I thought everybody knew this, but Twitter is going ape about this revelation from the Free Press’s Helene St. James:

Red Wings D Moritz Seider said he chose 53 because he had watched Herbie the Lovebug movie the day before he was asked what number he wanted to wear.— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) October 23, 2021

Herbie was a Volkswagen, after all.