Former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios to be inducted into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2025

As reported by MLive’s Ansar Khan, Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen, the Free Press’s Christian Romo and the Associated Press, former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios was named to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame’s induction class of 2025 this evening.

Chelios will be joined by Detroit Pistons star Rasheed Wallace, boxer Claressa Shields, Michigan State University basketball star Jason Richardson, Michigan State University football coach Mark Dantonio, Detroit Tigers GM David Dombrowski and Detroit Free Press baseball writer John Lowe.

Today’s press release states that Chelios and company will be inducted at the MotorCity Casino on December 19th, and they describe Chelios as follows:

Chris Chelios

A Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who played a decade for the Detroit Red Wings, Chris Chelios helped lead the team to two of its Stanley Cup Championships. Named one of the NHL’s 100 all-time greatest players, Chelios played all of his seasons in Detroit after the age of 37, leading the league in plus/minus in the championship season of 2001-2002.


It’s also worth noting that late Detroit sports superfan Andy Isaac, a.k.a. @Worldofisaac on Twitter, will be inducted posthumously as a winner of the “Courage Award.”

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