Hard to imagine but #30 has now been retired for eight seasons. This is a petition for the fans tell the Detroit Red Wings organization how much we love and respected Chris Osgood. If you're not familiar here are some achievements of his exceptional career:
Member of the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings – 1997, 1998, 2008 (starting goaltender in 1998 and 2008)
2-time winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy (shared with Mike Vernon – 1996), (shared with Dominik Hašek – 2008)
Is currently 10th all-time in wins by an NHL goaltender
Is currently 8th in all-time playoff wins
Is currently 4th in all-time playoff shut-outs
Played in
1996 NHL All-Star Game
2008 NHL All-Star Game (named starter by Red Wings and Western Conference head coach Mike Babcock)
Named to the 1997 NHL All-Star Game, but was unable to attend because of an injury.
Named to NHL Second All-Star Team after 1995–96 season
Named to WHL East Second All-Star Team after 1990–91 season
Led NHL in GAA in 2008 (regular season 2.09 & playoffs 1.55)
Led NHL in wins in 1996
Scored a goal versus Hartford Whalers on March 6, 1996.
First goaltender since Terry Sawchuk to win Stanley Cups ten years or more apart as a starter (Sawchuk in 1955 and 1967)
Became only the 10th goaltender in NHL history to achieve 400 wins on Dec 27th 2010 in a 4–3 overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche
4th all-time NHL leader in win percentage (60%)
Let's get # 30 hung from the rafters at LCA!
