When you think of the Detroit Red Wings winning Stanley Cups, names like Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidström dominate the conversation. But anchored in the crease, wearing his signature vintage helmet, was Chris Osgood.
Of all the attributes Ken Holland used to describe what made Chris Osgood great, two words stand out above all else. “He won.” For 17 years, Christopher John Osgood did a lot of winning.
Assessing the surprising success of the Detroit Red Wings of late despite their suspect level of play, former Detroit goalie Chris Osgood was brutally honest.
When Mike Vernon got word last summer that he was being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, among the first to acknowledge his moment was Vernon’s old Detroit Red Wings goaltending partner Chris Osgood.