Detroit Red Wings’ Pavel Datsyuk (13), of Russia, skates between Chicago Blackhawks’ Nick Leddy, left, and Chris Campoli, right, during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, April 10, 2011 ...

DETROIT - Pavel Datsyuk learned how to dangle the puck on his stick and snatch it away from others as a kid. "In Russia, we had tough times. Only one puck," he said. "I always wanted the puck, so I ...

The Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk prepares to take a face off in the first period against the Buffalo Sabres at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Friday, April 4, 2014. (Julian H. Gonzalez/Detroit Free ...

When Pavel Datsyuk hits the ice with the Detroit Red Wings this postseason, it appears it will be the last we see of him in the NHL. After a week of reports circulating, Datsyuk confirmed to Mitch ...

Detroit – For a guy who is supposedly leaving the NHL, Pavel Datsyuk is leaving the door pretty wide open to staying. The Red Wings star acknowledged Monday the pull of being able to see his daughter ...

This story starts when the Red Wings traded my first favorite player: Vyacheslav “Slava” Kozlov, the forgotten member of the Russian Five. Kozlov was a two-time Stanley Cup champion who wore the No.