Detroit Red Wings: Top 5 Homegrown Detroit Defencemen
By John Curran
The Detroit Red Wings have had their fair share of talented and elite players over the last few decades. Most people are familiar with front-end names like Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Steve Yzerman, and Sergei Fedorov, but, most people may not be as knowledgeable about some of the historic blue-liners in Detroit hockey history. In my humble hockey-obsessed opinion, here are the top 5 Detroit Red Wings’ defencemen of all-time.
#5: Gary Bergman (1964-1975)
Gary Bergman is a name that many hockey fans are probably not very familiar with. It’s a name I wasn’t very familiar with, but after doing some research, I decided it was a name that should be included on this list. Bergman wasn’t the flashiest or highest scoring defenceman of all-time, but, he was a solid and reliable player at a time when the Red Wings were not at their most successful.
Bergman played 706 regular-season games for the Red Wings, scoring 60 goals and 243 assists. Despite never winning a Stanley Cup title, Bergman’s consistent reliable play over the course of his time in Detroit ranks him 5th all-time in points and assists among Detroit defencemen.
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