Defenseman Pavel Datsyuk.
Photo via Detroit Red Wings Facebook page.
For long-time Detroit sports fans, the retirement of nine-year veteran wide receiver Calvin Johnson was both a shock and disappointment.
Now, another Detroit great is calling it quits.
Two-time Stanley Cup Champion Pavel Datsyuk told Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press that after the playoffs are done, he will leave the Detroit Red Wings and go back to Russia.
With the 37-year-old missing his family and his hometown, I wasn't surprised that he made up his mind before the end of the season.