Chris Chelios

A Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who played a decade for the Detroit Red Wings, Chris Chelios started his career as a rival star. But after a trade at the deadline in 1999, he earned a place in Michigan sports history, He helped lead the Red Wings to two of its Stanley Cup Championships, in 2002 and 2008. Named one of the NHL’s 100 all-time greatest players, Chelios remarkably 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. He played nearly 600 games for Detroit, in addition to competing for the United States in the 2002 and 2006 during his time as a Red Wing.

After his playing career, Chelios worked in the Red Wings front office and stayed involved in the local community, operating two restaurant locations of Cheli’s Chii Bar in Downtown Detroit and Dearborn.