Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB.  Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the Detroit Red Wings retire the #91 of Sergei Fedorov.

Fedorov played for Detroit from 1990 to 2003, during which he led the franchise to three Stanley Cup Championships (1997, 1998 & 2002) and won the 1994 Hart Trophy.  He also won two Frank J. Selke Trophies as the NHL’s best defensive forward.  Statistically, Fedorov scored 954 Points for the Red Wings.

The ceremony is scheduled for January 12 during Detroit’s home game against the Carolina Hurricanes. 

Federov becomes the ninth player to earn this honor.  He joins 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).

We at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Sergei Fedorov on his upcoming honor.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2025/26 revision of our top 50 Detroit Red Wings.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the rebuilding Red Wings again failed to make the playoffs, but the Original Six team could cause some damage this year.  There were no new entrants and only one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which remain unchanged.

1. Gordie Howe
2. Nicklas Lidstrom
3. Steve Yzerman
4. Terry Sawchuk
5. Ted Lindsay 

You can find the entire list here.

The only change on the list is Dylan Larkin, who moved up two spots to #29.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Detroit Red Wings.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Red Wings were hoping to break their long playoff drought and play meaningful spring hockey but could not reach the postseason.  There were no new entrants and only one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Gordie Howe
2. Nicklas Lidstrom
3. Steve Yzerman
4. Terry Sawchuk
5. Ted Lindsay

You can find the entire list here.

The only change was that the Red Wings Captain, Dylan Larkin, who climbed from #40 to #31.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Detroit Red Wings.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Detroit failed to make the playoffs, but one player did enough to crack the top ten of this Original Six team.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Gordie Howe

2. Nicklas Lidstrom

3. Steve Yzerman

4. Terry Sawchuk

5. Ted Lindsay

You can find the entire list here.

Three-time All-Star, Dylan Larkin is the only new entry, and the Forward comes in at #40.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Dylan Larkin was born to be a Detroit Red Wing.

From Waterford, Michigan, Larkin played in the U.S. Junior system and would play for the Michigan Wolverines in college.  Drafted in 2014 in the First Round, Larkin joined the Red Wings organization in 2015, where he was assigned to their AHL affiliate for the playoffs, but would make Detroit’s roster in the following season.

As a rookie, Larkin made the All-Star Team and was fifth in Calder voting after a 45 Point year.  The Center struggled in his sophomore year, but he improved in the seasons after, even on a team that was not very good.  Larkin scored 73 Points in 2019/19 and had 69 in 2021/22, where he was an All-Star for his second time.

Larkin went to the All-Star Game in 2022 and 2023, and the Captain has been Detroit's undisputed leader.  This might be a down period for the Wings, but he has done what he can to push Detroit to the playoffs.  

Currently, he has 576 Points, and has had at least 69 Points in the last four seasons.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2021/22 revision of our top Detroit Red Wings.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Red Wings did not make the playoffs, but this is a young team that appears to be improving.  There were no changes in our Top 50, but we do acknowledge that last season has been taken into consideration.

As always, we present our top five:

1. Gordie Howe

2. Nicklas Lidstrom

3. Steve Yzerman

4. Terry Sawchuk

5. Ted Lindsay

You can find the entire list here.

Notably, Team Captain, Dylan Larkin, was unable to crack the Top 50, but likely will next year if he has a similar season to 2021/22.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Detroit Wings. 

An Original Six franchise, the Detroit Red Wings have been a “streaky” team as they have had periods of either feast or famine.

Beginning in 1926 as the Cougars, the team was renamed the Falcons before adopting the Red Wings moniker in 1932.  Detroit would win two Stanley Cups that decade (1936 & 1937), with another in 1943, then after a drop, would rebound in the 1950s led by Gordie Howe. The Red Wings won Cups in 1950, 1952, 1954 & 1955, and were arguably a league-dynasty.

After years of heartache, it was not until the arrival of Steve Yzerman, Niklas Lidstrom and the “Russian Five” where their fortunes turned.  They won Cups 8 through 11 in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008.

Our Top 50 lists in baseball look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019/20 Season.

The complete list can be found here,but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Gordie Howe

2. Niklas Lidstrom

3. Steve Yzerman

4. Terry Sawchuk

5. Ted Lindsay

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

As always, we thank you for your support.

This is a controversial one for us, as Bob Probert’s advanced stats show he doesn’t belong on a top-fifty list; however, his popularity and notoriety land him a spot here.

A forgotten piece of some very good Detroit Red Wings teams, Defenseman Warren Godfrey, arrived as part of a mega-trade from Boston, but that happened in 1955 after Detroit had already won four Stanley Cups in the decade.

A two-time Stanley Cup Champion with New Jersey, Brian Rafalski brought his veteran presence and two-way skill to the Detroit Red Wings as a Free Agent in 2007.

Before he ever played an NHL game, Doug Young had some interesting months leading up to his debut.

Mickey Redmond was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning teams in Montreal, but he was dealt to Detroit for Frank Mahovlich in January of 1971.  This marked the end of Redmond's era of playoff participation, but as a Red Wing, he achieved his greatest individual success.

After six quality years in Boston, Marty Barry was traded to Detroit in 1935, where he played for four years, arguably the period during which he achieved his greatest success.

Bill Quackenbush was an excellent two-way Defenseman for his time, and he played the first half of his career as a Detroit Red Wing.

The son of former Hamilton Tiger and New York American Leo Reise, Leo Reise Jr. had a more successful career than his father, which speaks volumes.

Gerard Gallant played the first nine of his eleven NHL seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, where the Sixth Round Pick worked his way up to the main roster and into the top line.

Steve Chiasson was a high Third Round Pick in 1985, and after debuting for the Red Wings the following year, he had a breakout campaign in 1988-89, scoring 47 Points.

An unheralded player who played most of his career with the Detroit Red Wings, Gary Bergman finally cracked the NHL at age 26 in the 1964-65 Season.

When you are taken in the 10^th Round in the NHL Draft, making the parent club for a cup of coffee is usually considered a success.  Tomas Holmstrom, who was selected 257^th Overall in 1994, would give the Detroit Red Wings 1,026 Games.

One of only a select group of players to have won a Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998, 2002 & 2008), Kris Draper was a famed "grinder" of those teams.