Editing Detroit Red Wings (section)

===Retired numbers===
[[File:Retired numbers at Joe Louis Arena.jpg|thumb|right|alt=The banners of seven retired numbers. The banners, from left to right, read "Lidström 5" "Yzerman 19" "Sawchuk 1" "Delvecchio 10" "Lindsay 7" "Abel 12" "Howe 9". The Yzerman banner has a small ''C'' at the top right corner. |The banners of retired numbers hanging at Joe Louis Arena.]]
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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid;"|Detroit Red Wings retired numbers
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! style="width:40px;"|No.
! style="width:150px;"|Player
! style="width:40px;"|Position
! style="width:100px;"|Career
! style="width:150px;"|Number retirement
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| '''1''' || [[Terry Sawchuk]] || G || 1949–1955<br />1957–1964<br />1968–1969 || March 6, 1994<ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Bak|title=The troubled genius of Terry Sawchuk|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/the-troubled-genius-of-terry-sawchuk/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=December 6, 2014|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817150733/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/the-troubled-genius-of-terry-sawchuk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| '''4''' || [[Red Kelly]] || D || 1947–1960 || February 1, 2019<ref name="Kelly's number">{{cite web|first=Helene|last=St. James|title=Detroit Red Wings retire Red Kelly's jersey: 'It's a great honor'|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2019/02/01/red-kelly-red-wings-jersey-retirement/2742060002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=February 1, 2019|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202080548/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2019/02/01/red-kelly-red-wings-jersey-retirement/2742060002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| '''5''' || [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]] || D || 1991–2012 || March 6, 2014<ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Hedger|title=Red Wings retire Nicklas Lidstrom's No. 5|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/red-wings-retire-nicklas-lidstroms-no-5/c-708260|publisher=National Hockey League|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220308/https://www.nhl.com/news/red-wings-retire-nicklas-lidstroms-no-5/c-708260|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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| '''7''' || [[Ted Lindsay]] || LW || 1944–1957<br />1964–1965 || November 10, 1991<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Stubbs|title=Ted Lindsay: 100 Greatest NHL Players|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/ted-lindsay-100-greatest-nhl-hockey-players/c-284158492|publisher=National Hockey League|date=January 1, 2017|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220630/https://www.nhl.com/news/ted-lindsay-100-greatest-nhl-hockey-players/c-284158492|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| '''9''' || [[Gordie Howe]] || RW || 1946–1971 || March 12, 1972<ref name="Howe's number"/>
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| '''10''' || [[Alex Delvecchio]] || C || 1950–1974 || November 10, 1991<ref>{{cite web|title=Legends of Hockey – Spotlight – Alex Delvecchio – The Pinnacle|url=https://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_pinnaclep197701.shtml|website=Hockey Hall of Fame|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310131601/https://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_pinnaclep197701.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| '''12''' || [[Sid Abel]] || C || 1938–1943<br />1945–1952 || April 29, 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=Abel, Sid -- Biography -- Honoured Player -- Legends of Hockey|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196901&page=bio|website=Hockey Hall of Fame|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220433/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196901&page=bio|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| '''19''' || [[Steve Yzerman]]{{efn|The banner features the captain "C" to honor his 20 years as team captain with the Red Wings.}} || C || 1983–2006 || January 2, 2007<ref name=Yzerman/>
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The Red Wings have [[Retired number|retired]] eight numbers. The first number the Red Wings retired was No. 9 in 1972 in honor of Gordie Howe, who played right wing for the team from 1946 to 1971.<ref name="Howe's number">{{cite web|title=The life of 'Mr. Hockey' Gordie Howe: A timeline|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/gordie-howe-mr-hockey-timeline-moments/c-280930698|publisher=National Hockey League|date=June 10, 2016|access-date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> Howe won both the [[Art Ross Trophy]] and the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] six times each and won the Stanley Cup as a Red Wing four times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gordie Howe Stats and News|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/gordie-howe-8448000|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> In 2007, the Red Wings retired Steve Yzerman's No. 19.<ref name=Yzerman/> During Yzerman's career, he won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the Conn Smythe Trophy, the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]], the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]], and the [[Ted Lindsay Award]].<ref name="Yzerman's stats">{{cite web|title=Steve Yzerman Stats and News|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/steve-yzerman-8452578|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> Yzerman served as Detroit's captain for 19 seasons, an NHL record, and won the Stanley Cup three times as a player with the Red Wings.<ref name=Yzerman/><ref name="Yzerman's stats"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Bob|last=Duff|title=Steve Yzerman: 100 Greatest NHL Players|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/steve-yzerman-100-greatest-nhl-hockey-players/c-285492334|website=NHL.com|date=January 1, 2017|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> The most recent retired number is [[Red Kelly]]'s No. 4, which was retired on February 1, 2019.<ref name="Kelly's number"/> During Kelly's 13-year career with the Red Wings, he won four Stanley Cups, the [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] three times, and the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] once.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/detroit-red-wings-to-retire-red-kellys-no-4/c-300857166|title=Detroit Red Wings to retire Red Kelly's No. 4|publisher=National Hockey League|first=Todd|last=Beam|access-date=October 11, 2018|date=October 11, 2018}}</ref>

The Red Wings have also made the number 6 of [[Larry Aurie]] and the number 16 of [[Vladimir Konstantinov]] no longer available for issue. However, the numbers are not considered to be officially retired.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sean|last=Gentille|title=NHL jersey retirements: Who's next in the Atlantic Division?|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl-news/4512541-nhl-retired-numbers-jersey-pavel-datsyuk-sergei-fedorov-red-wings-daniel-alfreds|website=[[Sporting News]]|date=July 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509100957/http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl-news/4512541-nhl-retired-numbers-jersey-pavel-datsyuk-sergei-fedorov-red-wings-daniel-alfreds|archive-date=May 9, 2016|access-date=May 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Aurie's number was retired in 1938 by James E. Norris, current team owners do not consider the number to be retired.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aurie holds Detroit's forgotten number |date=January 7, 2007 |url=http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2007/01/07/sports/20070107-archive1.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302105134/http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2007/01/07/sports/20070107-archive1.txt |work=The Macomb Daily |author=Bruce MacLeod |access-date=December 10, 2013 |archive-date=March 2, 2012}}</ref> Konstantinov's number has not been issued to any player since he was permanently disabled in a vehicle accident after the [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--tragic-anniversary--vladimir-konstantinov-stepped-into-a-rented-limousine-15-years-ago.html |date=June 3, 2012 |access-date=December 10, 2013 |title=Tragic anniversary: Vladimir Konstantinov stepped into a rented limousine 15 years ago |author=Eric Adelson |work=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref> Number 99 is also unavailable as it was retired by the league in honor of Wayne Gretzky.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/you-dont-wear-number-66/ |title=You Don't Wear Number 66 |date=February 23, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2016 |work=The Hockey Writers |author=Michael Viola}}</ref>