| Nick Obergan. 26th September, 2011 - 4:11 pm
 The eleventh in a series of 30 articles, we will go through the history of every NHL franchise alphabetically and select an All-Time Roster for each.
Detroit Red Wings (1926-Present)
The 11-time Stanley Cup champions have enjoyed a great amount of success as of late, making the playoffs for 20 consecutive seasons, and earning four Stanley Cup titles (97, 98, 2002, 08) in that time. Before 1997 however, they had little success over a forty-year span dating back to their four Stanley Cups in the 1950s (50, 52, 54, 55) and three beforehand (36, 37, 43). Thus, you can see a large gap with few players from the 60s, 70s or 80s on this list. Datsyuk qualifies as a winger because of the depth at center, and because he is a part-time winger whenever lined up alongside Zetterberg.
First Team
C: Steve Yzerman (83-2006): Most assists (1,063), 3rd most games (1,514), 2nd most points (1,755), +202; 9-time All-Star; 1989 Ted Lindsay winner, 2000 Selke Trophy winner; 3-time Stanley Cup winner, 1998 Conn Smythe winner; Hall of Famer; Team Captain 86-2006.
W: Gordie Howe (46-71): Most games (1,687), goals (786), and points (1,809); 22-time All-Star; 6-time Art Ross winner, 6-time MVP; led league in goals five times; 4-time Stanley Cup winner; Hall of Famer; Team Captain 58-62.
W: Ted Lindsay (44-57, 64-65): 728 points, 1,423 PIM in 862 games; 11-time All-Star; 1950 Art Ross winner; 4-time Stanley Cup winner; Hall of Famer; Team Captain 52-56.
D: Nicklas Lidstrom (91-Present): Leads all defenseman with 1,494 games, 253-855-1,108, +429; 11-time All-Star; 7-time Norris Trophy winner; 4-time Stanley Cup winner, 2002 Conn Smythe winner; 183 playoff points in 258 games; Team Captain 2006-Present.
D: Red Kelly (47-60): 3rd most points (472, in 846 games), only 253 PIM; 9-time All-Star; 4-time Lady Byng winner, 1954 Norris Trophy winner; 4-time Stanley Cup winner; Hall of Famer; Team Captain 56-58.
G: Terry Sawchuk (49-55, 57-64, 68-69): 351-243-132 record, 85 shutouts, 2.44 GAA; 9-time All-Star; 3-time Vezina Trophy winner, 1951 Calder Trophy winner; 3-time Stanley Cup winner; Hall of Famer.
Second Team
C: Alex Delvecchio (51-73): 2nd most games (1,549), 3rd most points (1,281); 13-time All-Star; 3-time Lady Byng winner; 3-time Stanley Cup winner; Hall of Famer; Team Captain 62-73.
W: Pavel Datsyuk (2001-Present): 7th among forwards in scoring (651 points in 662 games), +187; 2-time All-Star; 4-time Lady Byng winner, 3-time Selke Trophy winner; 2009 MVP Finalist; 2-time Stanley Cup winner.
W: Brendan Shanahan (96-06): 8th among forwards in scoring (633 points in 716 games), +144; 5-time All-Star; 3-time Stanley Cup winner; 7-time 30-goal scorer.
D: Marcel Pronovost (50-67): 2nd most games in regular season (983, 297 points) and playoffs (118, 30 points); 10-time All-Star; 4-time Stanley Cup winner; Hall of Famer.
D: Jack Stewart (38-50): 109 points, 704 PIM in 502 games; regarded as the hardest hitter of his generation; 4-time All-Star; 2-time Stanley Cup winner; Hall of Famer.
G: Chris Osgood (93-2001, 05-11): 317-149-82, 39 shutouts, 2.49 GAA, .905 SV%; 2-time All-Star; 2-time Jennings Trophy winner; 3-time Stanley Cup winner.
Third Team
C: Sergei Fedorov (90-2003): 4th among forwards in scoring (954 points in 908 games), +276; 6-time All-Star; 1994 MVP and Ted Lindsay winner (56-64-120), 2-time Selke Trophy winner; 3-time Stanley Cup winner.
W: Sid Abel (38-52): 463 points in 570 games; 3-time All-Star; 1949 MVP (league-leading 28 goals); 3-time Stanley Cup winner; Hall of Famer; Team Captain 42, 46-52.
W: Syd Howe (34-46): 435 points in 513 games; 3-time Stanley Cup winner; top-10 goal scorer six times; Hall of Famer.
D: Reed Larson (76-86): 2nd among defensemen in points (570 in 708 games), -135, 1,127 PIM; 3-time All-Star; 60+ points eight of nine seasons; Team Captain 80-82.
D: Paul Coffey (93-96): 239 points, +72 in only 231 games, plus 50 points (2nd) in 49 playoff games; 3-time All-Star; 1995 Norris Trophy winner (58 points in 45 games); Hall of Famer.
G: Dominik Hasek (2001-02, 03-04, 06-08): 114-39-22, 20 shutouts, miniscule 2.13 GAA, .911 SV%; 2-time All-Star; 2001 Vezina Trophy winner; 2-time Jennings Trophy winner; 2-time Stanley Cup winner.
Coaches
Scotty Bowman (93-2002): 410-193-98 regular season record; 86-48 playoff record; 3-time Stanley Cup winner; 1995 Jack Adams winner; Hall of Famer.
Jack Adams (27-47): 413-390-161 regular season record; 52-52-1 playoff record; 3-time Stanley Cup winner.
Nick is RealGM's NHL Feature Writer. You can reach him by email nick.obergan@realgm.com or on twitter @NickObergan |
