The Russian Five - Fedorov, Larionov, Fetisov, Konstantinov, Kozlov

The Russian Five - Fedorov, Larionov, Fetisov, Konstantinov, Kozlov

[@firemedic542]

As an American and also a diehard Blackhawks fan, I have to say that it was a lot of fun yet frustrating to watch these guys play because they were so good. The Russian influence really made the game so much better. Much respect to them! I really miss watching them play.

[@gustavspritzer7411]

DDR USSR Rex.....

[@mikamikkola4483]

Without the red machine, hockey would never have developed to another level. Larionov and and rest of the guys were artists with a big heart. Hats off and a big respect.

[@user-mv6de9rj1v]

Спасибо всем за теплые слова в адрес моих соотечественников!Быть добру и честному,красивому спорту!

[@Blobber.t]

OUR compatriots (наши соотечественники)

[@Motoko1134]

DA COMRADE

[@ExpbI44]

Ты тоже американец?

[@christine3938]

I am 40 years old now I grew up in Michigan. My brother played hockey I grew up in a hockey ring since I was 2 years old. I started playing After the coach let me practice and ask me joined the team. It was the only girl. I still wear my number 91 Jersey all the time. Absolutely love the Russian 5. Fedorov was like a jet plane on the ice. I liked playing like Probert. Can't play anymore but I still go up to the local hockey ranks to just watch I will sit there for hours.

[@mikehanzal9562]

Viva mother Russia 🇷🇺

[@aklestinec]

Sergei Fedorov is the best all around hockey player I’ve ever watched. The guy could play everywhere and he was a pure goal scorer. 90s hockey bred some of the most amazing talents in NHL history.

[@tropickman]

Not sure if he is the best ever, but I really love ultra skilled offensive players who are also physical & dedicated on defense & fore-checking. Ovechkin comes to mind!

[@abrahamwong938]

My favourite Red Wings moment was in 1998 when they swept the Caps in a championship clinching game, the team brought on Konstantinov, who was on wheelchair with a permanent injury, then put the Cup on his lap, as a gesture of "bro you are not forgotten"....damn...i was touched

[@zakwan10]

They also lobbied successfully to put his name on the Cup that year.

[@Chakdefatte194]

@@zakwan10 really? Didn’t know that. I know Boston lobbyists to get savards name on the cup, don’t think they won that fight tho

[@chris10878]

Hell yeah man. I watched that to… on tv but I still felt it

[@brentbates5057]

Legendary NHL moment. Hockey is beauty

[@chadbaughman401]

Loved that moment

[@lawoftheuniverse8089]

That group of Russians were simply AWESOME...!!! I am Canadian and I just loved watching them play...!!!

[@kalle8189]

Larionov is still one of the greatest players in NHL history, he could do anything from defence to offense, his super underrated

[@coreykmvy1980]

If you watch the highlights of his three Stanley Cups with the Wings, you’ll see he was on the ice in the most crucial moments. Down a goal, protecting a lead etc. He was the straw that stirred the drink as they say

[@zenonelealainen3750]

Totally agree. Larionov is by the way the third best playmaker in hockey history after Gretzky and Lemieux. Not an overly physical player, but a tough guy and a super hard working guy who went there into the boards to dig the puck against two opposing defenders who were both 20cm taller than him and he always got the puck. Datsyuk was very much like Larionov, but with better stickhandling and shot. I though still think that Larionov was a better playmaker because of his ability to open offense.

[@coreykmvy1980]

@@zenonelealainen3750well said, he’s one of my favorites and I really enjoyed watching him destroy other teams traps

[@kalle8189]

@@zenonelealainen3750 yeah he wasn’t that physical but always in very good shape and he was strong

[@user-lq5tv6iy6o]

It's because he is not Canadian or American , but Russian .

[@borisrudzki2593]

It's hard not to cry, thinking of the Vladinator.

[@Nvwheeler]

Yes, that was tragic what happened to him. He was a fantastic player who would have had a great career

[@jamesfazica3603]

It was so sad. I was in high school when it happened. I was devastated. Vlad was my favorite Wing after Stevie Y. He was amazing.

[@jor-el1298]

I'm not Russian and I'm not a Detroit fan, but that line... No words.

[@johngalt2506]

So much fun to watch.

[@user-fw2nk7wf5x]

It does not matter, russian or not. Hockey is a great game and russian 5 is great too! 🏒👍. I'm russian 😊

[@user-fw2nk7wf5x]

And Detroit fan also. My N'1 is Fedorof.

[@surosogo]

@@user-fw2nk7wf5x Мой тоже

[@plaxxxxxa]

@@surosogo а чё забываем про Пашу Буре?

[@jahmanoog461]

Brilliant. The puck control, passing, teamwork, skating, deception,, clearly the Russians love their hockey, else you couldn't play it this well. A privilege to watch, not even a Detroit fan, but this was great hockey.

[@thetroopersk]

they have to, as to proove to be the best...otherwise....gulag...and death...no choice...

[@sportsfix6975]

Imagine being a Detroit Fanatic since the crappy 80's and watching that team evolve starting with Yzerman...it was amazing to watch the rebuild!

[@surosogo]

@@thetroopersk 😂👍

[@alexandramott3181]

@@thetroopersk dear this is total lie . Gulag pls it was till 1953 , their time was quite different. I was born in USSR in 1979 , all politians in all the world are liers. USSR was great country

[@thetroopersk]

@@alexandramott3181 great country ?? ussr ?? you joking...right ? run by kgb...killed millions... very great country ..

[@ianerickson6522]

The greatest 5 man unit in the history of the NHL, imagine if we got Igor and Fetisov in their prime and Vlad didn't get injured. I mean seriously you got guys mid to late 30's toying with prime NHL'ers. That line in that era for 10 years, 5 Cups minimum. Nobody had seen anything like it

[@thunderhammer593]

Nah....in their primes they win a minimum of 7 in 10...and in the other 3 ...something catastrophic would have happened

[@dronlaa]

👏

[@HughHarding46]

Since we had to give up Kozlov to get Hasek, can you imagine if they could have kept them together long enough to get Datsyuk on the ice and if they did not lose Vlad. Talk about scary.

[@drain698]

If it wasnt for sovjet they would never been that good but maybe more happy and pro player but not that insane good

[@drain698]

But i understand how you mean

[@garyweglarz]

Loved watching these guys! Vlad "The Impaler" Konstantinov was probably my favorite for his open ice checking that earned him his nickname. It wasn't all just skilled puck movement with Vlad. Sadly that limo accident ended an amazing hockey career.

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

I remember watching the Russian 5. I'll never forget it. I knew I was watching something special. I tuned in for ever game I could. I remember their first shift together and Federov's 5 goal night.

[@CekTopGaZa1988]

How old were you?

[@travzimmerman1340]

@Hogans Hero’s Fan *Fedorov

[@andyblank3735]

The 5 goal game was the first red wings game I ever went to, I was 6 years old!

[@CekTopGaZa1988]

@@andyblank3735 Cool!What a great memory!

[@vikingkrigare5329]

Never forget about Vladimir Krutov, one of the best players of all time. Too bad that the collapse of Soviet wasn't that great for him. Rest in peace

[@marcusrombo2391]

Så sant , alla klarade inte omställningen

[@user-qk1mv4qc4l]

Крутов великий игрок!☝️🤨

[@plaxxxxxa]

Krutov the greatest. RIP

[@artemlipat2882]

I was a boy in 80s and went to CSKA games in Moscow and watched alive Makarov-Larionov-Krutov-Fetisov-Kasatonov. And Krutov was my favourite player

[@starina.ziczag]

Спасибо что остаётесь их фанатами,они старались для вас. Думаю им было важно как вы к ним относитесь,поэтому играли чертовски хорошо и красиво. Помните друзья их.

[@user-ye1fs1os7z]

Отличные слова...

[@mityaypolov6118]

Их невозможно забыть.

[@puppethound]

As an American and huge Detroit fan, we love this group of men and what they did for our team and our sport. Always remembered as a dynasty. Thank you Russia ❤

[@user-ih4fd9sf8x]

Beautiful words! I live in Detroit and also huge red wings fan ❤ i love the Russian five. Spasibo 🙏🏼

[@Bigben-1989]

I will friend 🤗

[@chrishesketh5326]

The best hockey team ever played.

[@karenvrolijk183]

Well apart from the national team of the Soviet Union.

[@hardh2ogillz]

I can always say I was and am a fan and was watching those boys. Loved the R5 and how they changed the game ✌🏻🏒

[@CandidBroheim]

I’m a lifelong Avalanche fan and Fedorov was a menace, great player. Miss the Avs vs Wings in the late 90s!

[@Charleybones]

Me too Jaff. It was one of the greatest rivalries in all pro sports...It was personal.

[@thomasknapp6434]

You could have constructed a Hall of Fame wing using just the rosters of the Avalanche and Red Wings from 1996-2002. The talent that oozed out of both those teams during that stretch was as good as any two teams in any era before or since. Just phenomenal hockey whenever they played each other.

[@robertpsotka3525]

Living in Detroit area my whole life and being a hockey nut, I just loved the Russian 5. My list of favorite from top to bottom Konstantinov, Larionov, Fedorov, Fetisov and Kozlov

[@tomsampson8084]

As a native Detroiter and Wings fan I remember these wonderful times. I also remember much of the hockey elite like Don Cherry scoffed at this style of hockey. I grew up with "the Dead things" so it was all the sweeter when the Wings became the best team in the game for a couple decades.

[@Dan-Martin]

@@tomsampson8084 Lmao @ Cherry scoffing at the Russian style. Talk about arrogance, they made him eat his words.

[@likkidixx]

There's just new and old school players there that made a difference.

[@likkidixx]

Fedorov was a 100+ point man

[@jamesfazica3603]

Konstantinov was my favorite as well. I remember setting off fireworks in front of my house in Plymouth after we won the cup in '97. What a great team. We'll be back soon.

[@Xx_Belij_xX]

Великая пятёрка!💪

[@surosogo]

Самый лучший!

[@Tigersguy]

These five men helped save Detroit Hockey I’ll never forget these times.

[@cdjhyoung]

Perhaps true, but don't under rate what Scotty Bowman contributed to Detroit's success. Not only did he gather the Russian Five, but was smart enough to let them loose as a stand alone squad. But Bowman also found a way to take Stevie Y and turn him from just a points accumulating player into a team leader and true winner. Bowman also found the right talent to make what would be on other teams the 'goon squad' - the forth line bangers into a scoring and penalty killing power house.

[@The_G_89]

If you want to see what Pure Chemistry looks like, you look at the Russian Five. That’s probably the purest chemistry I’ve seen from a line in the game of hockey.

[@shark180]

As a kid I always wanted to have Fedorov's hair and I'd cry any time a barber would cut it incorrectly.

[@luisalizondo4973]

The greatest 5 man unit in the history of the NHL

[@LasseEklof]

The Russian (Soviet) 1st five have shifted over the decades. In the 70's, "The Big Red Machine" consisted of Valerij Charlamov, Boris Michajlov, Vladimir Petrov, Aleksandr Maltsev and Valerij Vasiljev. In my decade, the 80's, the team consisted of Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, Sergej Makarov, Vjatjeslav Fetisov and Aleksej Kasatonov. And as goalkeeper of course Vladislav Tretiak. In connection with the World Cup 2008, the ice hockey team of the century was named: Vjatjeslav Fetisov (Sovjet), Börje Salming (Sweden), Valerij Charlamov (Sovjet), Sergej Makarov (Sovjet), Wayne Gretzky (Canada) and Vladislav Tretiak (Sovjet) as goalkeeper. 4 out of 6 is quite impressive.

[@AlexA-qp2kw]

I lived in Soviet Union in 70s and 80s. I loved Soviet national hockey team but my favorite goaltenders were Göran Högosta and then Pelle Lindbergh

[@percapita1239]

And when Sweden broke their supremacy it was like Frodo when reaching that mountain and finally got to win at last. *Tomas Sandström*

[@user-qk1mv4qc4l]

Может Валерий Харламов? Чарламова не помню.

[@percapita1239]

@@user-qk1mv4qc4l Are you on crack??

[@user-qk1mv4qc4l]

@@percapita1239 братан у меня что то нет перевода. Я не понял,что ты пишешь.✌️😉

[@harlowmansfield8222]

There will never be a time like that in hockey again. There was nothing like the Russian 5. So many great memories. Kozlov #3 was my jersey

[@John-gn2dp]

I have never seen the red wings play this well in my lifetime when my dad told me that the red wings in the 90s were a thing of beauty he wasn’t lying

[@illusi0n1g]

The best game on Earth

[@MB57]

I would say on ice, but can't disagree with you.

[@Mixa2680]

Really, it was very great 👍👍👍 But it doesn't best in the world, I saw better))))

[@eberkovich]

This was incredible to watch and scary to play against.

[@aromanmcse]

I''ve been blessed to watch my favorite hockey player - Sergei Fedorov - on my favorite team - Red Wings - with the greatest coach ever - Scotty Bowman - and win championships. I am blessed!

[@MJS_whooo]

Amen! No other player could ever replace Fedorov as my favorite.

[@antoninocosta3439]

The best of the best Russian 5 ..

[@MB57]

Datsyuk is still my favorite, but wow!

[@rickenterkin4720]

He was a great puck handler & jaw dropping moves. But I'll always lean towards Sergei Fedorov. Dude had a lighting quick slap shot & speed always kills.

[@MB57]

@@rickenterkin4720 Federov is the answer to why so many 91s in the NHL today? The slap had everything! Respect, but as a G, I want my guy to shed time & space before making the big play. Less time for me to let in a softie 🤣

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

Watching the Russian 5 was like having a 5 man unit of Datsyuk's.

[@user-du1qy6if6k]

Datsyk TOP of the TOP.

[@frandeep]

Dastsyuk is a hockey player’s favourite player…or so they say.

[@denishardt13]

Ура ура ура. Всех благодарю за добрые слова про этих людей.

[@minxhong]

Such great memories…never have I seen a 5 guys play so in sync and beautifully. Thanks for video👏

[@11DNA11]

It happens when you play for an army team where you just play together all the time. More than NHL teams did. That's the only reason they won so many world championships and olympic golds. Other teams were playing with amateurs and the Soviets had professionals playing.

[@b3delta1]

The control, oh the control. It was hilarious, like they said in the video. They'd just keep passing...and passing....and passing until the shot was perfect. The way the Wings recruited back then was genius too. They didn't play the Penguins and Avs game and just buy talent. They knew they wouldn't get good draft picks, so they looked for those players far away, the ones like the 5, Osgood, Datsyuk, and Z and would play as a damn team. I saw an interview with Scotty Bowman, and he told Stevie Y " Hey, I don't need you scoring 60 goals a season, I need your whole line each scoring 30 a season". It was that kind of play and teamwork that fit with the way the 5 had been playing their entire lives. I miss watching the control. I watch the Wings now and just scream at the TV "Slow down! Own the damn puck!"

[@user-by9jc1fw7y]

Этот Детройт шатал всех. Молодцы красная машина 👍. Эх Детройт моего детства и юности ✌️

[@mmaaphilliates]

Hockey from 1990-2005 simply amazing 👏

[@charlie_one_9]

Exactly how I feel and am so fortunate to have followed those Wings. I was obsessed with hockey back then, it’s def not the same anymore. So many greats playing at that level on the same team. Not many teams today have more than a couple true stars anymore.

[@gangrenouslimb]

Seriously, thank you for this upload

[@6WaysToSomeday]

enjoyed the feature documentary, I take it? :)

[@111voodoo]

111voodoo 1 second ago Such an honor to have grown up in This era as a wings fan and kid form Detroit. I remember watching in awe and learning everything I could from them. It was watching federov that made me want to take Russian skating lessons learn how to use my edges like a Russian. Cant put into words how my game and skating helped form me into the player I became. Watching these guys maintain puck control, re grouping, never stop moving their feet. You name it. I learned. And I got to do it while watching my favorite team play. I miss these days. And watching this footage really brings back memories. People don’t realize how the wings organization revolutionized the game. The PP breakouts and entires every team uses these days. All started by the wings. And it all started with these 5.

[@slaveoffashion]

WOW... Respect for Russian players.... FOREVER!

[@america1st827]

I loved watching these guys play.

[@chrisphillips348]

I have 1 great Russian 5 shirt, Sickle-hammer & Wing. Love that shirt and am hesitant to wear it cause they don’t sell that one anymore. I recently found another and am getting it.. the movie shirt is cool. On Red Wings board’s my handle is “Russian 5” Despite my fave player Ever is Datsyuk. Imagine if that 13 was on the Unit! Nobody would shoot.

[@chrisphillips348]

I had this blue Wings shirt Custom made for Racing Marathons. It has vintage logo (1937-1970) smaller wing with white feathers and 13-Datsyuk on back.

[@naturalrock5674]

@@chrisphillips348 fking marketing killing it all(

[@michaelwirth6843]

Sergei Makarov would have fit perfect in there. He is/was my all time favourite hockey player!

[@lime7059]

даа Макаров лучший!!

[@roman-mz]

Макаров номер 1 ра все времена !

[@mmaaphilliates]

Pavel Bure For Me

[@lime7059]

@@mmaaphilliatesв более узкой перспективе конечно

[@alwillk]

They were about to trade yzerman for yashin in ‘95.

[@suprcrzy]

Stars fan here. I was always in awe whenever we played the Red Wings in the mid to late 90's.. Incredible stuff.

[@westerneurope1752]

Krutov, Makarov, Larionov, Fetisov and Kasatonov. Those were the Russian five.

[@user-hb1mw3qu6x]

Козлов, Константинов.

[@user-be1sy9is9v]

Какая это была пятёрка..!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@Jiltedin2007]

The Detroit Red Army!

[@thefoxes5]

Greatest line there was.

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

And yet the greatest Russian born player ever on the wings was Pavel Datsyuk

[@ottovonbearsmark8876]

The World: “The Iron Curtain is collapsing, we will finally have peace!” The Red Wings: “GET ME THEIR HOCKEY PLAYERS”

[@geoffkosmala2354]

Fact's

[@dejffjed]

The real Russian Five were: Makarov, Krutov, Larionov, Kasatonov, Fetisov. They were beasts in the 80's. However, a decade earlier there was arguably one of the best offensive line to ever play ice-hockey: Mikhailov, Kharlamov, Petrov. Hockey fans should never forget them.

[@user-fw2nn5hw4k]

Феноменальная игра русской пятерки!

[@sergejsaban925]

Игроки от Бога, просто шедевр.

[@dimonchik9171]

Это классика хоккея!!!!!

[@calmes8978]

I was at the game in Calgary with my girlfriend when the Russian 5 played together for the very first time.

[@larrydanadavid2435]

St. Basil's Cathedral looks magnificent. I want to see a KHL game in Moscow and visit that cathedral in person. Once this mess is over…

[@mythixsm16]

Man this bring back nostalgia ooo what if they had pavel daysuk then it would be the Russian 6

[@stevemineer2857]

That would’ve been a possibility because they wouldn’t have needed a goalie.

[@TSBHalo]

Only a 5 man lineup for 5v5

[@mythixsm16]

@@TSBHalo nah him at goalie

[@alexanderkennedy6557]

Also Zetterberg, in my opinion the wings wasted his skills, he was a goal scoring machine, but they kept him as an assistant

[@warrenrocks3949]

That would be SO F’ing illegal and SO F’ing sweet! Lol

[@yoholmes273]

As a NJ fan I was upset Fetisov never got to win a Cup where he began his NHL career. Little did we know he would get his Cup while cementing his legacy mentoring a team of legends.

[@rudavalek]

The very first time Canadians saw the real hockey lol

[@thunderhammer593]

It's as if Nikola tesla came to participate in a high school science fair

[@T2P661]

They saw real hockey, they just didn’t see Russian hockey

[@donnysheena7306]

Keep in mind Canadians allways beat USA . And Canadians embrace hockey not like the USA where football and even baseball over takes hockey . So who saw real hockey . I’m you USA did . And USA can’t even give Russia a go in hockey in witch the Canadians always beat Russia and USA . And did you know most of the USA Nhl teams that win the Stanley cup they have more Canadians players than USA . So shows who’s better players the Canadians players are lol . So there yeA go my mind on who saw real hockey there buds haha

[@azynkron]

@@donnysheena7306 You somehow turned it into a Canadian rant..

[@donnysheena7306]

The real Canadian rant. Lol

[@andreyshapirov175]

Спасибо Детройту! Зажег наших ребят! Фёдоров красавчик! Это лучший центр за океаном!

[@PrivatelyHanging]

The Red Army, it was the perfect combination.

[@matthewcaton930]

Absolutely amazing wot else can you say, I played semi pro in England at that time I was a young kid and I tried to emulate them as so many of my friends did amazing dazzling I was in awe still am . Some great players in the nhl now but not great lines

[@captainsmoke1612]

Fedorov was my favorite in the first NHL video games I played. Had no clue about NHL hockey back then.

[@albegt98]

the real 5 Russian top player for me was Fetisov- Kasatonov Krutov- Larionov- Makarov

[@u.v.s.5583]

Agreed.

[@perryegolson833]

@@u.v.s.5583 That was the best 5-man unit to ever play.

[@plaxxxxxa]

how about Bure?

[@albegt98]

@@plaxxxxxa very strong too

[@curtisskowaisa972]

I am a Habs fan !!! But I watched them as a kid !!! Amazing !!! They were an amazing unit !!! Absolutely !!!

[@user-io2co7vb7s]

Такая гордость за своих Воскресенцах! Ларионова и Козлов наши кумиры и легенда!

[@kingoghearts1]

Thanks to them Vancouver got Pavel Bure , most exciting player to ever wear a Canuck uniform

[@michaelmack1035]

As a Wings fan, I had the privilege of watching them. They all went through the same hockey school

[@Otis1194]

Watching clips like these it shows truly how much goalkeeping has improved exponentially

[@strategic1710]

First thing I look at in old videos. I wonder how they would fair against the athletic and armored up goalies today

[@User-wt9jk]

Also wonder how todays shooters would rip those goalies 😅

[@chrisbarr959]

@@strategic1710 the pads were actually bigger back then, Patrick Roy made the league come up with restrictions on how big the pads could be

[@azynkron]

That's arguably the part of Hockey that has evolved the most. The athletic level the goalies have to be at today is astonishing.

[@travzimmerman1340]

@@User-wt9jk If they could get to the net. Keep in mind these guys played on a smaller rink, with the neutral zone trap, two line pass, left wing lock and during clutch and grab era. Todays NHL is as soft as baby-shit. Guys get ejected in today's game for what was considered a great hockey play in the mid 90s.

[@derekpatterson8761]

I remember watching when this happened, Leaf fan here, they were soooo good together. Detroit was very smart/lucky to draft the first three!

[@opus86]

I became a Red Wing fan after watching a playoff game against New Jersey in the early 90s. A Navy buddy was a Pens fan and he wanted to go watch the playoffs at a bar. I sat down and started watching the Wings/Devils game. Every time that line was out was just a show of skill an patience. Then Stevie Y and the bruits would go muck it up. Great time to be a Wings fan and watch those teams.

[@king18722]

All I can say is I got goose bumbs watching this..these guys were the exact reason I fell in love with Detroit as a kid..never seen hockey like it before. Long time ago, can't believe I'm 40 years old now lol time Flys baby . Let the good times role

[@wolfshade2890]

I remember at away games the crowds would chant USA, and that would just inspire the Russian five.

[@chris10878]

Konstantinov… what a animal on defense and very sad what happened to him 😔

[@charlie_one_9]

Konstantinov… The Ronnie Lott of hockey.

[@alexeimiloslawsky2978]

Greatest five in the history of the NHL👍

[@sergrepetov4450]

Великая пятерка, лучшая...

[@user-fk9eb5vn6f]

Great Team of Red machine , this hockey of my Matherland !!!!!!!

[@ArifKhan.]

Even more impressive when you consider they played like that during a clutch and grab era, with no 2 line passing allowed! If you're a true hockey fan, you gotta appreciate the artistry.

[@junemacdonald44]

I’m so happy to have been around and old enough to remember these guys. I was just coming up through the junior hockey ranks and they were just so inspiring.

[@chippweagaming6662]

Long live the mother land of hockey

[@jhouse6352]

As a Jackson, Michigan native watching the Wings in the 90’s are some awesome memories. Wings fans in those days were some of the most dedicated.

[@alexol449]

That was the last goodbye of real Soviet Hockey. We still have a lot of very talented players but unfortunately not the Soviet Hockey School.

[@clairewyndham1971]

Those 5 men skated and thought as 1 person. They "felt" as one, they may ave had skated with 10 legs, but when those 5 players were on the ice..they were one

[@brandonface917]

I was a 90s baby. One of my fondest memories is seeing Detroit. I saw a game at the Joe before they switched. That night will be a night I will never forget. Red Wing fan for life!

[@user-oq9co5il4s]

Последние львы империи...

[@johnshields6852]

I played for 30 years , fedorov was the best pure skater I've ever seen, Orr was a powerhouse skater, but fed was smooth as silk.

[@carlosanaya4149]

Some of the best hockey.

[@kimthanh603]

I'm a die hard Boston Bruins fan. But for those couple of years I was following the Red Wings and the Russian 5 hard core! Not only can they play hockey and do many other things very well. But they are also a great people who have suffered so much hardships through out history and are still standing proud today. They have saved the world many times in the past, and here they are once again fighting against the same evil that threatens humanity yet again! And once again, they save humanity from evil! GOD BLESS America and Russia!

[@matthewmontreal]

I just watched this about how the Bruins are perceived overseas.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZa5i5ZsarqinZo&ab_channel=MatthewMontreal. so, your opinion is a bit out of order.

[@oz3944]

Это были не красные крылья, это были ЦСКА в НХЛ. Скоти Боумен великий тренер или менеджер... Кому как понятнее. Но после них случилось страшное. НХЛ заиграл в наш хоккей, а мы пытаемся играть в хоккей образца 80х НХЛ.

[@alexkamensky2218]

Согласен на все100, они от нас забрали всё лучшее, а мы от них всю хуйню, думаю и на о.и нам не светит ни хера

[@user-eo5nv8bu6c]

@@alexkamensky2218 это как индейцы меняли золото и камни на бусики….

[@user-eo5nv8bu6c]

Они (нхл) сделали величайшую хитрость!!!! Сделав и собрав всех соперников воедино в одной лиге А когда ты знаешь как играет соперник - ты становишься его сильнее

[@mityaypolov6118]

Это была стальная пятёрка. Тренер молодец, что соединил их вместе. Они понимали друг друга с полувзгляда, с полужеста. Этого было достаточно для взятия ворот. Тогда крылышки были на ходу.

[@imky08111]

December 1982, Red Army vs Edmonton Oilers , Gretzky and the boys versus all the Russian greats (except Tretiak, taking a rest )....the first game I watched in person... we didn't have the money but my Dad got my brother and i reasonable tickets at $16 each. Gretzky was on his way to scoring 200+ points that season. Couple steaks at Costco cost me $50 the other day....

[@donpietruk1517]

Detroit forward Doug Brown should get an honorable mention here. After Konatantinov's accident they paired Brown with the other Russian players because he played a similar puck possession style and fit right in with them. He even got the honorary name Brownov here in Detroit.

[@chrisjordan213]

I literally thought Fetisov, Konstantinov and Larionov were the same guy til I watched this video.

[@trackrat7424]

This was so good. Thank you. What a great era that was. Wow.

[@ivanorsag9583]

byli neskutecni snad nejlepsi formace na svete

[@robertbrown380]

Gary Thorne with the Fed-OR-ov on his first goal. LOL

[@neilmanhard1341]

Though not born in the US, they never "took a knee" when the national anthem was played. Loved it when it was just sports and not "sports and politics".

[@Torgo1969]

Well stated.

[@zaru29]

Великолепная пятерка...

[@petergreygoose8203]

Barcelona got a great lessons from 5 big Russians and became a best club under Pep Guardiola...best hockey....best football

[@krowman8458]

Now I know why fans kept calling them the "Russia Redwings" back then