NHL Hall of Fame inductee Sergei Fedorov will have his sweater No. 91 retired by the Detroit Red Wings this season.
That means no one else can wear it for the team moving forward.
The pre-game ceremony will take place Jan. 12 when the Wings host the Carolina Hurricanes.
“I am extremely grateful for this tremendous honour,” said Fedorov.
“I was fortunate to be part of some unforgettable teams, and above all, I’m proud of the three Stanley Cup championships we won for our amazing fans in Hockeytown.”
He played 13 seasons in Detroit amassing 954 points in 908 games.
Fedorov played five more years split between Anaheim, Columbus and Washington.
Red Wings governor and chief executive officer Chris Ilitch says Fedorov’s number will be raised to it’s “rightful place” in the rafters of Little Caesars Arena.
“My parents, Mike and Marian Ilitch, had a special reverence for Sergei as one of the most dynamic and charismatic players of his era, and someone who made a tremendous impact on our organization,” said Ilitch.
Detroit selected Fedorov in the fourth round (74th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest-drafted player from Russia at the time.
Fedorov was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2015 and was honoured as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players as part of the league’s Centennial celebration in 2017. The 55-year-old was also enshrined in the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.
He was the first European-trained player to win the Hart Memorial Trophy, presented annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team in the 1993-94 season.
His No. 91 becomes the Red Wings’ ninth retired number in franchise history.
