NHL Hall of Famer Admits It Was ‘a Mistake’ to Leave Detroit Red Wings: ‘That Is on Me’

NHL Hall of Famer admits it was ‘a mistake’ to leave Detroit Red Wings: ‘That is on me’

NHL Hall of Famer and three-time Stanley Cup champion Sergei Fedorov admitted it was "a mistake" to leave Detroit in free agency in 2003," he said as the Red Wings retired his No. 91 jersey on Monday.

Red Wings Honor Sergei Federov In Style With White Skates And An Iconic Corvette

In the pantheon of NHLers whose nastiness is sometimes overlooked, one of the top dogs is Sergei Federov.I know he's a Stanley Cup champion and a Hall of Famer, so he gets his due, but he's one of those guys you can be just sitting at home and think, "Man, that guy was sick," then you pull up some highlights, and before you know it, it's several hours later.But despite his accolades and achievements, Federov's number had yet to be raised to the …

Why did it take so long for Red Wings to honour Fedorov?

“I made the wrong decision to leave.” That was the message Sergei Fedorov wanted to deliver to Detroit Red Wings fans in a video on the team’s social media channels last week. The video was part of a promotion for Fedorov’s long-awaited jersey retirement by the Red Wings, which will happen Monday night, more than a decade after he entered the Hockey Hall of Fame as one of the flashiest superstars from the Wings’ dynasty years. “It’s not so much …