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Nicklas Lidstrom spent 20 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, winning four Stanley Cups and seven Norris Trophies.

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The Detroit Red Wings announced Wednesday that their March 6 game against the Colorado Avalanche at Joe Louis Arena has been pushed back to 8 p.m. to accommodate the pregame ceremony on Nicklas Lidstrom Jersey Retirement Night.

The seven-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s top defenseman, who retired after the 2011-12 season, will have his No. 5 raised to the rafters in a ceremony that starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. and will end at 7:20.

The ceremony will be hosted by Fox Sports Detroit’s Ken Daniels and will feature speeches by Mike Babcock, Ken Holland, Christopher Ilitch and Lidstrom.

Attending the ceremony will be Red Wings legends Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman and members of the Abel and Sawchuck families.

Lidstrom’s former coaches Scotty Bowman, Dave Lewis and Barry Smith, as well as Lidstrom’s former teammates; Chris Chelios, Igor Larionov, Brendan Shanahan, Robert Lang, Bob Rouse, Yves Racine, Mathieu Schneider, Manny Legace, Tomas Holmstrom, Anders Eriksson, Kris Draper and Vladimir Konstantinov will all be seated on the ice for the ceremony.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and fans are encouraged to arrive early. The Red Wings said the game is sold out.

The pre-game ceremony will be carried live by Fox Sports Detroit beginning at 6:30 p.m., and will be available for viewing in its entirety on DetroitRedWings.com shortly after the start of the game.