Lidstrom was named to the 1992 All-Rookie Team. The Vasteras, Sweden, native collected 60 points (11-49-60) during his rookie campaign and finished as the runner-up to Pavel Bure for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year. He made his NHL debut with the Red Wings in Chicago against the rival Blackhawks on October 3, 1991. Lidstrom was Detroit's third-round pick (53rd overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 263 postseason games, second all-time among NHL players (Chris Chelios – 266), and 1,564 regular season games, second in franchise history behind only Mr. Lidstrom, who announced his retirement on May 31, 2012, completed a remarkable 20-year career in the National Hockey League with the Red Wings.Ī four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings and a seven-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League's best defenseman, Lidstrom finished his illustrious career ranked in the top 10 all-time among defensemen with 264 goals (ninth), 878 assists (sixth), 1,142 points (sixth) and 132 power-play goals (fifth).
"For a long time, there was no doubt in ownership's and management's mind that Nicklas Lidstrom would play his entire career with the Detroit Red Wings and that his sweater would fittingly go up into the rafters along with the other all-time greatest Red Wing players – Abel, Delvecchio, Howe, Lindsay, Sawchuk and Yzerman," said Devellano. 5 in a special pre-game ceremony on March 6, 2014, when the Red Wings host the Colorado Avalanche. Detroit Red Wings Senior Vice President Jim Devellano announced Thursday the Red Wings will officially retire Nicklas Lidstrom's No.
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