hi @ll!
i'm from switzerland and my english is not good, but i try it.
the reason why i'am a wings fan is nhl 97 from ea sports
there was a nice, great player in that game, called sergei fedorov. he was beside of forsberg one of the greatest player. and he played for the detroit red wings
so with the internet and all that, i had the chance to learn more about the wings and so my love for this organisations grew up!
by the time, i became a fan of the other players, like lidstrom, shanahan and since 2002: ZETTERBERG
the depart of fedorov was a shock, but after all, im happy now with datsyuk, zets and all the other young guys!
in switzerland i can forget somthing like tv presence for the nhl, and so the only way for me is reading the freep, mlive and this forum, beside of listening to the radio and download the past games over at 5hole :-)
ih hope my english is not tooo bad! greetings from switzerland and LET'S GO RED WINGS!