Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic’s countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We’re ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who’s No. 1 — it’s the 99 spots behind No. 99 ...

Detroit Red Wings Hockey Hall of Famer Pavel Datsyuk maneuvered his way through controversy as he did opponents: Deftly. Datsyuk spoke with the Free Press on Wednesday night from Las Vegas, in the ...

Pavel Datsyuk, the best pick the Detroit Red Wings ever made in the sixth round, will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame without a delay. Datsyuk, eligible for the first time, was among seven ...

This weekend brought bittersweet news to Red Wings fans. The Wings secured their spot in the playoffs – a celebratory 25 years in a row – but the great news brought out the bad news in one of the team ...

Detroit — There is little doubt former Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk eventually will make the Hockey Hall of Fame. Could Datsyuk make it Tuesday, on his first try? There's a legitimate chance, given ...

Trying to pinpoint the single most impactful trade made by the Arizona Coyotes over the past decade or so is problematic on one level, because for a brief time, not so long ago, they were aggressive ...

The Red Wings clinched a playoff spot on the final day of their regular-season schedule, and it may be the final postseason trip of Pavel Datsyuk's illustrious NHL career. Datsyuk, 37, said he plans ...

Toronto — Alex DeBrincat isn't one to get overly excited off the ice — pretty even keeled, usually — but you mention Pavel Datsyuk, and suddenly DeBrincat breaks out in a big smile. There's almost a ...

Even if you live by that motto, there was still no way of predicting a Corey Perry-Pavel Datsyuk fight in the third period Friday night with Detroit holding a 4-0 lead. “I’m not a really big guy to ...

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP)-- Pavel Datsyuk is leaving the Detroit Red Wings at least a year earlier than they'd like -- but with plenty of dazzling memories from 14 seasons in the NHL. The ...