Raise Red Kelly's #4 to the Rafters Reading this site woke me up to the fact that Nick Lidstrom is the first defenseman honored with his number being retired. Guess I never thought about it before, because the Wings have had some excellent defenseman over the years. Black Jack Stewart, Bob Goldham, Bill Quackenbush, Bill Gadsby to name a few who were award winning or … [Read more...]
Number 5 is in the Rafters : Nicklas Lidstrom : #RedWings
Number 5 in the Rafters My first Lidstrom Memory I remember buying up packs of '92 OPC Premier cards, ripping open one after another, searching for the Nicklas Lidstrom rookie card. After going through the equivalent of an entire box, I finally found my prize, and I still own that same card today. At the time, I wanted the card because I was a Red Wings … [Read more...]