they were not a strong team again until the late 1980s. steve yzerman became a star at this time. sergei fedorov became the first russian to win the hart trophy in 1994. the red wings won the president's cup as top team in the nhl regular season in 1995, 1996 (with a record number of wins), and 2002. they won the stanley cup in 1997, 1998, and 2002. nicklas lidstrom won the norris trophy as best defenceman three times beginning in 2001. the team was one of the richest in the nhl, which helped them get many good players.