articleThe Brief The Detroit Red Wings are retiring the number worn by Sergei Fedorov, the team announced on Tuesday. Worn by Sergei Fedorov, he played with the Wings from 1990 to 2003. Big picture view:Next January, the Red Wings will honor one of the team's best forwards ever to wear the winged wheel by hanging his jersey from the rafters. Fedorov will be the ninth player to have his jersey number retired, following in the footsteps of other great players like Steve Yzerman, Nicholas Lidstrom, and Gordie Howe. By the numbers:During his time in the NHL, Fedorov played in over 1,200 games, scoring 483 goals, and netting over a thousand points.