - 10 127 171 48 0.86 27 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 NHL 82 21 - 40 11 10 230 312 74 0.90 12 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 NHL 82 28 - 37 7 10 240 279 80 0.98 12 Did not make playoffs
2023-2024 NHL - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Riley Barber (F) 2023-2024 Barys Astana KHL 8 2 8 10 0
2. Ben Street (F) 2023-2024 EHC München DEL 3 3 2 5 0
3. Jacob de la Rose (F) 2023-2024 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 5 3 2 5 2
4. Andrej Nestrasil (F) 2023-2024 HC Oceláři Třinec Champions HL 4 1 4 5 0
5. Chase Pearson (F) 2023-2024 HK Dukla Michalovce Slovakia 3 3 1 4 4
6. Richard Pánik (F) 2023-2024 HC Oceláři Třinec Champions HL 4 3 1 4 6
7. Martin Frk (F) 2023-2024 SC Bern NL 4 1 3 4 2
8. Christian Djoos (D) 2023-2024 Lausanne HC NL 5 0 4 4 2
9. Damien Brunner (F) 2023-2024 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 4 2 1 3 0
10. Gemel Smith (F) 2023-2024 Dinamo Minsk KHL 7 2 1 3 6
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Gordie Howe (F) 1687 786 1023 1809
2. Steve Yzerman (F) 1514 692 1063 1755
3. Alex Delvecchio (F) 1550 456 825 1281
4. Nicklas Lidström (D) 1564 264 878 1142
5. Henrik Zetterberg (F) 1082 337 623 960
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Gordie Howe (F) 1687 786 1023 1809
2. Steve Yzerman (F) 1514 692 1063 1755
3. Alex Delvecchio (F) 1550 456 825 1281
4. Sergei Fedorov (F) 908 400 554 954
5. Henrik Zetterberg (F) 1082 337 623 960
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Steve Yzerman (F) 1514 692 1063 1755
2. Gordie Howe (F) 1687 786 1023 1809
3. Nicklas Lidström (D) 1564 264 878 1142
4. Alex Delvecchio (F) 1550 456 825 1281
5. Henrik Zetterberg (F) 1082 337 623 960
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Bob Probert (F) 474 114 259 2090
2. Joey Kocur (F) 535 66 132 1963
3. Gordie Howe (F) 1687 786 1809 1643
4. Gerard Gallant (F) 563 207 467 1600
5. Ted Lindsay (F) 862 335 728 1423
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Gordie Howe (F) 1687 786 1023 1809
2. Nicklas Lidström (D) 1564 264 878 1142
3. Alex Delvecchio (F) 1550 456 825 1281
4. Steve Yzerman (F) 1514 692 1063 1755
5. Kris Draper (F) 1137 158 203 361
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Marcel Dionne (F) 309 139 366 1.18
2. Steve Yzerman (F) 1514 692 1755 1.16
3. Gordie Howe (F) 1687 786 1809 1.07
4. Sergei Fedorov (F) 908 400 954 1.05
5. Billy Taylor (F) 60 17 63 1.05
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve Yzerman (F) 1988-1989 NHL 80 65 90 155 1.94 61
2. Steve Yzerman (F) 1992-1993 NHL 84 58 79 137 1.63 44
3. Steve Yzerman (F) 1989-1990 NHL 79 62 65 127 1.61 79
4. Marcel Dionne (F) 1974-1975 NHL 80 47 74 121 1.51 14
5. Sergei Fedorov (F) 1993-1994 NHL 82 56 64 120 1.46 34
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve Yzerman (F) 1988-1989 NHL 80 65 90 155 1.94 61
2. Steve Yzerman (F) 1989-1990 NHL 79 62 65 127 1.61 79
3. Steve Yzerman (F) 1992-1993 NHL 84 58 79 137 1.63 44
4. Sergei Fedorov (F) 1993-1994 NHL 82 56 64 120 1.46 34
5. John Ogrodnick (F) 1984-1985 NHL 79 55 50 105 1.33 30
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve Yzerman (F) 1988-1989 NHL 80 65 90 155 1.94 61
2. Steve Yzerman (F) 1992-1993 NHL 84 58 79 137 1.63 44
3. Marcel Dionne (F) 1974-1975 NHL 80 47 74 121 1.51 14
4. Sergei Fedorov (F) 1995-1996 NHL 78 39 68 107 1.37 48
5. Pavel Datsyuk (F) 2007-2008 NHL 82 31 66 97 1.18 20
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Bob Probert (F) 1987-1988 NHL 74 29 33 62 0.84 398
2. Joey Kocur (F) 1985-1986 NHL 59 9 6 15 0.25 377
3. Bryan Watson (D) 1975-1976 NHL 79 0 18 18 0.23 322
4. Bob Probert (F) 1990-1991 NHL 55 16 23 39 0.71 315
5. Dennis Polonich (F) 1975-1976 NHL 57 11 12 23 0.40 302
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'2" 200 lbs 27.81
2022-2023 View roster 6'2" 202 lbs 27.03
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 196 lbs 26.90
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 198 lbs 28.68
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 201 lbs 28.89
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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections
RND # Player Born Birtplace HT WT
2023
1 #9 Nate Danielson (C) 09/27/2004 Red Deer, AB, CAN 6'2" 187 lbs
1 #17 Axel Sandin Pellikka (D) 03/11/2005 Gällivare, SWE 5'11" 181 lbs
2 #41 Trey Augustine (G) 02/23/2005 South Lyon, MI, USA 6'1" 179 lbs
2 #42 Andrew Gibson (D) 02/13/2005 LaSalle, ON, CAN 6'3" 203 lbs
2 #47 Brady Cleveland (D) 04/01/2005 Wausau, WI, USA 6'5" 209 lbs
3 #73 Noah Dower Nilsson (C) 04/25/2005 Strömstad, SWE 6'0" 185 lbs
4 #117 Larry Keenan (D) 03/15/2005 Midhurst, ON, CAN 6'3" 185 lbs
5 #137 Jack Phelan (D) 05/28/2004 Hinsdale, IL, USA 6'3" 185 lbs
5 #147 Kevin Bicker (F) 01/29/2005 Schwabach, GER 6'1" 176 lbs
6 #169 Rudy Guimond (G) 05/19/2005 Pointe-Claire, QC, CAN 6'4" 179 lbs
7 #201 Emmitt Finnie (F) 06/27/2005 Lethbridge, AB, CAN 6'0" 170 lbs
2022
1 #8 Marco Kasper (C) 04/08/2004 Innsbruck, AUT 6'1" 192 lbs
2 #40 Dylan James (LW) 10/12/2003 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'0" 185 lbs
2 #52 Dmitri Buchelnikov (LW) 09/06/2003 Nizhny Tagil, RUS 5'10" 170 lbs
4 #105 Anton Johansson (D) 06/10/2004 Stockholm, SWE 6'4" 196 lbs
4 #113 Amadeus Lombardi (C) 06/05/2003 Newmarket, ON, CAN 5'10" 165 lbs
4 #129 Maximilian Kilpinen (LW/C) 02/13/2004 Stockholm, SWE 6'1" 179 lbs
5 #137 Tnias Mathurin (D) 01/15/2004 Ajax, ON, CAN 6'3" 201 lbs
7 #201 Owen Mehlenbacher (C) 01/26/2004 Fort Erie, ON, CAN 6'2" 190 lbs
7 #212 Brennan Ali (C) 02/09/2004 Glencoe, IL, USA 6'0" 194 lbs
2021
1 #6 Simon Edvinsson (D) 02/05/2003 Onsala, SWE 6'6" 216 lbs
1 #15 Sebastian Cossa (G) 11/21/2002 Hamilton, ON, CAN 6'6" 209 lbs
2 #36 Shai Buium (D) 03/26/2003 San Diego, CA, USA 6'3" 220 lbs
3 #70 Carter Mazur (LW) 03/28/2002 Jackson, MI, USA 6'0" 172 lbs
4 #114 Red Savage (C) 05/15/2003 Scottsdale, AZ, USA 5'11" 185 lbs
5 #134 Liam Dower Nilsson (C/W) 04/14/2003 Göteborg, SWE 6'0" 172 lbs
5 #155 Oscar Plandowski (D) 05/18/2003 Red Deer, AB, CAN 6'0" 190 lbs
6 #166 Pasquale Zito (W/C) 06/01/2003 Ottawa, ON, CAN 6'0" 176 lbs
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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
2008 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Pavel Datsyuk - Henrik Zetterberg - Tomas Holmström
Johan Franzén - Valtteri Filppula - Mikael Samuelsson
Dallas Drake - Kris Draper - Danny Cleary
Jiří Hudler - Darren Helm - Kirk Maltby/Darren McCarty

Nicklas Lidström - Brian Rafalski
Niklas Kronwall - Brad Stuart
Brett Lebda - Andreas Lilja/Chris Chelios

Chris Osgood
(Dominik Hašek)

2002 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Brendan Shanahan - Steve Yzerman - Sergei Fedorov
Boyd Devereaux - Pavel Datsyuk - Brett Hull
Kirk Maltby - Kris Draper - Darren McCarty
Luc Robitaille - Igor Larionov - Tomas Holmström

Nicklas Lidström - Mathieu Dandenault
Jiří Fischer - Chris Chelios
Steve Duchesne - Fredrik Olausson

Dominik Hašek
(Manny Legace)

1998 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Brendan Shanahan - Steve Yzerman - Martin Lapointe
Vyacheslav Kozlov - Igor Larionov - Sergei Fedorov
Kirk Maltby - Kris Draper - Darren McCarty
Tomas Holmström - Brent Gilchrist - Joey Kocur

Nicklas Lidström - Larry Murphy
Vyacheslav Fetisov - Anders Eriksson
Jamie Macoun - Bob Rouse

Chris Osgood
(Kevin Hodson)

1997 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Tomas Sandström - Steve Yzerman - Darren McCarty
Vyacheslav Kozlov - Igor Larionov - Doug Brown
Brendan Shanahan - Sergei Fedorov - Martin Lapointe
Kirk Maltby - Kris Draper - Joey Kocur

Nicklas Lidström - Larry Murphy
Vyacheslav Fetisov - Vladimir Konstantinov
Aaron Ward - Bob Rouse

Mike Vernon
(Chris Osgood)