Hockeytown Honored

Red Wings in the Hall of Fame

The Winged Wheel has sent more legends to Toronto than almost anyone. Here are Detroit's Hockey Hall of Famers, the dynasties they built, and who's still knocking on the door.

Hall of Fame Players

Black Jack Stewart🏛 1964

D · 565 GP · 31G 83A 114P

Bruising shutdown defenseman of the 1940s.

Ted Lindsay🏛 1966

LW · 1068 GP · 379G 472A 851P

Production Line terror and players-union pioneer.

Sid Abel🏛 1969

C · 612 GP · 188G 284A 472P

Production Line center, later Wings coach and GM.

Red Kelly🏛 1969

D · 1316 GP · 281G 542A 823P

Norris-era blueliner, four Cups in Detroit.

Terry Sawchuk🏛 1971

G · 971 GP · 445 W · 103 SO

The era's greatest goalie, three Cups in Detroit.

Gordie Howe🏛 1972

RW · 1767 GP · 801G 1049A 1850P

Mr. Hockey. 25 seasons in Detroit, four Cups.

Alex Delvecchio🏛 1977

C · 1550 GP · 456G 825A 1281P

24 years a Red Wing, three Cups.

Marcel Pronovost🏛 1978

D · 1206 GP · 88G 257A 345P

Stalwart of the 1950s blue line, four Cups.

Igor Larionov🏛 2008

C · 921 GP · 169G 475A 644P

The Professor, maestro of the Russian Five.

Steve Yzerman🏛 2009

C · 1514 GP · 692G 1063A 1755P

The Captain. 22 years, three Cups, Conn Smythe in 1998.

Brett Hull🏛 2009

RW · 1269 GP · 741G 650A 1391P

Golden Brett scored the 2002 Cup-clincher's setup; 741 career goals.

Luc Robitaille🏛 2009

LW · 1431 GP · 668G 726A 1394P

Highest-scoring left wing ever, 2002 Cup.

Chris Chelios🏛 2013

D · 1651 GP · 185G 763A 948P

Ageless warrior, 2002 Cup with his hometown-adjacent Wings.

Brendan Shanahan🏛 2013

LW · 1524 GP · 656G 698A 1354P

Power forward, two Cups, 650+ goals.

Dominik Hasek🏛 2014

G · 735 GP · 389 W · .922 SV%

The Dominator backstopped the 2002 Cup.

Nicklas Lidstrom🏛 2015

D · 1564 GP · 264G 878A 1142P

Seven Norris Trophies, four Cups, Conn Smythe in 2002.

Sergei Fedorov🏛 2015

C · 1248 GP · 483G 696A 1179P

Two-way genius: Hart and Selke in 1994, three Cups.

Pavel Datsyuk🏛 2024

C · 953 GP · 314G 604A 918P

The Magic Man. Four Selkes, two Cups.

Next in Line

Henrik ZetterbergOn the ballot

Eligible and a holdover candidate for the 2026 class. 960 points in 1,082 games, Conn Smythe in the 2008 Cup run, and a member of the Triple Gold Club.

Builders

James Norris Sr.🏛 1958

Owner who built the franchise; the Norris Trophy bears his name.

Jack Adams🏛 1959

Namesake of the coach-of-the-year award; GM of the 1950s dynasty.

Tommy Ivan🏛 1974

Coached the first three Cups of the 1950s dynasty.

Scotty Bowman🏛 1991

Coached the 1997, 1998 and 2002 Cups; most wins in NHL history.

Jim Devellano🏛 2010

Architect who rebuilt the modern Red Wings.

Ken Holland🏛 2020

GM of the 2002 and 2008 Cup teams.

The Dynasties

The Production Line Dynasty

1949-50 to 1954-55

🏆 1950🏆 1952🏆 1954🏆 1955

Detroit finished first in the regular season six straight seasons and won four Stanley Cups. In 1949-50 the Production Line of Lindsay, Abel and Howe finished one-two-three in league scoring, and Howe went on to win four consecutive scoring titles. Terry Sawchuk anchored the net while Red Kelly and Marcel Pronovost ran the blue line, with Tommy Ivan coaching and Jack Adams as GM.

Gordie HoweTed LindsaySid AbelTerry SawchukRed KellyMarcel Pronovost

Source: Hockey Hall of Fame (hhof.com)

The Modern Dynasty

1995-96 to 2008

🏆 1997🏆 1998🏆 2002🏆 2008

After a 42-year Cup drought, Detroit built a juggernaut around captain Steve Yzerman and a wave of stars. Back-to-back Cups in 1997 and 1998 were powered by the Russian Five and Yzerman's leadership; the 2002 team dressed roughly ten future Hall of Famers; and the 2008 Cup, led by Lidstrom, Datsyuk and Zetterberg, capped the run. Scotty Bowman coached three of the four titles.

Steve YzermanNicklas LidstromSergei FedorovPavel DatsyukHenrik ZetterbergDominik HasekBrendan ShanahanIgor Larionov

Source: Hockey Hall of Fame (hhof.com) and Red Wings team history

Sources: Hockey Hall of Fame (hhof.com), NHL.com, career stats via NHL API. Inductions and dynasty details courtesy of the Hockey Hall of Fame.