But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.

At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.

Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster.

Dear Red Bull: Where the fuck are my wings?!

Hockey is my favorite because I'm from Michigan. I used to figure-skate and root for the Red Wings.

Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings.