Mike Modano Was A Red Wing?! - Right Player, Wrong Team 

Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne's disastrous year in Colorado, those two are my all time favorite players as a Ducks fan, and it was very very weird to see them on the Avalanche and doing so poorly

yep I recently started a GM mode on NHL 12 and modano is a red wing on there, pretty cool lol

A Michigan legend

The man will always have my respect, loved seeing him in a wings jersey

Detroit Red Wings Legend Mike Modano

Yes Modano's ties were strong to Detroit. One thing that wasn't mentioned in the video, was that Modano won Mr. Illitch (owner of Red Wings at the time) his first trophy in hockey back in 1985. Modano played for Illitch's Little Caeser's Midgets. Modano was going to play a middle 6 role in Detroit, the expectation was 0.5 points per game. Which he was close to, without injuries he woulda met that mark. As a Red Wings fan not sure who had higher expectations than that given his age and performance the previous season. Keep in mind that cut tendon injury was a potentially season ending injury. It was a miracle he even got to play again during that season. 1500 game, yes Babcock is an asshole and would do that on purpose. Things weren't always so rosy for Modano in Dallas, recall him being stripped of the captaincy during that run.

Red Wings and Livonia Michigan legend Mike Modano

As a red wings fan, Mike Modano was definitely one player I wished had been in a wings jersey 10 years earlier than he was.

I've got a suggestion. Guy lafleur and his coming out of retirement to play for not only the Quebec Nordiques but also the New York Rangers.

You should do one on Paul Coffey. I think of him as an Oiler and Penguin but it seems like ever6 year I see him in different teams uniform and I think “WTF, he was on the Bruins/Hurricanes/Flyers/Blackhawks/Whalers/Kings/Red Wings?”

“Mike Modano best American born hockey player” Brian Leetch: am I a joke to you?

My question is, why does this British guy know so much about hockey.

Well, I remember Modano when he was playing for the kalamazoo wings, who at the time was the farm team for the Dallas stars...goalie Marty Turco was also a member of the k-wings. Im sure there were others, but those were the players I remember for that time

Babcock is a Babdick

Kariya and Selanne in Colorado

Daniel Alfredsson!!

Wow - Greatest American born player in league history is a bold move. For one, Brian Leetch would like a word with you. Some say Modano's mouth is still open to this day..........Also, Bobby Hull playing for the Rangers is a good and bizarre tale............

Us Red Wings fans are well aware that Modano played for us! Also, Chelios might have something to say about greatest American born player ever...

Not only is it a pretty non class move by Babcock but Modano doesn't get to say goodbye to his loyal fans in Minnesota where he had played for so long

I think I'm the only one to pre order his jersey. Had to wait to find out what number it would be. Ended up getting a signed mini stick on clearance at the Joe souvenir shop too.

More proof Babs did that sort of stuff on purpose ... and all this time I thought Mike Commodore was as just a butt hurt psycho

Cam Ward and his season with the Hawks was forgettable, and I think it would be great for this series

I didn’t mind him coming to Detroit bc he’s from the area and wanted to play for them. But yeah.. Babcock cutting him was brutal

Actually, his attended high school was in Livonia, Michigan (because of non-perfect school zoning). He grew up in the adjacent city Westland, Michigan. Westland (in a big ceremony of several hundred people) named the local hockey area after him, "Mike Madono Arena." (I was there. I witnessed the inauguration.) Here is a tweet and twitter photo: Mike Modano Ice Arena gets a face lift! twitter.com/CityOfWestland/status/1031979319944507394/photo/2 (Click on the right side twitter photo to see the full outside wall painting). Notice, in the outside wall painting, there are two pictures: left side; Dallas Star and right side; Detroit Red Wing. We Americans (and we hockey [Red Wings] fans), REMEMBER Mike Madono.

I'm a Canadian interested in an American perspective - In your eyes is Modano the greatest American player or is a more flamboyant and charismatic player like Jeremy Roenick superior?

Patrick Sharp with Dallas maybe?

I hope Babcock never gets a job in the NHL or Hockey in general again

Once again great video How about doing a video on hockey equipment brands Remember when we were kids you would see guys wearing easton Cooper jofa Sherwood koho Louisville vaughn warrior mission etc etc Now it's only like ccm Bauer It would be interesting to see who bought out who and when and for how much

The fact that Babcock railroaded this legend from playing his 1500th game, will go down as one of the lowest points in Red Wing history, especially when Mo was a Gordie Howe fan growing up. What an absolute pos move.

My favourite player always used to get him in whatever NHL season mode I was playing Best was probably my NHL 2003 Colorado Avalanche team where he was on a super team with Sakic , Forsberg , Kariya , Hejduk , Selanne and Roy

Right player, right team. It was his last season regardless. At least he got to play for the Wings and a possible Cup.

Teemu Selanne was an Av? also What happened to Brandon Gormley?

Arizona Coyotes LEGEND Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroid Red Wings LEGENDS Daniel Alfredsson and Mike Modano. Mr. America? More like Mr. Red Wings.

No mention of his most famous appearance? On the Mighty Ducks film.

Hey can we get a what happened to wade redden plz

I am surprised that he never got 100 points,I thought he did.

Same topic right player wrong team, as a lifelong Red Wings fan, for future episodes do Daniel Alfredsson as a Red Wing.

Could you do Fedorov?

Not one Detroit fan who understands hockey was waiting for Modano to play in the Wings.

Mats sundin!

Babcock was losing it already at this point. Had modano been healthy the whole year and allowed to play more. Might have ended better

paul karyia with the preds

You should do mark messier on the San Jose Sharks

Eric lindors with the leafs eeesh that was bad

Wait,Mike Modano briefly played for the Redwings???

Idea: Gordie Howe with the Hartford Whalers

I didn't follow modano as a redwing BC I was in too much shock.

Doug Gilmour as a Montréal Canadien. ..

remember when they had legwand too

One problem...Babcock!

Wrong team my ass! My gripe is that he wasn't here long enough!

Should’ve played in 1500

Redwings didn't use Modano to his strengths as an aging player. To many injuries.I was hoping he wouldve been able to help the wings.

More of a Wrong Player, Right Team kinda case.

Next time... maybe Wendel Clark? :-)

Vladimir krutov on winnipeg

hmm.....Maybe, Ron Francis?.....just a thought

Wasn't just his stats in Dallas for him leaving Dallas had just gone into bankruptcy thanks to Tom hicks and league office tookover payroll meaning their budget was at league minimum

Everyone in the comment section talking about the greatest American player. Meanwhile Lafontaine's career points look like something out of a video game. If he didn't have so many problem with injuries I don't think there would be any debate in this.

More like "Right Player, Wrong Time". He would've torn it up if he joined the Wings in the early 2000's

Touchdown!!

16 points in 42 games isnt even that bad for a 40yr old 3rd liner.

8:35 lol Shane Doan and Matt Cullen, they weren't bad but 1500 + games seriously?

Im sorry but if I was a player I'd scratch myself so he could play

Modano will always be classier than Babcock.

You really think Modano ranks ahead of Chelios or even Kane as the best American-born player ever?

by the time he made it to the Red Wings he had nothing left, who is anyone kidding, Red Wings were already just starting to decline and they thought they'd bring a household name in.....................FAIL !!!!!!

I’m not sure Modano is the greatest American player in history. Leech, Hull, or Patty Kane are in that argument.

I’d argue Brian Leech was a better player tbh

Subscribe you lot, geezus. Also, a 30 point player these days is a steal for 3 million. Yikes. 🙄

Why do once great athletes desperately hold on too long and become mediocrities. I can understand if it’s about money, but otherwise, no. You should do Messier and Vancouver. That’s the perfect example of greatness devolving into mediocrity.

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Martin Brodeur

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What babcock did was horrible

The greatest American born player? Maybe top 5 with Hull, Leetch, Richter, and Kane but not the #1. Also nobody calls Mr.Hockey "Gordon" Howe... It's always been Gordie

To early

Calling modano the greatest american hockey player is just wrong. Patty kane has proved that he is the greatest. Modano even had less points than games while kane propably will end up with alot more points than games. Ofc you can say that modano played in a low scoring time but then i can say that he also played in the highest scoring era of the late 80s. And the dead puck era wasnt had pretty much the same goalscoring as the late 2000s and 2010s so it doesnt matter anyway. Kane>modano

You don't know hockey

Patrick Kane is the greatest American born NHL player not Mike Modano