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Founded: 1926
Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1930, Falcons 1930-1932
Home arena: Joe
Louis Arena
Former Home Arenas: Windsor Arena (1926-27); Detroit Olympia (1927-1979)
Uniform colors: Red and white
Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel
Main Rivals: Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators
Stanley Cups: 10 - 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1997, 1998, 2002
Presidents' Trophies: 5 - 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006
Conference Playoff Champions: 22 - 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002
Division Champions: 25 - 1934, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
The Detroit Red Wings are one of the NHL's Original Six franchises, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs.
1932/33 : James D. Norris purchases the team. In the semi finals the Wings would lose a goal series to the
New York Rangers 6-3.
1933/34 : Wings lost to Chicago in Stanley Cup Finals
1935/36 : After the Leafs took Game 3 in Toronto the Wings claimed the first Stanley
Cup with a 3-2 win at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1936/37 : Wings won the Stanley Cup for the 2nd year in a row defeating the
New
York Rangers.
1939/40 : In the semifinals the Wings are beaten by the
Toronto Maple Leafs in 2 straight.
1940/41 : In the playoffs the Red Wings would knock off the defending Stanley
Cup Champion
New
York Rangers in a hard fought 3 game series. In the semifinals the Wings beat
the
Chicago
Blackhawks in 2 straight. However, in the Stanley Cup Finals the Wings are
swept in 4 straight by the
Boston
Bruins.
1942/43 : The Red Wings win the Stanley Cup by sweeping the
Boston
Bruins in 4 straight.
1955/56 : The Red Wings lose their grip on first place settling for 2nd with a 30-24-16 record. In the playoffs the Red Wings once again knock off the
Toronto Maple Leafs n 5 games for a trip to the finals against the
Montreal Canadiens. However in the finals the Wings are tripped by the Habs falling in 5 games.
1956/57 : With Gordie Howe winning the Hart Trophy for the 3rd time the Red Wings
reclaim the regular season title with a 38-20-12 record. However in the playoffs
the Wings would be stunned losing to the
Boston
Bruins in 5 games.
1957/58 : Despite Gordie Howe winning his 4th Hart Trophy the Red Wings fall into 3rd place with a mediocre 29-29-12 record. In the playoffs it would be a quick exit for the Red Wings as they are swept by the
Montreal Canadiens in 4 straight.
1958/59 : The Red Wings would struggle on defense all season allowing 218 goals
as they miss the playoffs for the first time in 21 years by finishing in last
place with a 25-37-8 record.
1996/97 : In the finals the Red Wings took command early beating the Flyers in
the first 2 games in Philadelphia. As the series shifted back to Hockey Town USA
the Wings went in for the kill completing the sweep to win their first Stanley
Cup in 42 years.
1997/98 : Red Wings win Stanley Cup defeating the
Washington Capitals in 4 straight, winning their 2nd straight Stanley Cup. Longtime fan favorite Steve Yzerman would be presented with the Conn Smythe. Also serving as Captain Stevie Y. when presented with Stanley Cup skated over and placed it in Konstantinov's lap as the entire team joined in for an emotional scene that touched fans throughout the sports world.
2001/02 : Red Wings win Stanley Cup defeating the Avalanche.
2004/05 : Season Cancelled Due to Lock Out
2005/06 : The Red Wings won the Presidents' Trophy with a 58-16-8 record, earning them 124 points and secured home ice advantage for the entire playoffs. They lost Game 6 in the first round of playoffs to the
Edmonton Oilers by the score of 4-3, and the Red Wings were eliminated from the playoffs.
