detroit red wings

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Detroit Red Wings

1932-present Home arena Joe Louis Arena City Detroit, MI Colors Red, White

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WXYT (1270 AM, 97.1 FM) Owner(s) Mike Ilitch General manager Ken Holland Head coach Mike Babcock Captain Nicklas Lidstrom Minor League affiliates Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Stanley Cups 1935–36, 1936–37, 1942–43, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2007–08 Conference championships 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2007–08 Division championships 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 Wikinews has related news: NHL: Detroit wins the 2008 Stanley Cup

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club is one of the Original Six teams of the NHL. The Red Wings are one of the most popular hockey franchises in North America, so much that Detroit is nicknamed "Hockeytown" by the fans and analysts. The Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships (11)[1] of any NHL franchise based in the United States, and are third overall in total NHL championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). They currently play home games in the 20,066 capacity Joe Louis Arena after having spent over 40 years playing in Olympia Stadium.

From 1933–34 to 1965–66, the Red Wings only missed the playoffs four times. After almost two decades as an also-ran, the Red Wings have made the playoffs in 23 of the last 25 seasons, including the last 17 in a row. This is the longest current streak of post-season appearances in all of American professional sports. Contents [hide] 1 Franchise history 1.1 1925–49: Early years 1.2 1950–66: The Gordie Howe Era 1.3 1967–82: The "Dead Wings" Era 1.4 1983–2003: The Yzerman Era 1.5 1994–2004: The Russian Five & return to glory 1.6 2005 and beyond: New Era for Detroit 2 Team information 2.1 Uniforms 2.2 Fan tradition: The Octopus 2.3 Radio and television 3 Season-by-season record 4 Notable players 4.1 Current roster 4.2 Team captains 4.3 Honored members 4.4 Numbers out of circulation 4.5 First-round draft picks 4.6 Franchise scoring leaders 5 NHL awards and trophies 6 Franchise individual records 7 References 8 See also 9 External links //

Franchise history Main article: History of the Detroit Red Wings

1925–49: Early years

When the Western Canada Hockey League folded after the 1925–26 WHL season,[2] a deal was made, so that a new NHL expansion franchise in Detroit bought the rights to the players of one of the most successful of the teams in that league,