Detroit Red Wings Team Information

NHL Detroit Red Wings Team Information

In 1925 the fledgling WCHL had one last gasp when the Victoria Cougars broke won the Stanley Cup breaking the NHL's stranglehold on hockey's most prestigious trophy. The Cougars would make the finals again in 1926 but the league was dead. A number of East Coast investors would buy the remaining WCHL teams moving them to Eastern Cities in the NHL. The Cougars were purchased by a group of 26 investors led by Charles Hughes who moved them to Detroit. However, an arena was not ready for the Cougars and they played their first season in the nearby town of Windsor Ontario. On November 18th the Detroit Cougars played their first game losing to the Bruins at Windsor's Border Cities Arena. That first year playing without a true home the Cougars would struggle finishing last in the American Division with a 12-28-4 record.

Despite the success of the Cougars when they were in the WHL, the new NHL team struggled for the first couple of season and finished out of the playoff race. In 1927 they moved to the new Olympia arena in Detroit and hired Jack Adams, who would go on to be their general manager for thirty five years. In 1930 the team changed its name to the Falcons, but in 1932 after being purchased by industrialist Jim Norris the name was changed for the third time in six years. The 'winged wheel' in their crest represented the predominant industry in the area and the Red Wings were officially born. Detroit only made it to the NHL playoffs twice in its first seven season, both times losing in the first round.

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Detroit Red Wings Franchise History

Detroit Red Wings Franchise History

Detriot Cougars 1926/27-1929/30
Detroit Falcons 1930/31-1931/32
Detroit Red Wings 1932/33-Present

Joe Louis Arena
Address: 600 Civic Center Drive
Detroit, MI 48226
Telephone: (313) 396-7600
Capacity: 19,983

Olympia Stadium
Address: 5920 Grand River
Detroit, MI 48208
Capacity:16,700
Former Tenants:
Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 1927-1979

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Detroit Red Wings Championships

Detroit Red Wings Championships

Championship History

League Championships	1936 (NHL), 1937 (NHL), 1943 (NHL), 1950 (NHL), 1952 (NHL), 1954 (NHL), 1955 (NHL), 1997 (NHL), 1998 (NHL), 2002 (NHL)
Conference Championships	1995 (Western), 1997 (Western), 1998 (Western), 2002 (Western)
Division Championships	1934 (American), 1936 (American), 1937 (American), 1988 (Norris), 1989 (Norris), 1992 (Norris), 1994 (Central), 1995 (Central), 1996 (Central), 1999 (Central), 2001 (Central), 2002 (Central), 2003 (Central), 2004 (Central), 2006(Central)
Playoff Appearances	1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

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Detroit Red Wings Hall of Famers

Detroit Red Wings Hall of Famers

Sid Abel C 1938/39-1942/43, 1945/46-1951/52
Jack Adams Coach 1927/28-1946/47
Marty Barry C 1935/36-1938/39
Andy Bathgate RW 1966/67
Leo Boivin D 1965/66-1966/67
Scotty Bowman Coach 1993/94-2001/02
Johnny Bucyk LW 1955/56-1956/57
Paul Coffey D 1992/93-1995/96
Charlie Conacher RW 1938/39
Roy Conacher LW 1946/47
Alex Connell G 1931/32
Alex Delvecchio C 1950/51-1973/74
Marcel Dionne C 1971/72-1974/75
Viacheslav Fetisov D 1994/95-1997/98
Frank Foyston C 1926/27-1927/28
Frank Fredrickson C 1926/27, 1930/31
Bill Gadsby D 1961/62-1965/66
Eddie Giacomin G 1975/76-1977/78
Ebbie Goodfellow D 1929/30-1942/43
Glenn Hall G 1952/53, 1954/55-1956/57
Doug Harvey D 1966/67
George Hay LW 1927/28-1933/34
Hap Holmes G 1926/27-1927/28
Gordie Howe RW 1946/47-1970/71
Syd Howe LW 1934/35-1945/46
Mike Ilitch Owner 1982-Present
Tommy Ivan Coach 1947/48-1953/54
Godon Keats 1926/27-1927/28
Red Kelly D 1947/48-1959/60
Herbie Lewis LW 1928/29-1938/39
Ted Lindsay LW 1944/45-1956/57, 1964/65
Harrry Lumley G 1943/44, 1944/45-1949/50
Frank Mahovlich LW 1967/68-1970/71
Larry Murphy D 1996/97-2000/01
Reg Noble LW 1927/28-1932/33
Bruce Norris Owner 1952/53-1981/82
James Norris Sr. Owner 1933/34-1951/52
James D. Norris GM 1936/37-1942/43
Brad Park D 1983/84-1984/85
Marcel Pronovost D 1949/50-1964/65
Bill Quackenbush D 1942/43-1948/49
Borje Salming D 1989/90
Terry Sawchuk G 194950-1954/55, 1957/58-1963/64, 1968/69
Earl Seibert D 1944/45-1945/46
Darryl Sittler C 1984/85
Jack Stewart D 1938/39-1942/43, 1945/46-1949/50
Tiny Thompson G 1938/39-1939/40
Norm Ullman C 1955/56-1967/68
Jack Walker LW 1926/27-1927/28
Harry Watson D 1945/46
Cooney Weiland C 1933/34-1934/35

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Detroit Red Wings Retired/Honored Jerseys

Detroit Red Wings Retired/Honored Jerseys

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Retired Numbers

1 Terry Sawchuk G 194950-1954/55, 1957/58-1963/64, 1968/69
7 Ted Lindsay LW 1944/45-1956/57, 1964/65
9 Gordie Howe RW 1946/47-1970/71
10 Alex Delvecchio C 1950/51-1973/74
12 Sid Abel C 1938/39-1942/43, 1945/46-1951/52
99 Wayne Gretzky (Retired by NHL)

Honoured Numbers:

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Detroit Red Wings Merchandise

Detroit Red Wings Merchandise

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