DETROIT – Sergei Fedorov had no idea why Detroit Red Wings governor and CEO Chris Ilitch called him out of the blue in mid-August.

A few minutes into their conversation, Fedorov learned his No. 91 jersey was being retired and raised to the rafters at Little Caesars Arena in an honor many felt was long overdue.

“We talked about 3-4 minutes about family stuff, and I had no idea what he’s going to end up (saying),” Fedorov said. “Eventually he broke the news and (I) stopped breathing and it was, again I’m going to use this word, overwhelming. Memories, feelings, everything that happened just click. I tried to gather my thoughts together and thank him for the tremendous honor and a little bit in disbelief that that kind of thing happened to the Russian kid who came to North America when he

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