It didn't go unnoticed that Holmstrom retired on one of the coldest days in recent memory. It was only fitting, given all the jokes about how he's from the North Pole. Holmstrom's wife, Annelie, and their children Max, 11, Isak, 9 and Isabel watched from the front row. When the call went out for any last question, Isabel raised her hand, then shied from going through with a question.
Holmstrom had just told them, "I"m going to be home more, so you have listen to me some more, OK? For Annelie, it was another typical day of her husband's sense of humor. He talked during the news conference about how much he enjoyed helping out at home, though, "I'm not allowed to do any vacuum cleaning or laundry. Not true, Annelie Holmstrom said. He's trying to get out of it. Holmstrom retired the day before his 40th birthday.
It's hard, he said, to not be playing hockey, to not have the daily camaraderie with teammates. And still his days are fuller, because now he gets to wake up and put on his custom-made "Coach Homer" jacket and coach his sons in hockey.
The younger one, he's a little bit like me, crashing the net and skate like me. See what happens. Holmstrom posted points in 1, games. He scored goals, most of them with his back to the net, many of them tip-ins demonstrating his incredible hand-to-eye coordination.
Season after season he showed what incredible willpower can do. Thirteenth most points in a Red Wings uniform. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies.
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They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. His hockey sense and work ethic ensured he was more than capable of playing against some of the greatest players in the league despite lacking top-end speed.
Holmstrom won his final Stanley Cup in He was yet again a key contributor in the playoffs with 12 points in 21 games. He scored 46 goals and 51 assists throughout his postseason career, and he never missed the playoffs at the NHL level. He retired following the season, much to the relief of many goalies. He played all 1, games of his career with the franchise that drafted him back in He is the sixth player in Red Wings history to suit up for 1, games with the team.
While the superstars deservedly command most of the attention, it is the warriors in the trenches that ultimately help turn a team into a champion.
Holmstrom will never be confused for an all-time great scorer, but his undying determination deserves all the praise in the world. He retired a four-time Stanley Cup champion and won a gold medal with Team Sweden at the Olympics. Not bad for someone selected in the 10th round. The archives of THW contain over 40, posts on all things hockey. This is a familiar sight for Red Wings fans as Holmstrom never shied away from a battle in front of the net.
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