Zetterberg made the Red Wings out of camp and played the next 15 seasons in Detroit. He never played in the minors and had a theory as to why he made the Red Wings at age 22.

Henrik Zetterberg did not receive the call to join the HHOF this Wednesday. What is the case in favor of the former Red Wing captain, Conn Smythe winner, and Triple Gold Club member?

Red Wings on the ballot: Henrik Zetterberg, Chris Osgood and Niklas Kronwall are on the ballot. A total of 58 former Red Wings are in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Additionally, with 980 points, Zetterberg retired as the third-highest-scoring player from his class, finishing behind Henrik (1,330) and Daniel (1,306), the only two players to reach a thousand ...

In IIHF play, he appeared in four Olympic games, six World Championships, the 2004 World Cup, and the 2000 World Juniors. Zetterberg actually played in the Olympics (2002) prior to his Red Wings debut ...

Perhaps at no time was that so clear as May 31, 2008, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. By that point, Zetterberg had blossomed into one of the top players in the league. He scored 43 goals and ...

The second catch here is that Lucas Raymond wasn't a part of Team Sweden's initial 55-player list that was submitted to the IIHF, meaning that Tre Konor has had to ask for an exemption for him to ...

Zetterberg leaves an NHL career that spans 1,082 games and is 40 points shy of 1,000 points. He scored 337 goals, recorded 623 assists and only 401 penalty minutes.

Henrik Zetterberg's 15-year NHL career, all with Detroit, is coming to an end because of a back injury, according to general manager Ken Holland.

" Zetterberg played 15 NHL seasons, spending all of them with the Red Wings. In 1,082 regular-season games, the 1999 seventh-round draft pick registered 337 goals and 623 assists for 960 points.

DETROIT – Henrik Zetterberg's career with the Detroit Red Wings started in 2002. It was the year after the Red Wings' infamous dream team -- with the likes of Dominik Hasek, Brett Hull and Luc ...