High in The Joe Louis Arena rafters, that is. Here's the full Lidstrom Number Retirement ceremony from last evening, courtesy of YouTube user xXxCrosby87Xx:
Hockeytown really knows how to celebrate its heroes, no? You should note I'm posting the whole ceremony... and that's mainly for ME, Gentle Reader, because this is something I'll watch more than once and EIP is a convenient place to stash it.
There's this from NHL:
Hockeytown really knows how to celebrate its heroes, no? You should note I'm posting the whole ceremony... and that's mainly for ME, Gentle Reader, because this is something I'll watch more than once and EIP is a convenient place to stash it.
There's this from NHL:
RED WINGS RETIRE LIDSTROM’S JERSEYWatching the ceremony made me a lil bit misty last night, watching it again this morning only made me smile. That said, I got even mistier last evening when the Wings lost to the Hated Avalanche in OT. Oh, well. That's life... and hockey.
The Red Wings retired Nicklas Lidstrom’s No. 5 jersey prior to their game against the Avalanche. Lidstrom spent his entire 20-season NHL career in the Motor City, capturing the Stanley Cup four times, winning the Norris Trophy as the League’s best defenseman seven times and earning 10 selections as an NHL First Team All-Star. He never missed the playoffs during his career and in 2002 became the first European-born captain to win the Stanley Cup and first European-born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP.
Ferns? Ferns. I didn't catch the ceremony, but anytime I've seen something like it I always think "well, it must have been nice for the guy." I had a pleasantly homerish response to the Forsberg ceremony, but honestly? Blah. Something about those things just have the forced feeling of all those military ceremonies. But that's what you get when you have a bunch of athletes trying to be presenters, etc.
ReplyDeleteUgly game, too. The only thing good was the final score. YMDOESV
Ugly game, too.
DeleteYeah, yer guys got ALL the bounces. ;-)
I think the wings have played the Devils too many times in that there Eastern conference. Trap, trap, trap. Good coaching choice for Babcock against all that speed, but what a choppy game all around.
DeleteYa gotta do what ya gotta do when it comes to defense. Speaking of speed... you were right about that MacKinnon kid. Impressive.
DeleteTough loss....on to the Devils.
ReplyDeleteWe beat those Debbils like a step-child.
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