I work with people who have acquired brain injuries, I'm constantly getting told that they will never recover. Now I have some evidence for when I tell people to take their negativity and fuck off. Love you Vladdy. Such a huge inspiration for me when I started playing D.
That limo was still around until about a year and a half ago. In a warehouse on the near eastside of Detroit. It's gone now though. It still had the blood in it.
As I long time Leaf fan, and old hockey arch nemesis of the Wings, I gotta tip my hat to the entire Wings organization. Just pure class through and through.....
Oh, and he was PLUS 60 in 1995-96. No player has had a high +/- rating since then, and the most recent to top it was Wayne Gretzky in 1986-87. Goes to show what a presence he was on the Wings' blue line.
Had it not been for the accident, I think he probably would have been a Hockey Hall of Famer. He was the best defensive defenseman in the league in 1996 and 1997, and the way he shut down Lindros in the finals has to go down as one the best checking jobs of all time. Even with Philly's brutal goaltending, I don't think the Wings would have won without him, Philly shrank from being the most physical team in the league to trying to tiptoe around Konstantinov without being destroyed.
What an amazing player. Vladi was my favorite D-man at the time, just watching him on the ice was mildly frightening. He had that look - not even mad or aggressive, just the flat, cold eyes of a predator bearing down on his prey.
Thanks for everything, Vladi. Keep on fighting. We haven't forgotten.
I cried when i saw the news on TV as a kid. He was my favorite defenseman on the Wings and not being able to see his career flourish was highway robbery. I still hope to this day Gnida rots in hell.
I'm a Blues fan, but I just feel for Konstantinov and his family. Nobody deserves that. It's just a shame, seeing this happen to someone in the prime of their life.
This video literally brought a tear to my eye. I grew up in Detroit and I was 4 when the accident happened. My parents were watching the news and told me what happened I remember not being able to fall asleep that night hoping for all the crash victims to be safe. It is great to see this video and the progress Vlady has made. Keep it up Vlady Detroit still loves you!!!!!
I may hate the Red Wings, but Vladimir Konstantinov is a true champ and possibly one of the greatest enforcers of all time. Imagine what a career he might have had. This guy's story just makes me want to cry.
This video made me cry.....A man who never gives up....The Red Wings organization that exceeds in class far beyond of any major hockey organizations....I will always be your fan Vladi.
Sabres fan here but those 90's Red Wings teams are up there with my favorite all-time teams to watch and root for. Konstantinov was just awesome to watch, a physical force but very talented.
Vlad The Impaler's number should be retired! He was an AMAZING player and who knows how different the Wings' history would have been if he kept on playing
Whoever doesn't like this is HEARTLESS. The guy survived a fatal car accident and is still trying to work his way back to recovery and you have the audacity to dislike his story, smh, learn some compassion
I have never liked the red wings.. but they had the best Russians to play the game. Konstantinov, larionov, fedorov they were all so sick.. and larionov was like already 40
Ahahaha this fucking team, honesty. The Red Wings are da biggest joking of a team since the Vancouver canuckleheads. Fuck Detroit, and fuck America! You sons of bitches murdered Bin Laden in COLD BLOOD. Obama should get the death penalty, and Yzerman should be hanged! Fuck all of Michigan and nuke that piece of shit state!
@nourali2 Your are a cunt for wishing horrible things on good people and great players just because they play for don't you support. Anyway this is video for the dedication for great a player not which is the best or worst team. you should be shamed of yourself.
@TheCrazyJesus You're just mad because your shitty red wings are gonna get eliminated by the Shorks. Face it, moron, only 5 teams in the history of sports have come back from a 3-0 deficit, and it happened once last year, so law of averages says your shitty Red Wing awful team isn't gonna do it this year. Can't wait to see the Shorks win game 7 and put the Red Wing SPICS in their place! Fuck Detroit, fuck that retarded shithole! And I swear to god I will dance on the streets if Lidstrom dies IRL
@nourali2 tard learn to spell (it's Sharks, not Shorks). Also you have got a problem for hoping people to die just because they play for a team you don't like. As well is there really any need for racism. Oh by the way I support the Devils (and yeah we didn't make the playoffs) but I watched this video for an amazing story that happened in hockey.
@TheAlbanianRebel i was not trying to btw i don't pay attention to the red wings i just assumed they had the most and how is it talking shit? oh and also i just looked it up as of 2011 the red wings do have the most you fucking idiot
@TheAlbanianRebel i was not trying to btw i don't pay attention to the red wings i just assumed they had the most and how is it talking shit? detriot has most in us but 3rd in nhl
@nourali2 why did you even come to see this video? You just want to talk trash? Well let me see how many Stanley Cups have your team won? Let me see 0? The Wings have won 11
I'm a Pens fan, but I think that the tribute in 1998 was one of the most moving things I've ever seen. Hell, I'd be bawling my eyes out -- and not because my team lost, either.
A true hockey warrior--an artist of the hard clean check. Nothing cheap about his play. I had to sell all my hockey momentos but I have kept my Konstantnov plague. Great if they could retire his number.
and where did Irina go ?? left him and moves d to NJ... nice job.. Got her money ticket out of Russia and when she got sick of taking care of Vladdy, divorces him and bolts.. Thanks, gotta go
@ProfessorIgor Yeah, that pisses me off to this day! What happened to her part of the vows "through sickness and health, for richer or poorer til death do us part"? Heartless BITCH.....
This is really nice to see. He's looking pretty good -- better than I imagined. As an ardent Canucks fan I usually hate the Wings but it all goes out the window when Konstantinov is involved.
Not a Wings fan, but when they put the Stanley Cup in his lap and he gave a thumbs up, goosebumps all over my body, and every hair on my arms stood up.
I will never forget the night/morning when the accident happened. I was watching Fox 2 when they broke in with the story. I cried for days, especially everytime they played "We Are the Champions" by Queen. Vlady, you are an inspiration and will always be one of my favorite hockey players of all time.
From my point of view, i hav a cuzin with brain damage from a car accident, and u dont see how sad it is untill u actually see how they function, we all no that vlady will be remembered forever.
Thanks for sharing. I don't like the Redwings but Vlad was and has always been a class act. Good to see him working hard and the support he is getting from everyone. I'd love to play a round of golf with him.
i live in michigan, im 16 and a huge red wing fan, and was too young when konstantinov played and i wish, still wish, i could watch konstantinov play. we will never forget
katiern05 is far from alone about the tears due to this.. this both heartbreaking but yet warming (about the way he is getting better and all the support he is getting nonstop for example) clip. I hardly tear up, but things like these turns me into a human sprinkler. Big respect to Vladimir and Mnatsakanov - forever.
It's not retired, but everyone that joins the wings avoid taking that number out of respect, and his jersey hangs in the locker room "waiting for him to return". I doubt it will be officially reitred, but i think no. 16 should be up there as well. Had he played until retirement it would have anyways.
For a brain stem injury he's doing pretty well. Still a tough son of a gun. No doubt he gets the finest care but to recover that much shows a tenacity only someone like Konstantinov would have. I'm not a wings fan (Blues) but I was going to UofM at the time and sort of followed them then and he and Fedorov were the guys I liked to watch. Fedorov for his athleticism and Vlady for his old-school, hip-checking, crease-clearing defense. I'll always remember that hit on Klatt to end the series.
My family and I were in Michigan during the back-to-back Cup wins. After the accident, my sons and I went to the site and signed the giant card they had for him. My oldest got his picture in the Detroit Free Press as he signed. I've read the comments. . .I don't care if you hate the Red Wings. . . .what happened to the Vladinator was a tragedy. . . .his recovery is a miracle! God Bless him forever, and GO WINGS!!!!!
You're the man Vladi! Thanks for bringing the Stanley Cup back to my beloved Red Wings. But more importantly, thanks for all of your inspiration in all the years that followed.
They did'nt call him Vlad the Impaler for nothing!! Dude was one of the best defensemen of his time. Love the fact that the organization did not turn their backs on him and his family after all this time. Red Wings are a class act.
Not a Redwings fan at all, I actually can't stand them. But when they handed him the Stanley Cup and took pictures with him when they won it, that was pretty moving.
@Smasher258 you are a heartless punk. you either dont know anything about hockey, or you are an avalanche fan. Vladdy was one of the greatest defencmen to ever play the game. If not for the limo accedent he would posibly still be playing and have at least 3 more stanley cups. i was only 7 when it happened but i remember it well. when i saw Steve give the cup to Vlad i teared up a little, still do.
@titletown63 Fuck you, I'm an Avalanche fan, but I always respected Vlad, and numerous other Wings players. Only an asshole would say what he said, not an Avs fan.
They say that Zolpidem is a miracle cure for brain damage such as in an accident. Well hope he and his doctors have heard about it and maybe tried it.
I work with people who have acquired brain injuries, I'm constantly getting told that they will never recover. Now I have some evidence for when I tell people to take their negativity and fuck off. Love you Vladdy. Such a huge inspiration for me when I started playing D.
ComradeOblivious 3 weeks ago
Goosebumps and tears at 3:35...
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В.Н.Константинов - великий русский Хоккеист с большой буквы!!!
123456789fso 1 month ago
Avalanche fan here, and i cried.
acer4139 2 months ago 3
And now I'm all choked up...
wolverinefangowings 2 months ago
That limo was still around until about a year and a half ago. In a warehouse on the near eastside of Detroit. It's gone now though. It still had the blood in it.
buster3600 2 months ago
#16 needs to be hanging from the rafters at Joe Louis
CoreyPerrySucks 2 months ago
In Vladdy we trust. I miss him so much. If he was still playing and with the Wings him and Lidstrom would make one Hell of a blue line
CoreyPerrySucks 2 months ago
Great to see him at rock concerts I seen him and his wife were at the Scorpions concert at dte music theatre in 2010
Mastercaster1984 3 months ago
As I long time Leaf fan, and old hockey arch nemesis of the Wings, I gotta tip my hat to the entire Wings organization. Just pure class through and through.....
stefy71 3 months ago 2
I remember that....
huka0104 3 months ago
hes a cheater in uno
stupidkidwithadrum 3 months ago
Oh, and he was PLUS 60 in 1995-96. No player has had a high +/- rating since then, and the most recent to top it was Wayne Gretzky in 1986-87. Goes to show what a presence he was on the Wings' blue line.
ViaggioFM 4 months ago
Had it not been for the accident, I think he probably would have been a Hockey Hall of Famer. He was the best defensive defenseman in the league in 1996 and 1997, and the way he shut down Lindros in the finals has to go down as one the best checking jobs of all time. Even with Philly's brutal goaltending, I don't think the Wings would have won without him, Philly shrank from being the most physical team in the league to trying to tiptoe around Konstantinov without being destroyed.
ViaggioFM 4 months ago
If there could be one event that I could change in history it would be Vladdy's accident...
evilTaker90 4 months ago
thumbs up if thus touched youe heart!!
Paintballer1491 4 months ago 2
спасибо!!!!! мы вместе!!!!! Россия и Канада
argo613 4 months ago
What an amazing player. Vladi was my favorite D-man at the time, just watching him on the ice was mildly frightening. He had that look - not even mad or aggressive, just the flat, cold eyes of a predator bearing down on his prey.
Thanks for everything, Vladi. Keep on fighting. We haven't forgotten.
superjay42 4 months ago
I cried when i saw the news on TV as a kid. He was my favorite defenseman on the Wings and not being able to see his career flourish was highway robbery. I still hope to this day Gnida rots in hell.
SoldatCrinale 4 months ago
I'm a Blues fan, but I just feel for Konstantinov and his family. Nobody deserves that. It's just a shame, seeing this happen to someone in the prime of their life.
I'll be wishing them all the best.
SilentMemento 4 months ago 2
This video literally brought a tear to my eye. I grew up in Detroit and I was 4 when the accident happened. My parents were watching the news and told me what happened I remember not being able to fall asleep that night hoping for all the crash victims to be safe. It is great to see this video and the progress Vlady has made. Keep it up Vlady Detroit still loves you!!!!!
thuntking 4 months ago
I may hate the Red Wings, but Vladimir Konstantinov is a true champ and possibly one of the greatest enforcers of all time. Imagine what a career he might have had. This guy's story just makes me want to cry.
giobbistar21 4 months ago
Gotta get his number in the Joe's rafters..
aeilenstine 5 months ago 20
@aeilenstine it's unofficially retired as far as I know.
ComradeOblivious 3 weeks ago
Vladi is the real deal
BabbarKhalsaZindabad 5 months ago
Fucking beautiful.
YawnGod 6 months ago
@YawnGod Fuckin A right man...on a normal day I hate the wings, but if this doesn't put tears in your eyes, you're not human
rrc2v 5 months ago
This video made me cry.....A man who never gives up....The Red Wings organization that exceeds in class far beyond of any major hockey organizations....I will always be your fan Vladi.
ukrainian83 6 months ago
1997 Stanley Cup finals.......i think it was Game 3. Some Flyers player came across center ice with his head down. It did not end well lol
brandonjfisher81 6 months ago
Vladi was one of the dirtiest players in NHL.
cfb30 6 months ago
@cfb30 Your and idiot.Just because the guy hits hard doesnt mean he's a dirty player.Vladdy was one of the greatest open-ice hitters ever!
evilTaker90 6 months ago
@cfb30 stupid fuck... dont talk if u dont know anything! he was the best hitter in nhl
myfamilycomesfirst1 5 months ago
did not expect to cry when i clicked on this
NewCoulddousin 6 months ago 24
@NewCoulddousin neither did i
lksf01 6 months ago
Ignore that tool talking crap, it's sad that sickos like that live on this planet. I won't give him the satisfaction by replying to him.
EagleLC21 7 months ago
that was genuinley moving to see such a powerhouse broken im glad hes on the mend though
kellyandsean91 7 months ago
4 people are Eric Lindros on 4 vandal acounts.
avalanchesuperstar 7 months ago
I don't know what is more unbelievable Konstantinov's number 16 not retired at the Joe or ESPN COVERING HOCKEY!!!!
guacamolechief39 7 months ago
Thumbs up for Vladdy
subroc96 7 months ago
How could you NOT root against him????
CubsFanJohn 7 months ago
vladdie is one of the most phyiscal players to ever play hockey
subroc96 7 months ago
4 people don't have what it takes to believe.
stevenkmiller 7 months ago
Sabres fan here but those 90's Red Wings teams are up there with my favorite all-time teams to watch and root for. Konstantinov was just awesome to watch, a physical force but very talented.
rpaxon 8 months ago
his number needs to be next to yzerman howe lindsey sawchuck an the rest of the greats.
Scream42011 8 months ago
Vlad The Impaler's number should be retired! He was an AMAZING player and who knows how different the Wings' history would have been if he kept on playing
fanofbond06 8 months ago
I hate the Wings, but this video shows one of the reasons the Wings as an Organization are one of the classiest in the league.
toomanyrifts 8 months ago 4
@toomanyrifts then why do u hate them?
dkkoover 6 months ago
Very sad
cammpinno 9 months ago
Hearing his wife's story made me want to cry... not something that has happened in a long while...
Krisg9994 9 months ago
Whoever doesn't like this is HEARTLESS. The guy survived a fatal car accident and is still trying to work his way back to recovery and you have the audacity to dislike his story, smh, learn some compassion
MetsFan4Life11238 9 months ago
I have never liked the red wings.. but they had the best Russians to play the game. Konstantinov, larionov, fedorov they were all so sick.. and larionov was like already 40
msuperboy 9 months ago 2
@msuperboy you forgot Pavel Datsyuk.
TheCrazyJesus 9 months ago
As a wings fan, every time I see something about Vladdy I tear up.
nekciw 9 months ago
the vladiator and super mario are the two best nicknames in hockey history.
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Ahahaha this fucking team, honesty. The Red Wings are da biggest joking of a team since the Vancouver canuckleheads. Fuck Detroit, and fuck America! You sons of bitches murdered Bin Laden in COLD BLOOD. Obama should get the death penalty, and Yzerman should be hanged! Fuck all of Michigan and nuke that piece of shit state!
nourali2 9 months ago
@nourali2 you know how peple say that commiting suicide is not the answer? well for you, it is, so please, DIE
TheAlbanianRebel 9 months ago
@nourali2 desperate troll is desperate
IVitaminWater 6 months ago
@nourali2 What are you?A fucking terrorist?
evilTaker90 6 months ago
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Fuck the Red Wings! Hopefully Holmstrom and Lidstrom get into a limo accident and have their legs chopped off!
nourali2 9 months ago
@nourali2 Your are a cunt for wishing horrible things on good people and great players just because they play for don't you support. Anyway this is video for the dedication for great a player not which is the best or worst team. you should be shamed of yourself.
TheCrazyJesus 9 months ago
@TheCrazyJesus You're just mad because your shitty red wings are gonna get eliminated by the Shorks. Face it, moron, only 5 teams in the history of sports have come back from a 3-0 deficit, and it happened once last year, so law of averages says your shitty Red Wing awful team isn't gonna do it this year. Can't wait to see the Shorks win game 7 and put the Red Wing SPICS in their place! Fuck Detroit, fuck that retarded shithole! And I swear to god I will dance on the streets if Lidstrom dies IRL
nourali2 9 months ago
@nourali2 tard learn to spell (it's Sharks, not Shorks). Also you have got a problem for hoping people to die just because they play for a team you don't like. As well is there really any need for racism. Oh by the way I support the Devils (and yeah we didn't make the playoffs) but I watched this video for an amazing story that happened in hockey.
TheCrazyJesus 9 months ago
@nourali2 bro? for real? get a life.
jtisch00 9 months ago
@nourali2 really, our shitty red wings team, yeah were so shitty that we have the 3rd most stanley cups in the nhl, yes, what a bad team
TheAlbanianRebel 9 months ago
@TheAlbanianRebel i thought it was most?
WeAreOneNexus 8 months ago
@WeAreOneNexus obviously you dont watch hockey, so dont talk shit
TheAlbanianRebel 8 months ago
@TheAlbanianRebel i was not trying to btw i don't pay attention to the red wings i just assumed they had the most and how is it talking shit?
WeAreOneNexus 8 months ago
@TheAlbanianRebel i was not trying to btw i don't pay attention to the red wings i just assumed they had the most and how is it talking shit? oh and also i just looked it up as of 2011 the red wings do have the most you fucking idiot
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@TheAlbanianRebel i was not trying to btw i don't pay attention to the red wings i just assumed they had the most and how is it talking shit?
WeAreOneNexus 8 months ago
@TheAlbanianRebel i was not trying to btw i don't pay attention to the red wings i just assumed they had the most and how is it talking shit? detriot has most in us but 3rd in nhl
WeAreOneNexus 8 months ago
@nourali2
too bad the Canucks are going to beat the"Shorks"
You deserve to go to hell for that comment, by the way
TSMxNation 9 months ago
@nourali2 why did you even come to see this video? You just want to talk trash? Well let me see how many Stanley Cups have your team won? Let me see 0? The Wings have won 11
b7bishop 8 months ago
@nourali2 Wow dude... that's all I'm gonna say.
Krisg9994 9 months ago
@nourali2
What the fuck is wrong with you?
I'm a Pens fan, but I think that the tribute in 1998 was one of the most moving things I've ever seen. Hell, I'd be bawling my eyes out -- and not because my team lost, either.
MrsPaul 7 months ago
As a Flyers fan, I'm happy he got to win the cup in 97.
As much as I hate the wings for the trouble they give us, it's good to see he got to win the cup before his accident.
77HeIix 9 months ago
the two dislikes are from Lemeiux and Lindros
FreddyBigMac 10 months ago 2
Warrior
tdejong85 10 months ago
A true hockey warrior--an artist of the hard clean check. Nothing cheap about his play. I had to sell all my hockey momentos but I have kept my Konstantnov plague. Great if they could retire his number.
ALLFOR95PERCENT 10 months ago
Volodya! You're the best!
serg666rus 10 months ago
the first person to "dislike" this video will be beaten to death by McCarty and Kocur and then their soul will be beaten up by Probert....
RampRat1984 10 months ago
@RampRat1984 i just disliked it
JimmyDasnitch92 10 months ago
we love ya vladdie and sergei
jimmytango7 11 months ago
I still have his Jersey. I was so happy i met him. Made me cry to see him that way but he still is a great ass hockey player.
saleens66 11 months ago
Number 16 forever
skater0313 11 months ago
and where did Irina go ?? left him and moves d to NJ... nice job.. Got her money ticket out of Russia and when she got sick of taking care of Vladdy, divorces him and bolts.. Thanks, gotta go
ProfessorIgor 11 months ago
@ProfessorIgor Yeah, that pisses me off to this day! What happened to her part of the vows "through sickness and health, for richer or poorer til death do us part"? Heartless BITCH.....
UrlsGrrl54 11 months ago
konstantinov was a Beast and still is!!!!!!!!!!!
FreeBrawlers 11 months ago
This is really nice to see. He's looking pretty good -- better than I imagined. As an ardent Canucks fan I usually hate the Wings but it all goes out the window when Konstantinov is involved.
cjwright79 11 months ago 3
if you don't know the name Vladmir Konstantinov....you are not a true hockey fan....
gibson1789 11 months ago
if your eyes didn't tear up a little, there's something wrong with you.
peterm89 11 months ago
@peterm89 AMEN to that, Peterm89!
UrlsGrrl54 11 months ago
I remember this day.. and I was only 3 years old. One of my few memories from when I was that young...
As3sinoL0C0 11 months ago
5:17 "god love you vladdy, we do" =)
hockeyplyr81 11 months ago
@volaris123d That or Ray Bourque lifting the cup. But yeah this is a great moment.
Hotshot90909 1 year ago
russian women have greatest hearts. God loves you all and I love God.
michalthelion 1 year ago
Oh my God.
Not a Wings fan, but when they put the Stanley Cup in his lap and he gave a thumbs up, goosebumps all over my body, and every hair on my arms stood up.
Amazing.
MasonMsotsos 1 year ago
@MasonMsotsos yeah it was probably the greatest moment in hockey history.
volaris123d 1 year ago
Vlade is still young and he has come a long way.
He was on his way to the HoF
He looks SO much better now, walking and cracking jokes.
This video was 2 years ago, I can only hope every year he keeps getting better and better.
scotia3712 1 year ago 2
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scotia3712 1 year ago
poor vladdie
joewittbro 1 year ago
poor vladdie
joewittbro 1 year ago
I will never forget the night/morning when the accident happened. I was watching Fox 2 when they broke in with the story. I cried for days, especially everytime they played "We Are the Champions" by Queen. Vlady, you are an inspiration and will always be one of my favorite hockey players of all time.
hockeygrrl81 1 year ago
thats so sad, he used to fuck people up and then that. :(
xMikePADDLEx94 1 year ago
this man is the toughest NHL Player EVER, more Tougher than Zdeno Chara
mortalman05072 1 year ago
I want my kids to be like this man
Seffer 1 year ago
If this video gets on thumbs down I will personally seek you, then destroy you.
redhedted 1 year ago 17
The great Ted Lindsay said of Konstantinov,
"He could have played in any era."
I'm convinced had he stayed healthy, the Wings win one or two more cups.
laruelucky 1 year ago
what a fighter, great person
joejoejoe20 1 year ago
where can I find the full episode of this?
Vladdie is such a inspirational person for people like me who have some degree of brain damage
Modated 1 year ago
Владимир, благодаря Вам я начал заниматься хоккеем. Спасибо Вам! Счастья Вам и вашим близким!
Kosuki33 1 year ago 4
Vlad the Impaler was a bad man on the ice!! All the best to him. He wasn't all that big, but he could lay some wood on someone.
johnduncan77 1 year ago
haha, "how are you doing with your putting?"
"Bad."
God Bless him.
zachhockey 1 year ago
Здоровья тебе Володя!
More health to you Volodya!
WatchVictor 1 year ago
From my point of view, i hav a cuzin with brain damage from a car accident, and u dont see how sad it is untill u actually see how they function, we all no that vlady will be remembered forever.
god bless vladimir konstantinov
giantfickle2 1 year ago
should retire his number in the joe.
WhaleRider86 1 year ago 49
@WhaleRider86 His number is not retired because the Red Wings still keep an open locker wit his name on it
fordprefect294 10 months ago
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fordprefect294 10 months ago
@WhaleRider86 they should retire it but no one will EVER put on the number 16 winged wheel anyways
MrHandoffaith 10 months ago
Thanks for sharing. I don't like the Redwings but Vlad was and has always been a class act. Good to see him working hard and the support he is getting from everyone. I'd love to play a round of golf with him.
G0LFMADE 1 year ago
3:18 brought tears to my eyes.
God I love the dedication and the love for hockey in Detroit.
I miss you Vlad. :(
JukeboxJacob 1 year ago
at the time i didnt think it was serious... but.. when they had the press conference at the hospital.. and seeing stevie.. crying.. it was bad... ..
RedWingsChamps2011 1 year ago
i live in michigan, im 16 and a huge red wing fan, and was too young when konstantinov played and i wish, still wish, i could watch konstantinov play. we will never forget
MastAPwnZ 1 year ago
katiern05 is far from alone about the tears due to this.. this both heartbreaking but yet warming (about the way he is getting better and all the support he is getting nonstop for example) clip. I hardly tear up, but things like these turns me into a human sprinkler. Big respect to Vladimir and Mnatsakanov - forever.
vohmrin 1 year ago
Anyone who dislikes this video should be hang in the rafters at Joe Louis Arena
mgljimcmgl 1 year ago 34
@mgljimcmgl
Anyone who dislikes this video isn't even close to good enough to be hung in the rafters at The Joe.
BigSwitz98 8 months ago 4
@mgljimcmgl all the dislikes are avs players
mortalman05072 7 months ago
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It's not retired, but everyone that joins the wings avoid taking that number out of respect, and his jersey hangs in the locker room "waiting for him to return". I doubt it will be officially reitred, but i think no. 16 should be up there as well. Had he played until retirement it would have anyways.
vaehostilis 1 year ago
i think i can speak for me and my fellow canucks fans everywhere: konstantinov was and still is a beast. i wish him well! :)
Tbagurdrumset94 1 year ago
#16 should be hanging from the rafters at Joe Louis Arena.
SuperSportSS 1 year ago 4
@SuperSportSS I think it is.. It's why Hull couldn't wear it (and I'm sure Hull wouldn't wear it, out of good taste anyhow)
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vaehostilis 1 year ago
now theres a real hockey player!
samrosen93 1 year ago
I STILL miss you Vladdie! You will always be the #1 defenseman of all time in my opinion.
PA28140 1 year ago
#16 should be raised to the rafters of the Joe where it rightfully belongs!
ddavenport 1 year ago 2
@ddavenport I agree but it's good that players show respect to Vladdy and not wear the number 16 =)
evilTaker90 1 year ago
All the respect to Vladinator
evilTaker90 1 year ago
This is so sad..
fiddlestick89 1 year ago
hang the driver
willieraye 1 year ago
Чертовы лимузины!
NOooBStayl 1 year ago
A guy at the fuckin pinnacle of his athleticism and career, and some fuckin drunk piece of shit takes it all away from him. Fuckin BS
xHeARTtHroBx 1 year ago 7
That brought tears to my eyes even more than 10 years later...
Danilo53i 1 year ago
That's one tough sonofabitch.
rohbit 1 year ago
this is so sad...Always believe!
LocoGroove 1 year ago
Im so happy to see that Vlad is getting better and feeling well nowdays. Its a miracle and makes me cry too. True warrior that never gives up!
God bless u Vlad and take care!
Turo83 1 year ago
Believe
NHLArchive 1 year ago
VERIM!
MrWingnut1997 1 year ago
Vladimr is the history of my Detroit red wings and will be loved forever by every hockey fan ever.
NHLFan464646 1 year ago
For a brain stem injury he's doing pretty well. Still a tough son of a gun. No doubt he gets the finest care but to recover that much shows a tenacity only someone like Konstantinov would have. I'm not a wings fan (Blues) but I was going to UofM at the time and sort of followed them then and he and Fedorov were the guys I liked to watch. Fedorov for his athleticism and Vlady for his old-school, hip-checking, crease-clearing defense. I'll always remember that hit on Klatt to end the series.
duffbrainard 1 year ago 2
My brother has a signed, game worn jersey framed in our basement. Always Believe. #16.
zrullzy 1 year ago
My family and I were in Michigan during the back-to-back Cup wins. After the accident, my sons and I went to the site and signed the giant card they had for him. My oldest got his picture in the Detroit Free Press as he signed. I've read the comments. . .I don't care if you hate the Red Wings. . . .what happened to the Vladinator was a tragedy. . . .his recovery is a miracle! God Bless him forever, and GO WINGS!!!!!
yanie327 1 year ago
Thanks all who care of Vladimir in N.America.
From Russia with gratitude.
Oslyaba 1 year ago 27
After 2012, I will go to the grown and pay respects to the 5 Russians tht made the history in Hockey Town!!!
chernomo 1 year ago
You're the man Vladi! Thanks for bringing the Stanley Cup back to my beloved Red Wings. But more importantly, thanks for all of your inspiration in all the years that followed.
bzurvalec 1 year ago
They did'nt call him Vlad the Impaler for nothing!! Dude was one of the best defensemen of his time. Love the fact that the organization did not turn their backs on him and his family after all this time. Red Wings are a class act.
athenaluv77 1 year ago
god bless you Konstantinov, so sad it's just utter stupidity that people to this day drink and drive, it causes nothing but sadness, god bless vladdy
downeyfan20 1 year ago 4
Damn.. This brought tears to my eyes..
Prayerrr7 1 year ago
the vladiator... that mother fucker richard gnida ruined his life! bastard should be tortured and throw him off a bridge!
scottsway 1 year ago
Man, pains me to watch this.
Anyone notice how old he looks because of the accident? You looks far beyond his age.
I am glad he is doing much better though.
blazini1 1 year ago 3
A European who played with the spirit of a North American... Could have played...stared,,, with the broad street bullies
rcdd3261 1 year ago
Not a Redwings fan at all, I actually can't stand them. But when they handed him the Stanley Cup and took pictures with him when they won it, that was pretty moving.
mrceebees14 1 year ago
@Smasher258 you are a heartless punk. you either dont know anything about hockey, or you are an avalanche fan. Vladdy was one of the greatest defencmen to ever play the game. If not for the limo accedent he would posibly still be playing and have at least 3 more stanley cups. i was only 7 when it happened but i remember it well. when i saw Steve give the cup to Vlad i teared up a little, still do.
titletown63 1 year ago
@titletown63 Fuck you, I'm an Avalanche fan, but I always respected Vlad, and numerous other Wings players. Only an asshole would say what he said, not an Avs fan.
ebtricks 1 year ago
This is awesome to watch.
jimih64 1 year ago
wow...I started crying watching this, what a lovely moment to have him hold the cup. I am so happy he made progress over the years.
tyotb213 1 year ago
They say that Zolpidem is a miracle cure for brain damage such as in an accident. Well hope he and his doctors have heard about it and maybe tried it.
SelSun83 1 year ago
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Haha he's crippled.
Smasher258 1 year ago
@Smasher258 Your a sick person.
AirCrashMayday 1 year ago
@Smasher258 haha you're a douchebag
jakejackjoe 1 year ago