Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings
2023–24 Detroit Red Wings season
ConferenceEastern
DivisionAtlantic
Founded1926
HistoryDetroit Cougars
19261930
Detroit Falcons
19301932
Detroit Red Wings
1932–present
Home arenaLittle Caesars Arena
CityDetroit, Michigan
Team colorsRed, white[1][2][3]
   
MediaBally Sports Detroit
97.1 The Ticket
Owner(s)Ilitch Holdings
General managerSteve Yzerman
Head coachDerek Lalonde
CaptainDylan Larkin
Minor league affiliatesGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Stanley Cups11 (1935–36, 1936–37, 1942–43, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2007–08)
Conference championships6 (1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2008–09)
Presidents' Trophy6 (1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08)
Division championships19 (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, 2008–09, 2010–11)
Official websitenhl.com/redwings

The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference,[4] and are one of the Original Six teams of the league.[5] Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars until 1930. For the next two seasons, the team was named the Detroit Falcons, before changing their name to the Red Wings in 1932.[6]

The Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL franchise based in the United States (11),[7] and are third overall amongst active teams in total Stanley Cup championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). The Wings played their home games at Joe Louis Arena from 1979 until 2017, after playing for 52 years at Olympia Stadium. They moved into Little Caesars Arena beginning with the 2017–18 season. The Red Wings are one of the most popular and successful franchises in the NHL; fans and sports commentators refer to the Detroit area as "Hockeytown", which has been a registered trademark owned by the franchise since 1996.[8]

Between the 1931–32 and 1965–66 seasons, the Red Wings missed the playoffs only four times. They struggled between the 1966–67 and 1982–83 seasons, only making the playoffs twice in that stretch. However, thereafter, from 1983–84 to 2015–16, they made the playoffs 30 times in 32 seasons, including 25-straight from 1990–91 to 2015–16 (not including the cancelled 2004–05 season); in 2006, this became the longest active streak of postseason appearances in all of North American professional sports and finished tied for the third-longest streak in NHL history. Since 1983–84, the Red Wings have tallied six regular season first-place finishes and have won the Stanley Cup four times (1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008).

  1. ^ Regner, Art (December 9, 2022). ""Ask Art": Red Wings Mailbag". DetroitRedWings.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023. Plus, the next alternate jersey will embrace the history, tradition, and the red and white colors, which the franchise has always worn since 1926.
  2. ^ Detroit Red Wings [@DetroitRedWings] (July 20, 2014). "@MarkMitchell30 Pantone 186" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Red Wings to wear uniform patch to honor Gordie Howe". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2022. They will wear a white "9" patch on their red home jerseys and a red "9" patch on their white road jerseys.
  4. ^ "Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "4 of the NHL's Original 6 – Chicago, Detroit, Boston, New York Rangers – among 8 still in playoffs". The Canadian Press. May 14, 2013. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  6. ^ National Hockey League (2014). NHL Official Guide & Record Book 2015. Triumph. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-62937-011-8.
  7. ^ "Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Fee, Kevin. "Detroit Snatches 'Hockeytown ' name from Warroad, Minn". Knight Ridder/ Tribune Business news. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2015.