Red Wings Russian 5 Fedorov Konstantinov Larionov Hockey Vid

[anthonyab1984]

Love fedorov and all the russian 5 back in the day but when he left to go to anaheim for less money he turned his back on detroit. He couldn't handle being second banana to stevie y

[agrinjo88]

best line-up in hockey history,ever!

[teden20]

The Wings were playing somewhere out of town. Detroit went on the power play. This was in like '97. Scott Bowman put the Russian 5 out on the power play. They gained control of the puck and went to work. There was about 7 tape-to-tape pinpoint passes and a goal scored. And, I will never forget this, the opposition announcer said, "Did we just see that?" Yeah, it was amazing, but they did it pretty regular. That is the ultimate compliment to these 5.

[Dangles13x]

5 dislikes are from the avalanche fans

[frankie2962]

I remember the sorry ass blackhawks always getting their asses handed to them by the Russian 5. it made my day. Go Wings!

[KrABStReL0K]

Хоккей-Русская Игра!

Hockey is Russian game!

[karkkipussi1000]

@KrABStReL0K Da! The Russian infusion energized the NHL,

and made it a better league. It's a shame that Valery Kharlamov

never had the chance to play in the NHL. He would've been a

GREAT player! Yebetse!

[DmitryBaranov87]

@karkkipussi1000 The difference from your American friends (Russian Five) that they are dead traitors. Kharlamov was fighting for the Soviets. And did not betray his country. And this scum had not allowed into Russia. Let this shit would stay in your shitty "Detoylet." They do not RUSSIAN five. Russian Five is - Kharlamov, Petrov, Mikhailov, Maltsev, Vasiliev. And it's not the American crap, cripple Konstantinov.

[PHDLUV8]

@DmitryBaranov87 Tell us how you really feel...hate monger. So Fetisov and Larionov aren't beloved in the motherland? Of course they are...they've done more for Russia than you ever will. I don't even know you and I can still rest assured that my statement is accurate. How about them red apples?

[7b8bk95y]

@PHDLUV8 This guy has no idea what the hell he is talking about. I'm Russian and I don't feel disdain or consider them traitors. As a matter of fact, I don't know ANYONE in Russia who considers them traitors. They are people, who saw an upportunity to earn more by playing abroad. PERIOD. They didn't sell out government secrets. They are hockey players and they chose what would allow them to realise their potential. And they fucking did just that. (P.S. traitors don't play for the national team.

[guacamolechief39]

were they they 1st or the 2nd line?

[BradMac902]

@guacamolechief39 Detroit had 2 lines that played equal playing time during these years...this one and the line that had Yzerman,Shannahan and Lapointe and Lidstrom and Murphy on the back end...It's no wonder the were so dominante

[subroc96]

you forgot kozlov

[CSIS25]

why did they not talk about the most famous Russian that's been playing for years and years Faceov

[Oslyaba]

it's a "total hochey". Great line in great club. thanks Scotty. He made this super5. (from russia with love ;))

[wg390]

Despite all

Russians can play hockey very good

Even at these days Russian Team is good

Not Red Mashine anymore, but of course Russians hockey players one of the best

[Baltimoreboy22]

the 5 dislikes are from blackhawks fans

[kluge2000]

sports always has a lot of "what ifs". but the vladdy accident is the worst. no telling how many cups the wings would've won. nor what a career he would have had. no, he won't be forgotten.

[dandandamattressman]

Every faceoff was "I must break you." or "You will lose."

[kennysdead500]

My last name's Fedorov :)

[cranegaroo]

Russians are great when they're on YOUR TEAM.

I loved watching these guys play as a kid!

[Tigersfan829]

damn i miss them

[VM38]

fedorov never looked more handsome on the ice than when he was wearing a red wings jersey. and i'm not even a wings fan :s i wish they'd pick him up for one last stint.

[eric69132]

the best line ever!

[mfactor3]

THAT SIR IS A LOT OF OV-ENSE

[AmuddyTURBIN]

FetisOV federOV konstantinOV kozlOV larionOV

[ronin241703]

Hard to name a five man unit any better.

[VINDICO75]

SUPER 5

[fordman1860]

retire #16 in hockeytown

[Doublesky07]

They were best

[USMCRedneck71]

should be known as the 5 OV'S

[lkrnpk]

@USMCRedneck71 funny how modern Russian stars aren't ''ovs"... Malkin, Ovechkin, Datsyuk, Kovalchuk, Semin.... ins and uks... ok, YakupOV will be next probably

[Sims2Star1]

We will never forget. Always Believe. We love you, Vladdie.

[fuji9991]

That line was like magic, I never saw anything like it again, total domination in every area of the ice.

[mslit204]

fedorov was a stud even in the nineties.

[cmskid20]

Now we just need Ovechkin haha

[Floskeknosk]

This hockey line was my first real love ever being a 13 year old kid.

[angryvegetarian]

@Floskeknosk Same here!!

[mad122780]

The best Hockey line of all time hands down!

[frankie2962]

Definitely. You couldn't take the puck away from them. They were incredible. They are what turned the Detroit Red Wings franchise around. Not to mention having a great captain in Steve Yzerman.

[beercanjunkie]

I don't hold any ill will towards Sergei, he was one of the reasons the Wings went from pure shit to contenders.

[Xramovnuk]

Russians players  still the best!!

[2tuque2]

@Xramovnuk STILL the best??!! Never were and STILL arent

[ATAS987654321]

@2tuque2 What again was the name of the guy who scored the most goals in the last 5 seasons? And the second most?

[ktchupgrlky]

ahh the days before detroit turned on Sergei. those were good.

[DRW2008YTMix]

How do you mean?

[Nolimitstars]

dude he took less money to go to anaheim

[ktchupgrlky]

yeah he did. wouldn't you if some of your best friends almost died and the fans BOOed you when you were on their team???

[SlotShot87]

thw wizard of ov... lol

[HighNortherner]

Great post! Sad to see Vlady (a favorite of mine) before the accident.

[wg390]

not all of them were best in Russia

They are great in Russia

Best 5 in Russian were :

Kharlamov, Michailov, Makarov, Fetisov and Konstantinov

[kappa9111]

malkin and ovechkin to detroit

[August171964]

No, Stanley Cup to Detroit, again.

[wg390]

It is normal no one could win all every year

[DRW2008YTMix]

Holy Crap 0:40

[frankie2962]

The greatest line in hockey history you could never get the puck away from these guys.

[ThaFranchize3110]

@frankie2962

Haha I kno rite? But me personally, along with Howe/Yzerman I have always thought Fedorov was the best player to wear the Winged Wheel. Zetterberg n Datsyuk are getting there as well IMO.

And Lidstrom has already proven to be one of the greatest, just I feel not as great as Fedorov, Howe or Yzerman were/are.

[wesmeis]

@frankie2962 You got that right.. Go Wings!

[samrosen93]

This just proves that Europeon hockey players have the most talent. I would rather have a team full of europeons then a team full of canadians. (CAPS FAN SINCE 97) and I was born in bulgaria but came to the U.S at age 4 in 93, so thats part of the reason why i love europeons more, cause i am one

[igor9212]

lol all end with nov or rov. Its awesome. My last name ends with kov, so I am in the group! hehe. Russian pride.

[RONVK]

Greatest line in NHL history!

[DarkKitten878]

VLADDY!

[ovyallday]

BELIEVE!

[ApachePiL0T]

Detroit, nevern forget great Vladimir Konstantinov!

[UrlsGrrl54]

@ApachePiL0T Detroit will always love Vladdie!! I named my cat after him and he's a BEAST, just like his namesake, lol! I loooooooooove the "RUSSIAN 5", baby!!

[HxCThrowed]

@ApachePiL0T How can anyone forget the player who layed out Lemieux and Forsberg!

[MrDerevyanko]

Thanks for the video, i have looked for a video like this for a while. The greatest five. Vladdy will always be remembered by the wings, even after his accident.

[wg390]

HAHAHA thank you Man

Finland always good at hockey and most best commentators in the WORLD

I love finland hockey, not the best , but always true hockey team it is always Finland

[Craze21AD]

this is a great video thanks for uploading

[LiberatorEbola]

Damn, they were fun to watch. Miss those guys. Especially #16.

[LoveTheCaps]

caps just put varlamov on the roster...thats 5 russians!

[zagacks]

There will only be one "Russian 5"

[LoveTheCaps]

yeah i know. its nice to have something close to it though

[okpapereat]

did you heard about the swedish five I do believe that Vancouver had sundin to play with the 2 sedin's that made 3 and then Matias ohlund and edler on the point.

[washingtoncapitalsss]

what about the detroit red wings teams in the past 5 years

[okpapereat]

washington caps need one more russian to complete another russian 5 they have so far ovechkin,semin,fedorov,kozlov just need one more then that will do the trick.

[Zhirkov1814]

what year was this interview in 1996 or 1995

[9119Wing]

Konstantinov was a beast, very influential in games. I believe if he had not been injured in an auto accident, he would have gained Scott Stevens type respect league wide, (if he hadn't already). The Redwings always seem to draft talented, thoughtful players. The Redwings could very well repeat in 2008-2009.

[wg390]

from 70 to 80ths it was one team : Russia

Intelligent, powerful, smart, unigue team.

Best ever team in a hockey history.

We will never ever will have any team in any sport like Russian hockey team NEVER

[riddifeuller]

actually it was soviet union not russia.

[wg390]

I said Russia for one simple reason: These days not many western young people know about Soviet Union.

Sorry if it was ofensive for you

[riddifeuller]

wasn't offensive, just wanted to correct your sentence.

[wg390]

Thanks man. You prove me one thing. Western young guys know about USSR existence. Which is surprisingly nice to know.

[riddifeuller]

Actually, if u think it wisely. I find myself pretty East and close to Russia. :D Since I'm from Finland. ;)

[wg390]

Acctualy I was born in Estonia

And always love to watch Finland in hockey and skating

Finland is very good on these sports

Beside finlands at least for me best commentators in sports

They are so emotional almost like russians !!

[okpapereat]

it was not actually soviet union you know they said this was in the 95 when the Russian five was complete. The soviet union fell in 1991 so its more correct to call them Russia.

[slake487]

wow hockey reports, I miss these pieces. GO WINGS!

[DRW2008YTMix]

Puck possession at its finest.

[Smokinmy]

Russia - the world champion on hockey 2008.

Go Russia

[imsksteven]

True

[J0113]

The CCCP were the best.. No questions asked.

[Sion359]

Larionov, Konstantinov, Fetisov, Federov, Koslov, God these guys were awsome i miss watching the russian 5 play and i miss yserman and god PROBERT he was a terror on the ice

[miguelisms]

they were the shit!!! It was amazing skill and finesse to behold.

[njhockey96]

Well in the Olympics Sweden had Zetterberg, Samuelsson, Holmstrom, Lidstrom, and Kronwall on a line. In the gold medal game all 4 goals were scored by Redwings haha

[Foltz91]

hah yea it was great i watched that game it was awesome. they were representing themselves and the red wings very well throughout the whole olympics

[weirdman202]

We will all miss Vlad the Impaler

[duncanfuck]

i miss Konstantinov :(

[wg390]

Absolutly nice man --- Konstantinov

Life so not fair sometimes for a great people like him

[okpapereat]

i know its not really fair because hes only around 40 and probably still can play hockey if he has not been in that car accident. Same with Pavel Bure too his career been cut short due to injuries.

[Floskeknosk]

Oooh, seing this makes me miss them guys like hell. There will never again be players like this in the NHL. You couldn't ask for more.

[notoriousbox]

first of all, NHL on FOX talk about a throwback. Second, the Russian 5 = domination

[dome1972]

When you try to diminish the contributions of other on those championship Wings teams it is a pretty good indication that you can't prove your point by illustating Stevie's merits. Federov carried the selfish Number 19 from 91 to the end of his time in Detroit. During that time, Stevie allowed people to heap praise on him while Federov toiled in the shadows. An unselfish person would have shared the limelight. Stevie was always about Stevie and nobody else.

[dome1972]

Get serious, there wasn't anybody else on the team that had the skill set to be able to do it. There isn't a player in the league that would like to do it because it hurts their capacity to put up numbers. In the real world, a players offensive numbers is what dictates their contract. Federov is just another player from those championship teams that did not get enough attention due to Stevie's selfishness. A real leader would spread attention to his teammates... but not Stevie... selfish.

[dome1972]

In any event, it is wrong. You have not been able to defend your position. You lose... leave now.

[DeepHauz]

Konstantinov...one of the greatest hitters in NHL history. such a shame.

[blazerr]

I agree -- one of the great what-ifs of hockey, wondering how many Norris Trophies he would have won by now. Either that, or he could have easily become an actor to play a villain in a James Bond movie...

[DeepHauz]

there's definitely a Russian mafia henchman role there for him.

[oletboys]

Vlad might've been the captain over lids.

[dome1972]

Over Stevie too.

[deebodeez2]

whoa, lets not get silly, stevie was the captain for so long cause of his ability to orchestrate the entire team, coaches included

[dome1972]

Stevie was the captain because of the relationship he developed with the Wings ownership, not dues to his effectiveness in the room.

[deebodeez2]

ur a fuckin moron, they were ready to trade him in 92 and 93,,,, he was the captain for his skills on and off the ice, i've been a wings fan as long as i can remember, when they were the "dead wings", you dont know what ur talkin about, shhhhhh

[dome1972]

Actually, the trade talks really started to get hot when the Wings lost to the Av's in 96. Bowman felt that the team had plateaued with Stevie as the leader because of his declining play and relationship with the owners. The power struggle between Bowman and the owners was settled when it was agreed that the team would work towards bringing in another leader who had the fire that Stevie lacked. That leader was Brendan Shanahan and it was he who set the tone against the Avs, not Stevie.

[deebodeez2]

you've never been more wrong,,, i cant believe ur tryin to pass this off as truth, check the stats jack-ass,,,, stevie was a huge impact, what you fail to realize is this, you dont have to be the leading points man to be the most dominent player in the league, there aint a hockey player out there that will argue stevie was one of the best to play the game,,,, and look at what happened over the next five to six seasons, ur a moron, shhhhh

[dome1972]

Stevie was a good little player but the movement to anoint him the ultimate leader is foolish and revisionist in nature. Stevie was a nice guy and that's why he lasted in the league and with the Wings for so long. Wings fans are unable to assess Stevie's leadership abilities because they have been bombarded with media telling them a partial truth. People are unable to move beyond the sentiment for Number 19 and that is why they are unable to accept my controversial but fair assessment.

[deebodeez2]

ur dumb, i tired of trying to explain to you how wrong you are, its not what the media says for gods sake, its the olympic teams, the all star teams, and many many hockey player throughout the league have said these things about him, opponents, coaches,,, you think what you want, and downplay stevie, ok, facts are facts, and ur statements are an opinion,,

[dome1972]

Actually, it is your assessment that is only an opinion. My conclusion that Stevie was not a great leader is one that is built on sound, logical reason. I am the only one on this post who can distance myself from my childhood affections and rationally determine through inspection of the record that Stevie's achievments are built on misplaced hero worship. The record clearly shows that the only time the Wings were successful was when the leadership burden was shared. Stevie's overrated.

[deebodeez2]

ok, i guess you know more about hockey than i do,(not really) you know more about detroit red wings than i do (not at all) and are just all around mr know it all when it comes to everything in life (i doubt it)

stevie stats-

1514- games played-11th all time

1755-pts- 6th all time

1.16-ppg

692- reg season goals- 8th all time

1063-reg season assists- 7th all time

185- playoff pts- 8th all time.

but ur right, he was just average,

[dome1972]

I guess you are able to search wikipedia, like everyone else. My knowledge comes from watching the games on TV and in the stands. My understanding of the game comes from the fact that I think for myself and allow the results one the ice to form my opinions. I don't allow fluff coverage to form my opinions for me. Part of being an adult is realizing that the common consensus can be wrong and that a discerning opinion, that is logically sound, is often more relevant and fair... puppet.

[TheWingsOfAButterfly]

Thanks For This Video!! It's Great!!

[venzetti8]

We should grab fedorov before trade dateline.  He is still a beast, he just needs to be a Red Wing again.

[learybiscuit]

i'm a red wings fan, but theres now way we need fedorov back, he was a great player, but he never played up to his potential, and now he's washed up.

[punkassguy]

It's hard to know, a lot of the time you saw in Fedorov what you see in Datsyuk: when he wanted to score, there wasn't a goddamned thing the other team could do to stop him.

I guess he just didn't want to score often enough.

[dome1972]

Bowman placed a lot of defensive responcibility on Federov and that impacted his offensive numbers. If the reins had been taken off of him he may have produced like Guy Lafleur. However, he didn't have the same ability to finish like Bure and Mogilny so it is likely that Bowman used him properly. Instead of winning more Harts he was caste in the role similar to that of Jacques Lemaire.

There you go pup... there's another great analysis by the brightest thinker on Youtube.

[whshockey1020]

yeah...responcibility

[noonan27]

oh the memories of NHL on Fox...puck tracker.

[JTnine78]

god i hated that...lol

[aaronavouris]

FoxTRAX FTW.

[Jdub14000]

NHL on Fox!!! Great show. They should bring it back!

[NewGimikk]

Agreed.

[josatinho]

my idols petrov.harlamov.mihailov

larionov.kasatonov.gretzky.kuh­nhackl.

fetisov.orr.lafleur

[okpapereat]

its spelled Kharlamov the k is silent like in Khabibulin

[Red40Wings13]

Now there stacked with Swedes.

[mApLeLeAfs4EVA]

it was great watchin these guys the passin and the chemistry was beautiful... i just didt like it wen they did it to toronto lol dont think there will ever be a five like that again

[seanbonjovi7]

Konstantinov was the best thing going at this point. 6 foot, 180 lbs. & tough as nails.

[grafs707]

6ft and 180lbs is not a big guy...he had to weigh more than that

[Schlomoasdf]

I totally agree with you bout Konstantinov, my fave Red Wing, period. But I don´t know if Fedorov still has that fire to put up all these tricks and moves. To me he seems burnt out.

[Spetz]

I miss Konstantinov, he'd probably still be playing on the Wings if it wasn't for that dumbfuck limo driver...pisses me off each time I think about it...and Fedorov needs to come back, I miss him on the Wings!

[josatinho]

my favourite fetisov and konstantinov.also bure and

czech jagr

[jksarnold]

MY GUYS!!!! I miss them.....

[Floskeknosk]

Love these guys! Miss them in the Red Wings!

[royalsteven]

It don't get no better then that if only they had mogilny, yashin and bure in the team too :P

[Kozzie13]

KOZZIE!!!!

[amar97]

the NHL has really fallen off the map!

[ProfessorIgor]

ohhhhh, this is so frikkin awesomeov !!! I miss these days

[sadomaster]

vladi always hits clean )))

[octogirlie]

Yes, thank you for posting this! The Russian Five were my favorites!

[kozzie1317]

I love the Russian five, they were my favorites when they played for the Red Wings back in the day... thanks for posting this!

[sa3mmm]

Awsome vid!! :) gosh i miss konstantinov, will always remeber the good days with him infront of osgood/vernon ;)

Been trying to find a vid when bowman retire after the stanley cup titel, and konstantinov is there in his wheelchair. if you have it/find it here, please send me a tell.