We all know about Nate Danielson and Carter Bear, but there's another Red Wings prospect making tidal waves in Russia and his name is Dmitri Buchelnikov.
The name still resonates, doesn't it? For any devotee of hockey's golden '90s, especially those attuned to the pulse of Detroit, the mere mention conjures legends: Sergei Fedorov, Slava Fetisov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Slava Kozlov, and Igor Larionov.
They were The Russian Five, a quintet that rewrote the rules of puck possession and brought Soviet discipline to North American chaos. And for the Detroit Red Wings, they were the architects of a dynasty, culminating in the long-awaited Stanley Cup triumph of 1997.