Complete 1997 Stanley Cup anniversary ceremony

The Red Wings celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1997 Stanley Cup championship.

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

Although nobody has worn #16 since Vladdy I think it's about time we put #16 up in the rafters

[@kylejohnson6070]

Exactly! It’s NEVER going to be worn out of respect.

[@WziaHere]

Illitch family refuses to retire anybody's number if they aren't in the HHOF. It's so dumb, but Vladdy's 16 will be like Larry Aurie's 6 and just be a number out of circulation.

[@futuredirector23]

all 5 russians need to have their jerseys retired

[@badm0t0rf1ng3r]

If you're not letting Pat Verbeek or Brett Hull wear it no one should!

[@m4stek]

Disagree. Just needs to remain out of circulation. The rafters need to be held for the best of the best to have worn the winged wheel.

[@vladimiraannin7586]

Без Русских🏒🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🏆этого счастья МЫ не узнали. Великая команда.

[@vitaly5297]

Ларионов был

[@bond.jamesbond5893]

Без монгол ты бы не узнал счастье рождения. А уж потереть чуток, так и татарин там. До русского тебе, как до Киева.

[@zerovolume24]

Я болельщик Колорадо, но с большим уважением отношусь к Детройту. И даже здесь на церемонии вспомнили про 26.03.1997 ;) Времена, когда играла Русская пятёрка, незабываемы.

[@blakethetank]

I wish Sergei, Slava, and Fetisov could have made it that would have been awesome to have all 5.

[@dhit6277]

Nick Lidstrom was special. The Wings never missed the playoffs his whole career. He was fun to watch and I never worried about anything when he was on the ice.

[@nicolemccutcheon4518]

Thanks to my dad I started watching them that year when Brendan came to replace Paul Coffey and I’m a true fan of both it’s never going to be the same without these guys but let’s hope this season is as good as it was back 25 years ago ! I will always be a fan of the redwings !

[@Rob-uc8zr]

scotty you damn right we'll support this team

[@HunterMackenzieMusic]

The classmanship, the team, owners, support and love. #16

[@cam1398]

As a kid who grew up in West Michigan...One of my most distinct memories is throwing confetti from the rafters at our lake-house in Traverse City in 1997. This team was our youth, whether it be in the driveway on rollerskates or on the lake in winter. Vladdy always reminds me that life is so much more than hockey.

[@rhaltunen]

Dang, I sure miss that team. I watch the highlights from those days so often that it’s shocking to me to see how time has marched on while watching this video.

[@Designerguy24]

Talk about making a grown ass 41 year old man tear up!

[@stevedrums1675]

I’m a Rangers fan, but I know greatness. And this was team represented greatness.

[@marci3667]

I missed this before the game ! Thank you for the video! What a team!❤

[@mangrove]

1:34 that glare that Malts gives to Selanne, helluva grinder.

[@ОлегФролов-л1и]

Константинов💪💪💪!!!В Детройте номер 16 надо вывести из обращения.Легендарный игрок!!!Великий человек!!!

[@DR.DisInfect]

RIP Momma loved watching them win with you

[@klompsauce]

Sorry duder, I just sent both of these clips to my mom, her and I watched games together all through the 90’s. Her and Gordie playing shuffleboard right now

[@GurgenKostradze1982]

The Russian FIVE!!! VLADINATOR, PROFESSOR, DAD BEAR, FEDOROV and KOZLOV🤘🤘🤘

[@henrymoon6351]

I cant believe it has been 25 years...

[@NNogiRu]

Hello from Nizhny Novgorod ("Russian Detroit"), head coach Larionov's team Torpedo🤍💙

[@jeasongagnon4332]

Just here to see what 25 years looks like. I was 10 at the time and remember them winning it.

[@johnschlaefflin2100]

The ending was pretty funny, they were passing the cup around like hot potato, alright who wants this thing? You carry the darn thing.

[@JSauer21]

If you guys would step it up we can dominate the league and have the best rivalry again, Go Avs!

[@DETROIT1948]

Hockey Town's Greatest! 1997

[@freshtomatru2100]

Это времена моей юности, я вырос на русской пятёрке, прекрасные времена были!

[@blakethetank]

Draper looking dapper af

[@andrewlane5839]

Were not far from contending. Look at Tampa. Trust Steve Y and his vision. A championship team isn't built overnight.

[@pali1H]

Please make a deal with KZbin TV. I still don't get local games. Just dumb.

[@scninja07]

Grind Line 4ever

[@michaelrimmer4200]

they get to do it again next year for the 98 team.

[@klompsauce]

They actually did it the next game haha

[@klompsauce]

Maybe we can get the 2002 next year hahaha

[@chadbaughman401]

Great moments the back to back cups Russian five the joe #LGRW

[@curtslate471]

Osgood- “where am I going?” Lol

[@mram3rica25]

they need to do this for the 02' team as well

[@badm0t0rf1ng3r]

I mean that team was only like 8 years ago... ah shit.

[@klompsauce]

4 years away my guy

[@Nall412]

@@klompsauce What was the 2002 championship like? Were they expecting to win it that year or go on a long playoff run. What were some of the story lines in partof that cup win?

[@Nall412]

@@klompsauce hmmm???

[@michaellaughlin8457]

watta treat this and the 3-1 win vs capitals 💪🤗💪LGRW 💪🤗🥰👍

[@miked6434]

Holmstrom with #15? No equipment associate Tim Abbott?

[@errbt]

#15 was his jersey number for '96-97, which is why he wore it for the celebration. He switched to #96 for the following season.

[@klompsauce]

changed the next season

[@WTF-TV2415]

Yeah, that's right. I do remember Holmstrom wearing #15.

[@Sergey-Ramos]

Моя Юность )

[@сынанархии-у4я]

🤌🥅❤️‍🔥🏒😎✊

[@konstantinkazakov2066]

...and Soviet 5

[@alexkrainov6606]

Где Фёдоров #91 лучший игрок Крыльев

[@24aleksas]

он ЦСКА тренирует... не смог.... он так и сказал на одной из пресс-конференций

[@runbmc35]

Jamie pushor got old as did Lapointe

[@OldishGoalie]

Patric Ruh-wah!! Lololol

[@Nall412]

LGRW

[@oscarwinner2034]

Why do the Red Wings jerseys have HUGE red collars? Looks terrible...

[@onlyNtimE]

Really?

[@WTF-TV2415]

They've always had the red collar.

[@oscarwinner2034]

@@WTF-TV2415 Yes. But not that thick. Looks terrible.

[@Davidjon1946]

I'm not a big Detroit Red Wings fan but I love watching Philadelphia getting robbed of championships. Congrats Houston Astros btw

[@klompsauce]

A 4-0 sweep with Flyers not in the first three games at all is not “robbed”

[@Davidjon1946]

@@klompsauce did they not loose ?? Robbed is a ambiguous meaning hopes and dreams being robbed away

[@Свет-м7з]

Пазеры!

[@rbrb3625]

Meanwhile, 10 years later Steve YZ, the $1,000 suit phoney man went to Tampa to be an executive. At the same time he was exec of Team Canada. With meanness and astounding stupidity, he left the legendary Martin St Louis OFF LOF THE TEAM CANADA ROSTER! ! ! What an insult. ! ! ! He put untested sophomore rookie Steve Stamkos on team instead. This was complete disrespect of a Captain, a Hall of Fame Numbers and Awards Person. Martin could no longer play for such a Sn§\ Person. And requested trade. So, Martin St Louis did NOT go on to become the face of the franchise as an exec like Jean BELIVEAU. Martin should have had a statue of himself beside Phil Esposito,the first Tampa exec, outside of Tampa Forum. Anyway to show Sn§\ man mistake, Martin had A FOUR GOAL GAME in one of his last Tampa appearances ! ! ! Eventually, because of injuries, Martin St.Louis was added to the Team Canada Rooster. Damage was done because Martin could no longer respect Sn§\ man, $1,000 suit. Mr. StevenYz, Sn§\ man, $1,000 suit is Yesterday’s man out of touch with the creative, quick, spontaneous game of today. He is stuck into toxic ‘The Man’ role which is hack/slash hockey not the elegance and laser sparkle of today. Also, he is one of the worst communicators I have ever heard with a two note delivery and no enthusiasm or instinct. OK DUE RESPECT to his player statistics. But as an executive, does he deserve your respect? Hey, how is The Yzerplan going ? Any , for those of you with no discernment, you have the right to bow down to a false Humble Phoney in a $1,000 suit. I choose not to respect him. I respect people like Bobby Orr, Bill GUERIN, Billy Smith, Jean BELIVEAU, Martin BRODEUR, Peter Stemkowski, Henri Richard, Tim Thomas, Dennis Hull, Doug Harvey, Brad Park, Phil Esposito, Tony Esposito, Mark Messier, Andy Bathgate, Bobby Baun, And 🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂Martin St.Louis 🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂 ! ! ! SALT OT THE EARTH ! ! ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[@klompsauce]

He built the team that won in Tampa, and we will have another Cup in 3 years. At the time, Stammer was better than St. Louis and tough decisions have to be made. Yzerman absolutely understands the current game and isn’t stuck on “the man” whatever that means, the Yzerplan will work here too, because he’s the best GM in the NHL. Stammer having made 4 finals winning 2, and Marty is 1 for 2, don’t think it’s a stretch to say Stammer is better and that the right choice was made. Crawford using Borque instead of Gretz in 1998 in the shootout was far more egregious, how’d that team do that Stammer was picked for over Marty? Steve is the epitome of class, wildly respected throughout the hockey world, and an all time talent. And bad communicator? He’s literally called The Captain, for his leadership abilities, guessing that includes locker room speeches.

[@brandonchalloner9218]

This was one of the funnier things I've ever read in my life. I sincerely hope you're dead serious and have been repeating this to yourself in the mirror every morning for the last 20 years.

[@smichaels10]

I'm a 46 year old man watching this with tears in my eyes. So many warm memories of those years. I miss them so much.

[@CompetitiveFishingFreak]

I'm right there with you Sir,46 years old and remember those Great Red Wing moments,My first game ever is when Sergi Fedorov scored those 5 goals against the Washington Capitals,won it in overtime

[@jeffreyrowley9004]

Me to brother!

[@mikeway2223]

I’m 41 and remember that team like it was yesterday. Great time growing up in Michigan as a Red Wing fan!

[@rbrb3625]

@@jeffreyrowley9004 ‘too’…..as in also NOT ‘to’ which indicates directionality.

[@NNogiRu]

I am 46 too and I am crying too in Russia

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

Vladdy

[@JP18729]

The Russian 5 and Grind Line need banners in the rafters. Those units were part of the team identity back then. That team in that era had us emotionally invested in the story like we were a part of the family.

[@klompsauce]

Statues, or name a concourse after the other

[@nirvanaguitar]

@@klompsauce I'm all aboard the #RETIRE91 train, but retiring 8 numbers is a bit much. I like the idea of some kind of Tribute though. Oh, I got a good idea! Recently I read that Vladdy was going to loose his medical benefits due to some change in state policy or some bureaucratic insurance fine print bull shit. It would be fitting for Chris Illitch to foot these bills considering the organization loves to really, exploit? No to strong of a word. Hmm, they love to really sell us the inspirational story and nostalgia. And rightfully so I say given it's one of the best in sports imo, but if we're gonna treat him like a hero when the cameras are on it's only right we take care of him when they're not. I doubt Mr.I would even have to think about given that he proved to truly be one of the few ultra rich that still remained humble and kind.

[@ajmpatriot4899]

If history is repeating itself with our Wings, we know what is coming. Especially those of us that we’re watching it all back then. A lot of frustration then ultimately, glory! 🙏❤️

[@jleif7736]

Meh, we do win important games, but we lose abysmally against teams that we shouldn't lose to... I haven't really gotten onboard the hype yet, there is still a bunch of holes that need to be fixed in this team. Hopefully when Vrana, Fabbri, Sunny come back we will start slaying. I think we will be Dominant in like 2024-2025. Hopefully I'm wrong though.

[@thewizardofoz511]

@@jleif7736 what's Sunny's injury again and how long is he out for?

[@ts13f65]

Happy to see Vlad holding the cup again

[@badm0t0rf1ng3r]

He always wins at Uno.

[@bobmeyer854]

They had fun ripping on Shanny for being late.

[@Michigan1985]

At 37, it's crazy that I'm older than they were when they played on that team. So many great memories with every single one of those players. Wish we still had the Joe Louis Arena for this anniversary.

[@scoggy7]

And let's not forget about those players who were traded before the Cups, but helped build this team up...RIP PROBIE!

[@WTF-TV2415]

Bob Probert, Gerard Gallant, Petr Klima, Adam Oates, I could go on. So many great players they let get away before the 97 team did the deed.

[@chrisdietrich8944]

As an Avs fan growing up I HATED these guys.... however over the years I've come to appreciate them and I enjoy the memories of the hard fought battles between the two teams.

[@stevo48602]

I kept waiting for Scotty to yell at the boys in the back for screwing around haha

[@kitfisto1827]

Doug Brown, Aaron Ward, Chris Osgood look so young still.

[@adammoreno4654]

Damnit I’m not crying, your crying !

[@ЕвгенийБармин-ф4щ]

Молодчики!!!

[@jacksmith5692]

Scotty Bowman had no use for guys like Dave Schultz and Bob Probert and yet in December of 1996 brought a guy off the scrapheap down in San Antonio, Texas with badly damaged hands and gave him a role as a 3rd line checker on the Grind Line and used him in 37 playoff games in 1997 and 1998 winning Stanley Cups. He was our protector in 1994 playing 20 games as we won a Stanley Cup in NY and then 3 years later won back to back Cups playing 37 playoff games scoring 5 goals and 8 points with 52 penalty minutes. Smart toughness and in 1997 his line checked the Legion of Doom! One Joe Kocur!

[@DiegoGomez-sk8bd]

So great to see them, a lot of memories. Thanks forever to those players, coaches and staff, my heroes when I was growing up #LGRW

[@adrianwalsh6053]

1997 was a bad year for me !!!but so cool your anniversary!!!happy for you !@! U know I try not too remember that year !!!so beautiful the awards !!!!I really enjoyed your show !!!all three awards it would be such a moving experience too win something !!!

[@Nhamp2000]

Man, I can't believe it's been 25 years already. Saturday, June 7th, 1997, the Cup is ours, and Friday, June 13th (my 30th birthday) the horrific crash. So high, so sad

[@ASCYT2]

Compare these celebrations to other sports this one is so emotional when everyone else so so boring

[@nealk6387]

I modeled my play after Igor larionov. Miss watching him play.

[@jasongoodman3495]

My father told me the story of him goin to one of the Finals games at the spectrum with his girlfriend at the time and her father in a box suite. Also love they played the Irish jig for Shanny for old times sake

[@сынанархии-у4я]

🤌Федор 91 💪💪💪❗️✊😎

[@flipok7796]

Русская пятерка и Волшебник Дацюк это лучшее что было 😊👍🏻

[@КунгФурор]

Это была одна из величайших команд в истории лиги.

[@kitfisto1827]

This makes me feel old.

[@klompsauce]

Same. 35 now.

[@pcho93]

19:57 THAT DARN PATRICK ROY

[@benthomas4430]

Where's Shanahan?

[@islanders1329fan]

Gosh!! I still remembering this Red Wings Stanley Cup Championship team. They fucking owned the Flyers that year and their Legion Of Doom (Leclair, Lindros and Renberg) they didn’t stand a chance. I was 14 then. Gosh how time flies

[@massivecumshot]

I'm 68 and never cried harder in my life when I saw Stevie take the Cup and give it to Vladdie in his wheelchair after sweeping the Caps. Shows you everything you'll ever need to know about this team, it's character and loyalty. These people were giants amongst us and we were so lucky to have them.

[@jeffshaper9466]

I am getting goosebumps watching this. I was a young 13 year old boy playing hockey. Detroit all the way......

[@Slamit88]

That's Legendary Detroit Suburbanite (Birmingham Groves Grad') & SUPER-FAN Jo Jo Freedman "Bawlin' Against the Glass" @ the 2:21 mark!!.....😭🍻

[@golandalex70]

А почему приехал, только Ларионов? Ах да, это Америка.

[@robertmorton6584]

Such great memories

[@gusrichlund3022]

Did I miss a acknowledgment for Shanahan?

[@zuirmailru4418]

Ну уж могли бы Фетисов, Фёдоров и Козлов найти свободный денёк в своём графике......

[@ПавелЛягушин-м6п]

Фёдоров правильно сделал что не поехал. И Козлов тоже. Что делать в этом гадюшнике.

[@СергейФ-к9ч]

Без русской пятерки, вам бы это и не снилось. Так что...

[@klompsauce]

Important but we won just as many with 2 Russians in 2002 and 0 in 2008. They definitely were important but take it easy eh

[@СергейФ-к9ч]

@@klompsauce, извини, ничего не понял

[@kino_optika]

@@klompsauce Didn't Pavel Datsyuk play in 2008?)

[@michaelm7116]

dee troy it. WTF

[@klompsauce]

That’s how Canadians say it. Listen to “Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot, he really hits all 3 syllables

[@kevincoulter9610]

Vlady vlady put up 16

[@massivecumshot]

That look Mickey Redmond gave Jimmy Devellano says a lot. Not exactly ginger ale buddies.