Red Wings One Hit Wonders

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Welcome to Last Word on Hockey’s One Hit Wonder series. Each day, we will take a look at a new team’s three biggest one-hit wonders. These are players that had one great season or playoff run but never did anything like that again. Join us every day for a new team! Today we take a look at the Detroit Red Wings One Hit Wonders.

Detroit Red Wings One Hit Wonders

John Ogrodnick

Detroit drafted John Ogrodnick in the fourth round of the 1979 draft. Back then, players were drafted when they were 20, so Ogrodnick jumped to professional hockey the following season. He showed promise, scoring eight goals and 32 points in 41 games with the Red Wings that season. Between the 1980-81 season and the 1983-84 season, Ogrodnick was one of Detroit’s best players during what was known as the ‘Dead Wings’ era. Detroit’s best season during those years was a 31 win season in 1983-84. During those four seasons, Ogrodnick scored 146 goals and 287 points. Ogrodnick was a natural goal scorer who was looking to shoot first and pass second.

One Hit Season

In the 1984-85 season, Ogrodnick was on the Red Wing’s top line with 19-year-old star centre Steve Yzerman and skilled right-winger Ron Duguay. The trio was fantastic and Ogrodnick benefited greatly from hit scoring a career-high 55 goals, 50 assists and 105 points, to lead the Red Wings in scoring by 16 points. He was named to the NHL’s first All-Star team that season along with forwards Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri. He tied Michel Goulet for fourth in goals that season and finished seventh in the league in points.

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[Retire91]

I think this was the biggest one hit wonder. I think Hawerchuk was really wondering what happened

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

I think this was the biggest one hit wonder. I think Hawerchuk was really wondering what happened

Man was that ever a suicide pass he was on the receiving end of.

 

[jprenkert]

That was the last hit Hawerchuck took as a professional. After that he was done.

 

[Kronwalled55]

Ogrodnick makes zero sense for this. He literally had two 40+ goal seasons before that 55 goal year. He had multiple great seasons...

 

[FabricDetails]

I think of Damien Brunner... Anyone?

The name Mark Mowers also came to mind as well but I mean, that guy wasn't a hit single in any fashion. He was barely a B-tape.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Always liked Danny Markov

 

[Konnan511]

Marian Hossa had one hell of a single season here.

 

[Retire91]

Man was that ever a suicide pass he was on the receiving end of.

Yeah I feel bad for him honestly I took a hit like that once and I can still feel it.

 

[FabricDetails]

Marian Hossa had one hell of a single season here.

Yeah but is it that they had one really good season with the Wings and then were irrelevant after that? Hossa continued to be great.

 

[Konnan511]

Always liked Danny Markov

Who is that one DMan we got a few years back at the trade deadline. I think he was Slavic, never smiled.

 

[Konnan511]

Yeah but is it that they had one really good season with the Wings and then were irrelevant after that? Hossa continued to be great.

I mean, it was a true one year wonder.

 

[FabricDetails]

I mean, it was a true one year wonder.

Tooshay. Too bad that wonder didn't show up in the form of more goals and points in the playoffs.

 

[Ricelund]

Ogrodnick wasn't a one-hit wonder.

Jason Williams was a one-hit wonder: 80 GP, 21G, 37A, 58P in 2005-06.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Always liked Danny Markov

Yeah he was one of my favorites, didn't he smoke between periods?

 

[Winger98]

Who is that one DMan we got a few years back at the trade deadline. I think he was Slavic, never smiled.

Slegr?

 

[Ricelund]

Who is that one DMan we got a few years back at the trade deadline. I think he was Slavic, never smiled.

Zidlicky?

 

[Konnan511]

Zidlicky?

YESSSSS

 

[Shaman464]

I think its unfair to call Sheppard, who was 0.8 ppg and near .5gpg on his career a one hit wonder. He wasn't Ceechoo who scored 56 goals but never really did anything else in his career. Sheppard's average season was 65 points and 36 goals.

 

[GMR]

Modano
Alfredsson
Weiss
Zidlicky
Legwand
Cole

That entire era is a large blur in my memory. I remember the good teams. I remember the awful teams of the last several seasons. That particular era, however, I forget. I have almost no memory of these players actually doing something for Detroit. And yes, I realize Alfredsson led them in scoring his one season. I also realize the team made the playoffs during most of those years. It's still a blur. Like they were in limbo.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Marian Hossa had one hell of a single season here.

Regular season...

 

[GMR]

Ogrodnick wasn't a one-hit wonder.

Jason Williams was a one-hit wonder: 80 GP, 21G, 37A, 58P in 2005-06.

Took that stupid penalty in Yzerman's final game. From memory, the Wings were up two goals in the 3rd period when that happened.

 

[Martinez]

Seems more like a career year thing than a one hit wonder thing. Might as well throw Probert’s 88 season in. Career year in points, +/- and pims. Lead the team in scoring for our deep playoff run without the Stevie.

 

[Ricelund]

Modano
Alfredsson
Weiss
Zidlicky
Legwand
Cole

That entire era is a large blur in my memory. I remember the good teams. I remember the awful teams of the last several seasons. That particular era, however, I forget. I have almost no memory of these players actually doing something for Detroit. And yes, I realize Alfredsson led them in scoring his one season. I also realize the team made the playoffs during most of those years. It's still a blur. Like they were in limbo.

Yeah, I feel the same way.

 

[simonedvinsson]

Jason Williams and Damien Brunner are the first two players that come to mind when I think one hit wonder.