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Random Flashback: The Birth of Detroit's Russian 5

By Adam GretzOct 27th 2010 – 2:45PM

Here's a random blast from the past. According to the Hockey Hall of Fame's This Date in Hockey History, it was on this day 15 years ago (October 27, 1995) that the Detroit Red Wings assembled their famous Russian Five line consisting of Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Slava Kozlov, Vladimir Konstantinov and Viacheslav...

Ducks Dominate Avalanche, Extend Winning Streak to 5 Games

By Adam GretzMar 26th 2009 – 1:30AM

Newsmakers in the NHL is a weekday morning attempt to clear yesterday's rebounds and look to the day ahead.Ducks 7, Avalanche 2: This game won't be showing up on the career highlight film for Andrew Raycroft, as the veteran netminder surrendered four goals on just eight shots during the second period of Anaheim's 7-2...

Igor Larionov News From the Web

  • 05/08/12 Top Ten: Five former Detroit Red Wings occupy list of... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI With Nicklas Lidstrom deciding whether he's going to call it a career after 20 years with the Detroit Red Wings, or if he's going to push back his Hall of Fame induction ceremony for at least another season, it seems like an appropriate time to talk about some of the "senior" players in NHL history.
  • 05/04/12 In defence of the Russians Source: Globe and Mail In the summer of 1997, eight years after he and Slava Fetisov helped usher in the NHL's Russian evolution, Igor Larionov took the Stanley Cup home to Moscow's Red Square for a postseason celebration unlike any other.
  • 04/21/12 Hockey World April 22: Luongo puts Canucks in a bind Source: Edmonton Journal - Edmonton - AB - Canada He is proud heâs won 339 career games, 19th most in history, and could win 460 which would put him in the top four all-time if he can stay healthy, and there are 47-million reasons over the next 10 years why heâs not going to be easy to trade.

Background on Igor Larionov

Igor Nikolayevich Larionov (; born December 3, 1960) is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player, known as The Professor.

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