Igor Larionov News

Before I dive into the holiday edition of the Monday 10, I have to take a short musical detour.

Former Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman spoke to the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson this past week, and he addressed two Red Wings-related issues of note: first and foremost, Bowman spoke to Matheson about the accusations levied by former Wing Sergei Fedorov that Bowman did not want to put the Russian Five together, didn't give Fedorov enough ice ...

The Canadian Hockey League holds a six-game " super series " each fall, with teams of QMJHL, OHL, and WHL stars facing off against the Russian under-20 national team.

Hardest hitter. Hardest shooter. Quietest superstar. Scott Stevens, who took out an army of skaters with his hellacious open-ice hits through his two-decade NHL career.

How appropriate that Brian Leetch and Brett Hull will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov.

Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille - teammates on the Red Wings' 2002 Stanley Cup championship team - were named to the Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2009 on Tuesday.

Brian Rafalski said his fascination for Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs actually started before he played in his first NHL game with the New Jersey Devils in 1999-2000. That might not have been the answer that many reporters were looking for, considering that Rafalski goes into Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

For many Wings fans, a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals is uncharted territory. The Wings haven't been in this situation since 1964, when they lost to Toronto.