Detroit Red Wings To Retire Nicklas Lidstrom's Number

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  1. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    Former Detroit Red Wings star Nicklas Lidstrom will have his No. 5 retired in a ceremony next season.

    The Red Wings announced Thursday that Lidstrom will be honored before a March 6 game against the Colorado Avalanche. Lidstrom retired last year after a career in which he won four Stanley Cups with Detroit.

    Lidstrom was a seven-time winner of the Norris Trophy, which goes to the league's best defenseman.

    He was named captain of the Red Wings before the 2006-07 season, and when Detroit beat Pittsburgh in the 2008 finals, he became the first European-born captain to lead his team to a Stanley Cup.

    Source: ESPN
     
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