Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall, who announced his retirement on Tuesday, delivered one of numerous crushing checks like this one to Chicago's Martin Havlat in the 2013 playoffs. (YouTube) Don't ...

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall delivers such brutal hits that fans make his last name into a verb. Even the Red Wings got in on the act following his devastating check on Tampa Bay ...

Did you know there's a rash of Kronwalling going on around Detroit? More to the point: Have you been Kronwalled? (And hey, was that Zetterberg Guy at the 22-second mark?) The commercial above is ...

Niklas Kronwall has made a career out of his patented 'back-first' hit and has left a trail of devastated puck carriers in his wake, but the hit on Nikita Kucherov in Game 6 of the series between ...

As he took a tour around Michigan International Speedway’s two-mile oval as a passenger in the pace car for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Quicken Loans 400, getting Kronwalled was on the mind of Detroit ...

There’s an awesome trend going on in the NHL right now. It’s called marketing. Check out the new series of ads for the Red Wings, Kronwalled. Excellent. This follows on the heels of some other great ...

This is why we love Niklas Kronwall, he just destroys everything in his wake. Here he is in the World Championships, showing off his defensive skills in his ability to line up an opposing player with ...