Remembering the impact of the Detroit Red Wings' "Russian Five" more than 20 years ago. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press
Vladimir Konstantinov, a former Detroit Red Wings defenseman, picked out the shirt and tie he will wear on Saturday night when he is inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
“He is very excited about Saturday,” James Bellanca Jr., Konstantinov’s longtime lawyer and friend, said. “He knows something special is happening. Whether he can comprehend the meaning of it, I don’t know.”
And that’s the part that breaks your heart.