Defenseman's #4 will be raised into the rafters before game on February 1. The Detroit News
Detroit — The Red Wings healed an ancient wound and honored one of their greatest players Wednesday, when Christopher Ilitch announced that the 92-year-old franchise will retire its eighth number, No. 4, for Red Kelly.
Kelly, 91, was a mainstay of the four Stanley Cup winners in the 1950s, alongside Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio, Terry Sawchuk and Sid Abel, whose numbers hang aloft in Little Caesars Arena.