Detroit Red Wings
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{{NHL Team
|team_name = Detroit Red Wings
|bg_color = #E1393D
|text_color = white
|logo_image = Detroit Red Wings logo.svg
|conference = [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western]]
|division = [[Central Division (NHL)|Central]]
|founded = [[1926–27 NHL season|1926]]
|history = '''Detroit Cougars'''<br />[[1926–27 NHL season|1926]]–[[1929–30 NHL season|30]]<br />'''Detroit Falcons'''<br />[[1930–31 NHL season|1930]]–[[1931–32 NHL season|32]]<br />'''Detroit Red Wings'''<br />[[1932–33 NHL season|1932]]-present
|arena = [[Joe Louis Arena]]
|city = [[Detroit, MI]]
|media_affiliates = [[FSN Detroit]]<br />[[WXYT|WXYT (1270 AM]], [[WXYT-FM|97.1 FM)]]
|team_colors = Red and White
|head_coach = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Babcock]]
|general_manager = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ken Holland]]
|owner = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Ilitch]]
|captain = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]]
|minor_league_affiliates = [[Grand Rapids Griffins]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])<!-- <br />[[Toledo Storm]] ([[ECHL]]) (<small>On hiatus)</small> <br /> [[Flint Generals]] ([[International Hockey League (2007-)|IHL]]) <br /> [[Port Huron Icehawks]] ([[International Hockey League (2007-)|IHL]]) -->
|stanley_cups = [[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]], [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]], [[1942–43 NHL season|1942–43]], [[1949–50 NHL season|1949–50]], [[1951–52 NHL season|1951–52]], [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54]], [[1954–55 NHL season|1954–55]], [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]], [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
|conf_titles = [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]], [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]], [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
|division_titles = [[1933–34 NHL season|1933–34]], [[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]], [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]], [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]], [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]], [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]], [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]], [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]], [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]], [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]], [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]], [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]], [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
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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 (NHL)|Central Division]] of the [[Western Conference (NHL)|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)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/cup/champs.html|title=Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists|publisher=National Hockey League|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> 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 NHL season|1933–34]] to [[1965–66 NHL season|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 (including the current season). This is the longest current streak of post-season appearances in all of American professional sports.
==Franchise history==
===1925–49: Early years===
When the [[Western Canada Hockey League]] folded after the [[1925–26 WHL season]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oilersheritage.com/history/early_leagues_WCHL.html|title=The WCHL—Pros On The Prairies|publisher=Oilers Heritage|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> 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, the [[1924–25 WCHL season|1925]] [[Stanley Cup]] champion [[Victoria Cougars]]. However, the NHL does not consider the Red Wings to be a continuation of the Victoria team.
Since no arena in "[[Motown]]" was ready at the time, the new '''Detroit Cougars''' (named in Victoria's honor) played their [[1926–27 Detroit Cougars season|first season]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]] at the [[Windsor Arena|Border Cities Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_default|title=Detroit Red Wings - Written history|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> For the [[1927–28 NHL season|1927–28 season]], the Cougars moved into the new [[Detroit Olympia]], which would be their home rink until [[December 15]], [[1979–80 NHL season|1979]]. This was also the first season behind the bench for [[Jack Adams (coach)|Jack Adams]], who would be the face of the franchise for the next 36 years as either coach or general manager.
The Cougars made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in [[1928–29 NHL season|1929]] with [[Carson Cooper]] leading the team in scoring. The Cougars were outscored 7–2 in the two-game series with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. In 1930, the Cougars were renamed the '''Falcons''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_1930s|title=Detroit Red Wings - Written History|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> but their woes continued, as they usually finished near the bottom of the standings, even though they made the playoffs again in [[1931–32 NHL season|1932]].
NHL president [[Frank Calder]] sought a way to extinguish this league, and convinced the other owners of the NHL to let grain merchant [[James E. Norris]] buy the Falcons. Norris had made two previous unsuccessful bids to buy an NHL team. Norris' first act was to choose a new name--the Red Wings. Earlier in the century, Norris had played on one of hockey's early powers, the [[Montreal Hockey Club|Montreal HC]], nicknamed the "Winged Wheelers." Because of the team’s location in Detroit, the Motor City, Norris transformed the club's logo into the first version of the Red Wings logo as it is known today. He also gave Adams a year on his job on probation. The renamed franchise won its first playoff series in the NHL, over the now-defunct [[Montreal Maroons]]. They lost in the semi-finals against the [[New York Rangers]].
In [[1933–34 NHL season|1934]] the Wings made the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time, with [[John Sorrell]] scoring 21 goals over 47 games and [[Larry Aurie]] leading the team in scoring. However, the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] had an easy time with Detroit in the finals, winning the best-of-five series in four games and winning their own first title.
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The Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.nhl.com/hockeyu/history/cup/champs.html|title=Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists|publisher=National Hockey League|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> in [[1935–36 NHL season|1936]], defeating Toronto in four games. Detroit repeated its championship season in [[1936–37 NHL season|1937]], winning over the Rangers in the full five games.
They made the Stanley Cup Finals in three consecutive years during the early 1940s. In [[1940–41 NHL season|1941]] they were swept by the [[Boston Bruins]], in [[1941–42 NHL season|1942]] they lost a seven-game series against Toronto in the finals after winning the first three games, but in [[1942–43 NHL season|1943]], with [[Syd Howe]] and [[Mud Bruneteau]] scoring 20 goals apiece, Detroit won their third Cup by sweeping the Bruins. They remained a solid team through the rest of the decade, making the playoffs every year, and reaching the finals three more times.
In [[1946–47 NHL season|1946]], one of the greatest players in hockey history came into the NHL with the Red Wings. [[Gordie Howe]], a right-winger from [[Floral, Saskatchewan]], only scored seven goals and 15 assists in his first season and would not reach his prime for a few more years. It was also the last season as head coach for Adams, who stepped down after the season to concentrate on his duties as general manager. He was succeeded by minor league coach [[Tommy Ivan]].
By his second season, Howe was paired with [[Sid Abel]] and [[Ted Lindsay]] to form what would become one of the great lines in NHL history — the "[[Production line (hockey)|Production Line]]". Lindsay's 33 goals propelled the Wings to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they were swept by the Maple Leafs. Detroit reached the Finals again the following season, only to be swept again by Toronto.
===1950–66: The Gordie Howe Era===
The Wings returned to the top in [[1949–50 NHL season|1950]], with [[Pete Babando]] scoring the game winner in double overtime of game 7 to beat the Rangers in the Finals. After the game, Lindsay skated around the Olympia ice with the Cup, beginning a tradition that continues today.
After being upset by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the [[1950–51 NHL season|1951]] semifinals, Detroit won its fifth Cup in [[1951–52 NHL season|1952]], sweeping both the Leafs and the Canadiens, with the [[Production line (hockey)|Production Line]] of Howe, Abel and Lindsay joined by second-year goalie [[Terry Sawchuk]]. Detroit would become the first team in 17 years to go undefeated in the playoffs. They also scored an amazing 24 playoff goals, compared to Toronto and Montreal's combined total of 5. Abel left the Wings for Chicago following the season, and his spot on the roster was replaced by [[Alex Delvecchio]].
[[James E. Norris]] died in December 1952. He was succeeded as team president by his daughter, Marguerite--the first (and as of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], only) woman to head an NHL franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E3D61E39F937A25756C0A962958260|title=Marguerite Norris, Hockey Team President, 67|date=1994-05-14|publisher=New York Times}}</ref> She made no secret of her dislike for Adams. While she could have summarily fired him, since he was still without a contract, she chose not to do so.
Following another playoff upset in [[1952–53 NHL season|1953]] at the hands of the Bruins, the Red Wings won back to back Stanley Cups in [[1953–54 NHL season|1954]]; over Montreal, when Habs defenseman [[Doug Harvey]] redirected a [[Tony Leswick]] shot into his own net; and [[1954–55 NHL season|1955]] (also over Montreal in the full seven games). The 1954–55 season ended a run of eight straight regular season titles, an NHL record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/cup00/cuphist.htm|title=Stanley Cup history|date=2000-09-12|publisher=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>
Also during the 1955 off-season, Marguerite Norris lost an intrafamily power struggle, and was forced to turn over the Wings to younger brother [[Bruce Norris|Bruce]], who had inherited his father's grain business. Detroit and Montreal once again met in the [[1955–56 NHL season|1956]] finals, but this time the Canadiens won the Cup, their first of five in a row.
In [[1956–57 NHL season|1957]] Ted Lindsay, who scored 30 goals and led the league in assists with 55, teamed up with Harvey to help start the [[NHL Players Association]] and, along with outspoken young netminder [[Glenn Hall]], was promptly traded to Chicago (which, ironically, was owned by [[James D. Norris]], Bruce's elder brother) after his most productive year.
This was one of several questionable trades made by Adams in the late 1950s. For example, a year earlier, he had traded Sawchuk to Boston; while he managed to get Sawchuk back two years later, he had to trade up-and-coming [[John Bucyk]] to do it. It was one of the most one-sided trades in hockey history; Bucyk went on to play 21 more years with the Bruins. The Wings lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Bruins. In [[1958–59 NHL season|1959]] the Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time in 21 years.
Within a couple of years, Detroit was rejuvenated and made the Finals for four of the next six years between [[1960–61 NHL season|1961]] and [[1965–66 NHL season|1966]]. However, despite having Delvecchio, [[Norm Ullman]], Howe and [[Parker MacDonald]] as consistent goal-scorers, Lindsay's sudden one-year comeback in [[1964–65 NHL season|1964–65]], and Sawchuk and later [[Roger Crozier]] between the pipes, the Wings came away empty-handed. Adams was fired as general manager in 1963. He had coached for 15 years and served as general manager for 31 years on a handshake, and his 36–year tenure as general manager is still the longest for any general manager in NHL history.
===1967–82: The "Dead Wings" Era===
Only a year after making the Finals, the Red Wings finished a distant fifth, 24 points out of the playoffs. It was the beginning of a slump from which they would not emerge for almost 20 years. Between [[1966–67 NHL season|1967]] and [[1982–83 NHL season|1983]], Detroit only made the playoffs twice, winning one series. From [[1968–69 NHL season|1968]] to 1982, the Wings had 14 head coaches (not counting interim coaches), with none lasting more than three seasons. In contrast, their first six full-time coaches – [[Art Duncan]], Adams, Ivan, [[Jimmy Skinner]] and Abel – covered a 42–year period. During this dark era in franchise history, the team was derisively known as the "Dead Wings"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2772756|title=The Original Six: Detroit Red Wings|last=Burnside|first=Scott|date=2007-02-21|publisher=ESPN.com}}</ref> or "Dead Things".
One factor was the end of the old "development" system, which allowed Adams to get young prospects to commit to playing for Detroit as early as their 16th birthday. Another factor was [[Ned Harkness]], who was hired as coach in [[1970–71 NHL season|1970]] and was promoted to general manager midway through the season. A successful college hockey coach, Harkness tried to force his two-way style of play on a veteran Red Wings team resistant to change. The Wings chafed under his rule in which he demanded short hair, no smoking, and put other rules in place regarding drinking and phone calls.<ref name="brokenwings">{{cite web | url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1084495/2/index.htm | title=Poor Broken Wings | author=Mulvoy, Mark | publisher=Sports Illustrated | date=1971-01-18 | accessdate=2008-06-29}}</ref> Harkness was forced to resign in 1973, and to this day Red Wings fans consider his tenure (known as the "Darkness with Harkness"<ref name="darkness">{{cite web | url=http://lowetide.blogspot.com/2008/05/darkness-with-harkness.html | title=Darkness with Harkness | publisher=Lowetide | date=2008-05-21 | accessdate=2008-06-29}}</ref>) to be the lowest point in team history.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
In the "expansion season" of [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]], the Red Wings also acquired longtime star left-winger [[Frank Mahovlich]] from the defending Cup champs in Toronto. Mahovlich would go on a line with Howe and Delvecchio, and in [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]], he scored a career-high 49 goals and had two All-Star seasons in Detroit.
But this could not last. Mahovlich was traded to Montreal in 1970, and Howe retired after the [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71 season]]. Howe returned to pro hockey shortly after to play with his two sons [[Mark Howe|Mark]] and [[Marty Howe]] (Mark would later join the Red Wings at the end of his career) in the upstart [[World Hockey Association]] in [[1972–73 WHA season|1972]]. Through the decade, with [[Mickey Redmond]] having two 50–goal seasons and [[Marcel Dionne]] starting to reach his prime (which he did not attain until he was traded to the [[Los Angeles Kings]]), a lack of defensive and goaltending ability continually hampered the Wings.
[[Image:Joe-Louis-Arena.jpg|175px|thumb|Interior of the [[Joe Louis Arena]], where the Red Wings have played at home since 1979, when they left the [[Detroit Olympia]].]]
During [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]], the Wings left the Olympia for [[Joe Louis Arena]]. In 1982, after 50 years of family ownership, Bruce Norris sold the Red Wings to [[Mike Ilitch]], founder of [[Little Caesars|Little Caesars Pizza]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_1980s|title=Detroit Red Wings - Written History|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref>
===1983–93: The Yzerman Era===
In [[1983 NHL Entry Draft|1983]] the Wings drafted [[Steve Yzerman]], a center from [[Nepean, Ontario]]. He led the team in scoring in his rookie year, and started the Wings' climb back to the top. That season, with [[John Ogrodnick]] scoring 42 times and [[Ivan Boldirev]] and [[Ron Duguay]] also with 30–goal seasons, Detroit made the playoffs for the first time in six years. Defenseman [[Brad Park]], acquired from the [[Boston Bruins]] in the 1983 free-agent market, also helped the Wings reach the postseason and ended up winning the [[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy]] the [[1983–84 NHL season|same season]].
Later Park was asked to coach the Wings, but was sacked after 45 games in [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]. He admitted, “I took over a last-place team, and I kept them there.” They did indeed end up in the basement with a 17–57–6 record for only 40 points. This was the same year that the Wings added [[Enforcer (hockey)|enforcer]] [[Bob Probert]], one of the most familiar faces of the Wings in the 1980s and 1990s.
By [[1986–87 NHL season|1987]], with Yzerman joined by [[Petr Klima]], [[Adam Oates]], [[Gerard Gallant]], [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]] [[Darren Veitch]] and new head coach [[Jacques Demers]], the Wings made it to the semifinals for the first time in the modern era, losing in five games to the powerhouse [[Edmonton Oilers]]. In [[1987–88 NHL season|1988]] they won their first division title in 23 years (since [[1964–65 NHL season|1964–65]], when they finished first in a one-division league), but lost to the Oilers in a five-game semifinal series.
In [[1988–89 NHL season|1989]], Yzerman scored a career-best 65 goals,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=5844|title=Steve Yzerman's hockey statistics profile|publisher=hockeyDB.com|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> but Detroit was upset in the first round by the [[Chicago Blackhawks]]. The following season Yzerman netted 62 goals, but the team missed the playoffs for what turned out to be the last time to date. Rumors spread that maybe "Stevie Wonder" should be traded.
But it was coach, Jacques Demers, who got the pink slip. The Red Wings have not missed the playoffs since. Yzerman was joined by [[Sergei Fedorov]] (who defected from the [[Soviet Union|USSR]]), who would be an award-winner and frequent all-star for the team in the 1990s. In 1992, the team acquired [[Ray Sheppard]], who had a career-best 52 goals two years later; and in '93, top defenseman [[Paul Coffey]]. Also joining the Red Wings around this time were draft picks like [[Vyacheslav Kozlov|Slava Kozlov]], [[Darren McCarty]], [[Vladimir Konstantinov]], and [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]].
===1994–2004: Return to glory===
The Yzerman trade rumors ended very soon after [[Scotty Bowman]] got behind the Motown bench in [[1993–94 NHL season|1993]]. In his second season, the [[1994–95 NHL lockout|lockout]]-shortened [[1994–95 NHL season]], he guided Detroit to its first Finals appearance in 29 years, only to be promptly swept by the [[New Jersey Devils]].
The Wings kept adding more star power, picking up [[Viacheslav Fetisov|Slava Fetisov]], [[Igor Larionov]], and goaltender [[Mike Vernon (ice hockey)|Mike Vernon]] in trades and winning an NHL record 62 games in [[1995–96 NHL season|1996]]. After defeating the St. Louis Blues (with a Game 7, double-overtime goal by Yzerman), the Wings would fall in the Western Conference Finals to the eventual champion [[Colorado Avalanche]] (formerly [[Quebec Nordiques]]).
The following year, Detroit, joined by [[Brendan Shanahan]] and [[Larry Murphy]] during the season, once again reached the Finals in [[1996–97 NHL season|1997]]. After defeating the St. Louis Blues in six games, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Colorado Avalanche in the first three rounds, the Wings went on to beat the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in four straight games in the Stanley Cup Finals. It was the Wings' first Stanley Cup since 1955, breaking the longest drought (42 years long) in the league at that time. Mike Vernon accepted the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as the [[Most Valuable Player]] in the 1997 playoffs.
Tragedy struck the Wings six days after their championship; defenseman [[Vladimir Konstantinov]], one of the "[[Russian Five]]", suffered a [[brain]] injury<ref>{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507EFD8123FF937A25755C0A961958260|title=Two Red Wings Injured, One Seriously, in Cras|last=Lapointe|first=Joe|date=1997-06-14|publisher=New York Times}}</ref> in a [[limousine]] accident, and his career came to an abrupt end. Wings trainer [[Sergei Mnatsakanov]] suffered similar injuries. Red Wings defenseman Slava Fetisov was also injured in the accident, but was released from the hospital the next day. The Red Wings dedicated the [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]] season, which also ended in a Stanley Cup victory (another sweep, this time over the [[Washington Capitals]]), to Konstantinov, who came out onto the ice in his wheelchair on victory night to touch the Cup. Yzerman, who had won the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason Most Valuable Player that year, immediately gave the Cup to Konstantinov after he hoisted it. He later reported that he had intended to pass it to goalie [[Chris Osgood]] for his stellar surprise performance. "Not very often does a moment in hockey transcend sports," remarked Brendan Shanahan later.
The following season, the Wings looked poised to "three-peat" for the first time in franchise history, acquiring three-time top blueliner [[Chris Chelios]] from his hometown [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in March [[1998–99 NHL season|1999]], but it was not to be as they would end up losing the Western Conference Semifinals to Colorado in six games.
The Wings had built up a fierce rivalry with the Avalanche in this time. With the Red Wings beating the Avs in the third round in [[1996–97 NHL season|1997]], and Colorado beating Detroit in the second round in both [[1998–99 NHL season|1999]] and [[1999–2000 NHL season|2000]], the battles between these two teams had become one of the fiercest in sports. During a game on [[March 26]], [[1996–97 NHL season|1997]], [[Brawl in Hockeytown|a brawl]] ensued between Colorado goalie [[Patrick Roy]] and his Detroit counterpart [[Mike Vernon (ice hockey)|Mike Vernon]]. In a separate fight, [[Darren McCarty]] paid back Avalanche player [[Claude Lemieux]] for his hit from behind on [[Kris Draper]] the year before. Fittingly, it was Darren McCarty who scored the overtime goal to give the Red Wings the 6–5 victory in the game that became known as "Fight Night at the Joe."
In [[2000–01 NHL season|2001]], Detroit, the league's second-best team in the regular season, were upset in the playoffs by the [[Los Angeles Kings]]. During the summer that followed, they acquired legendary goalie [[Dominik Hašek|Dominik Hasek]] (the defending [[Vezina Trophy]] winner) in a trade with the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. They also landed left-wing [[Luc Robitaille]] and right-wing [[Brett Hull]], both now retired, through free agency. Rookie center [[Pavel Datsyuk]] joined the Wings from the [[Russian Super League]] the same year. The Wings became the hands-down favorite to win the Cup in [[2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season|2002]]. They did not disappoint, posting the league's best record in the regular season and defeating Colorado in seven games in the Western Conference Finals after beating the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues in rounds one and two. The Red Wings went on to capture another Cup in five games over the [[Cinderella (sports)|Cinderella-story]] [[Carolina Hurricanes]], with Nicklas Lidstrom winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs Most Valuable Player. Bowman and Hasek both elected to retire after the season.
The [[2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season|2003]] season saw the Red Wings promote associate coach [[Dave Lewis (ice hockey)|Dave Lewis]] to the head coach position after Bowman's retirement. Needing a new starting goaltender after Hasek's retirement, the Red wings signed [[Curtis Joseph]] from the Toronto Maple Leafs to a three year, $24 million deal. Also new to the lineup was highly touted Swedish prospect [[Henrik Zetterberg]]. The Red Wings finished the season second in the Western Conference and third overall in the NHL. The Red Wings were favored in their first round matchup against the 7th seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. But the Ducks shocked the hockey world by sweeping the Red Wings in four games, thanks in large part to the strong performance of Ducks goaltender [[J.S. Giguere]]. The Ducks later advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in Game 7 to the New Jersey Devils.
Longtime Wing Sergei Fedorov signed with the Mighty Ducks as a free agent during the offseason, after a long contract dispute. More importantly, Dominik Hasek decided to come out of retirement, and joined the Wings for the [[2003–04 Detroit Red Wings season|2003–04 season]]. This caused a problem for the Wings, as Joseph still had 2 years remaining on his contract. The Wings also added defenseman [[Derian Hatcher]] from the [[Dallas Stars]] via free agency, as well as forward [[Ray Whitney (ice hockey)|Ray Whitney]] from the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]. Joseph, despite being one of the highest-paid players in the NHL, had to spend part of the season with the [[Grand Rapids Griffins]], Detroit's [[American Hockey League]] affiliate. The Wings attempted to trade him; but, perhaps because of his large contract, there were no suitors. Ultimately, Hasek called it quits after just 14 games because of a groin injury, and Joseph became the Wings' No. 1 goalie again, and helped lead the team to the top of the Central Division and the National Hockey League standings. Hatcher was also injured just a few games into the regular season with a torn MCL. Hatcher would not return until the end of the regular season. The Wings acquired veteran center [[Robert Lang (ice hockey)|Robert Lang]] from the Capitals at the trade deadline.
The Red Wings eliminated the [[Nashville Predators]] in six games in the first round of the playoffs, which led to a second round matchup with the [[Calgary Flames]]. In Game 5, with the series tied at two games apiece, a deflected puck struck Steve Yzerman in the left eye, sidelining him for the remainder of the playoffs. The Red Wings lost that game 1–0, and were eliminated the next game in Calgary by the same score in overtime.
During the 2004 offseason, the Wings focused on keeping players they already had instead of being active on the free agent market. They re-signed [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]]-winning forward [[Kris Draper]], who had just had a career season, to a four-year deal, and captain Yzerman to a one-year deal. They also re-signed [[Brendan Shanahan]], [[Jiri Fischer]], [[Jason Williams (hockey)|Jason Williams]], and [[Mathieu Dandenault]] as well head coach Dave Lewis. Deals were not reached with veteran defensemen [[Chris Chelios]] and [[Mathieu Schneider]] or star forward [[Pavel Datsyuk]] before the NHL owners triggered their [[2004–05 NHL lockout|lockout]] on [[September 15]]. There also was a parting of ways with veteran forward Brett Hull, who signed with the [[Phoenix Coyotes]] as did forward [[Boyd Devereaux]].
===2005 and beyond: New Era for Detroit (Lidstrom Era)===
On [[July 15]], [[2005]], [[Mike Babcock]], former bench boss in Anaheim, became the new head coach for the Wings.
On [[August 8]], the Wings brought back goaltender [[Chris Osgood]], who had spent time with the [[New York Islanders]] and [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] since his last stint in Detroit, by signing him to a one-year contract.
Approximately fourteen minutes into a game on [[November 21]], [[2005]], against the Nashville Predators, defenseman [[Jiri Fischer]] suffered a seizure and collapsed on the bench. His heart had stopped, and he was resuscitated by [[CPR]] and an [[automated external defibrillator|AED]]. The game was canceled because of his injury, and was made up on [[January 23]], [[2006]]. This was the first time in NHL history a game had been postponed by injury. The game was played for the full 60 minutes; however, the Predators were allowed to maintain their 1–0 lead from the original game and won, 3–2.
For the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Torino, Italy]], the NHL again agreed to allow players to participate for their home countries. The Red Wings sent 10 players to the competition. Gold medal winners from [[Swedish national men's hockey team#2006 Olympic team|Team Sweden]] included Lidstrom, [[Henrik Zetterberg]], [[Mikael Samuelsson]], [[Tomas Holmström|Tomas Holmstrom]], and [[Niklas Kronwall]]. [[Robert Lang (ice hockey)|Robert Lang]] represented the Bronze medal winning [[Czech national men's hockey team#2006 Olympic team|Team Czech Republic]].
The Red Wings won the [[Presidents' Trophy]] with a 58–16–8 record, earning them 124 points.([http://www.nhl.com/standings/index.html NHL Standings]), and secured home ice advantage for the entire playoffs.
The Detroit Red Wings opened the [[2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs]] against the [[Edmonton Oilers]] with a 3–2 overtime victory at [[Joe Louis Arena]]. However, the Oilers won 4 of the next 5 games to take the series.
After the playoffs, Detroit management informed goaltender [[Manny Legace]] that he would not be a part of the team next season, while [[Chris Osgood]] and Nicklas Lidstrom signed 2–year extensions.
Continuing the shakeup of the Red Wings roster, [[July 9]] brought the signing of alternate captain [[Brendan Shanahan]] to a free agent deal with the [[New York Rangers]] after spending the previous 9 seasons with the club. Shanahan turned down equal offers from the Wings and [[Montreal Canadiens]] to sign with the Rangers, stating that he felt he was part of the Red Wings past, not future. [[July 31]] brought the re-signing of [[Dominik Hašek|Dominik Hasek]] to a one-year deal from the [[Ottawa Senators]], marking the beginning of his third stint with the Wings.
[[Image:Dominator39.jpg|150px|thumb|[[Dominik Hašek|Dominik Hasek]]]]
Perhaps the biggest change to the roster in the off season was the announcement that [[Steve Yzerman]] would retire from playing hockey after playing 23 seasons with the Wings. He subsequently was offered the job of Vice President of Operations, and remained with the team. Not long after, it was announced that Yzerman's number 19 would be retired<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2006Aug30/0,4675,HKNRedWingsYzerman,00.html|title=Red Wings to Retire Yzerman's No. 19|last=Lage|first=Larry|date=2006-08-30|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> during the following season. Yzerman retired with the distinction of having been the longest serving team captain in NHL history.
The Red Wings opened the [[2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season|2006–07 season]] with Steve Yzerman "passing the torch" to Nicklas Lidstrom when Lidstrom was named Captain for the 2006–07 season. The Red Wings retired Steve Yzerman's jersey number 19 on January 2 before a game with the [[Anaheim Ducks]].
The Red Wings hold the longest current [[Active National Hockey League playoff appearance streaks|playoff streak]] of all professional North American sports teams, at 17 consecutive seasons.
At the 2007 NHL trade deadline, the Wings acquired forwards [[Kyle Calder]] and the injured [[Todd Bertuzzi]]. Calder came to Detroit in return for [[Jason Williams (ice hockey)|Jason Williams]]. Bertuzzi was acquired from the [[Florida Panthers]] for conditional draft picks and prospect [[Shawn Matthias]]. That April, the Wings signed [[Pavel Datsyuk]] to a seven-year contract extension, along with re-signing gritty forward Kirk Maltby to a three-year deal. The Wings finished first in the Western Conference and tied for first in the NHL with the [[Buffalo Sabres]], but the Sabres were awarded the [[Presidents' Trophy]] by virtue of having the greater number of wins.
Game 1 of the opening round saw the Red Wings' 452–game home sellout streak (dating back to December 10, 1996) come to end with an announced crowd of 19,204. They advanced to the third round of the [[2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs]] after defeating the [[Calgary Flames]] and [[San Jose Sharks]] both in six games, coming back three straight after the Sharks' 2–1 series lead. The Red Wings lost to the eventual Stanley Cup winning team - the [[Anaheim Ducks]], in the Western Conference Finals four games to two. In doing so, the 2007 Playoffs marked the most successful run for Detroit since their 2002 Stanley Cup Championship, finishing two games away from a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals.
On July 1st, [[free agent]] defenseman [[Mathieu Schneider]] signed a deal with the Ducks. However, Detroit filled the void by immediately signing former New Jersey Devil and Dearborn, [[Michigan]] native [[Brian Rafalski]] to a 5–year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=212429|title=Red Wings sign Michigan-born Rafalski|date=2007-07-01|accessdate=2008-05-19|publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> A short time later, Todd Bertuzzi followed in Schneider's footsteps to a free agent deal with Anaheim. Kyle Calder signed a free agent deal with the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and Robert Lang signed with the [[Chicago Blackhawks]]. The Red Wings then signed former [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] captain [[Dallas Drake]] to a 1 year deal. Drake was originally drafted by Detroit in 1989 and played for them from 1992–1994 before being traded to [[Winnipeg Jets|Winnipeg]].
To start the 2007–2008 campaign, [[Henrik Zetterberg]] recorded at least a point in each of Detroit's first 17 games, setting a club record. At the 2008 trade deadline, the Red Wings announced that they had signed former Wing [[Darren McCarty]] to a one year contract for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3264136 | title=Red Wings sign McCarty | accessdate=2008-02-25 | publisher=ESPN.com}}</ref> The Red Wings also acquired defenseman [[Brad Stuart]] from the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in exchange for a second-round pick in 2008 and a fourth-round pick in 2009. Nearing the end of the 2007-2008 season, Detroit signed [[Michigan State University]] senior [[Justin Abdelkader]] to a three-year contract.
The Red Wings won their eleventh [[Stanley Cup]] on [[June 4]], [[2008]] against the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] in Game Six of the [[Stanley Cup]] Finals by a score of 3-2. This was their fourth Stanley Cup in 11 years. Henrik Zetterberg scored the Stanley Cup winning goal and was also named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.
On July 2, 2008 the Detroit Red Wings announced the signing on unrestricted free agent Marian Hossa to a one year deal worth approximately $7.4 million. Hossa was a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins team that the Red Wings defeated in the 2008 Stanley Cup Final. Hossa reportedly turned down several other longer termed and higher paid offers from other teams to join the Red Wings; stating that he felt Detroit gave him his best opportunity to win a Stanley Cup.
==Team information==
[[Image:Detroit-red-wings-07-jerseys.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Red Wings '07-'08 jerseys]]
===Uniforms===
The Red Wings, like all NHL teams, updated their jerseys (traditionally known in hockey as "sweaters") to the new [[Rbk Edge]] standard for the 2007–08 NHL season. The Red Wings kept their design as close as possible, with a few exceptions: On the road (white) jersey, there is more red on the sleeves as the color panel begins closer to the shoulder. The white sleeve numbers on both jerseys were also moved up a bit, creating more red space between the bottom of the number and the wraparound white trim. The letters of the [[Captain (ice hockey)|captain]] and [[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|alternate captains]] were moved to the player's right shoulder; Detroit is the only team in the league that made this change, although the 2008 NHL All Star jerseys featured this as well. All teams now have an NHL shield panel on the front of the jersey near the collar, and a rounded hemline at the bottom of the jersey which goes up at the hips, providing more mobility.
The Red Wings have not used any alternate logos or uniforms since the trend became popular in the 1990s, the sole exceptions were select games of the [[1991-92 NHL season#Throwback Uniforms|1991-92 season]] commemorating the league's 75th Anniversary, and for a commemorative game in 1994 at [[Chicago Stadium]].
Alternate jerseys for the RBK Edge system are expected for 2008-2009, but Detroit has thus far opted not to use alternates.
===Fan tradition: The Octopus===
:{{main|Legend of the Octopus}}
The "Legend of the Octopus" is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games, in which an [[octopus]] is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_octopus|title=Legend of the octopus|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref>
During the playoffs, [[Joe Louis Arena]] is generally adorned with a giant octopus with red eyes, nicknamed "Al" after Joe Louis Arena head ice manager [[Al Sobotka]].
The 1952 playoffs featured the start of the tradition—the octopus throw. The owner of a local fish market, Peter Cusimano, threw one from the stands onto the ice. The eight legs were purportedly symbolic of the eight wins it took to win the Stanley Cup at the time. The Red Wings went on to sweep both of their opponents that year en route to a Stanley Cup championship. The NHL has, at various times, tried to eliminate this tradition but it continues to this day.
There is a certain etiquette that must be followed for fans that wish to throw <!-- "Octopi" is NOT the grammatically preferred plural. -->octopuses onto the ice. The most appropriate time to throw an octopus onto the ice is after the national anthem is sung or after the Red Wings have scored a goal. Under these circumstances, the eight-legged creature must be thrown onto the ice surface in an area that is clear of all players. It is never acceptable to aim for opposing players. Beforehand, octopuses are usually boiled in by fans to reduce the amount of "slime" coating and facilitate the time it takes to clean up the ice and prevent further delay. Since Joe Louis Arena does not condone the throwing of any foreign objects onto the ice, fans often sneak the sea creatures in wrapped around their bellies in trash bags. The boiling process also lessens the odor and allows the fans to get past security. Tactics are also used to protect the identity of octopus-throwers from arena security. It is common practice for the hurler to ask the surrounding people to stand up with him to shroud the task in anonymity.
[[Al Sobotka]] is the man responsible for removing the thrown creatures from the ice. He is known for swinging the tossed octopuses above his head when walking off the ice. On [[April 19]], 2008, NHL director of hockey operations [[Colin Campbell]] sent a memo to the Detroit Red Wings organization that forbids Zamboni drivers from cleaning up any octopuses thrown onto the ice and that violating the mandate would result in a $10,000 fine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080419/OPINION03/804190403/1128/sports0103|title=NHL freezes Sobotka's swirl|accessdate=2008-04-24|publisher=The Detroit News}}</ref> Instead, it will be the linesmen who will perform this duty. In an email to the Detroit Free Press NHL spokesman [[Frank Brown]] justified the ban because "matter flies off the octopus and gets on the ice" when Al Sobotka does it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080419/SPORTS05/804190350/1053/SPORTS05|title=NHL bans octopus swinging; $10,000 fine for offenders|date=2008-04-19|publisher=[[Detroit Free Press]]|accessdate=2008-05-10}}</ref>This ban, however, was later loosened to allow for the octopus twirling to take place at the zamboni entrance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080508/BLOG09/80507089/1053/SPORTS05&GID=771j3dyQ+AQCnttsrVgjwWD4sfSxMX0h+vLkaxJ94c0%3D|title=Rejoice: Octopus twirling OK again!|date=2008-05-08|publisher=[[Detroit Free Press]]|accessdate=2008-05-10}}</ref>
===Radio and television===
The flagship radio stations are [[WXYT-AM]] 1270 and [[WXYT-FM]] 97.1. Games are carried on both stations unless there's a conflict with [[Detroit Lions]] football or [[Detroit Tigers]] baseball.
The television rights are held by [[FSN Detroit]].
Broadcasters:
* [[Ken Daniels]]: Television Play by Play ([[FSN Detroit]])
* [[Mickey Redmond]]: Television Color Commentator ([[FSN Detroit]] Home Games)
* [[John Keating (sportscaster)|John Keating]]: Television Pre-Game Host
* [[Larry Murphy]]: Television Color Commentator, In-Game Studio Analyst ([[FSN Detroit]])
* [[Ken Kal]]: Radio Play by Play
* [[Paul Woods]]: Radio Analyst
* Trevor Thompson, Mickey York: [[FSN Detroit]] Studio Analysts
During many home games on [[FSN Detroit]] where Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond are in the booth, Larry Murphy also provides analysis "between the benches" during games.
==Season-by-season record==
''This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Red Wings. For the full season-by-season history, see [[Detroit Red Wings seasons]]''
'''''Note:''' GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes''
<small>Records as of May 21, 2007.</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=34|title=Detroit Red Wings seasons statistics|publisher=hocketDB.com|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" |
|Season || GP || W || L || T || OTL || Pts || GF || GA || PIM || Finish || Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| [[2003–04 Detroit Red Wings season|2003–04]] || 82 || 48 || 21 || 11 || 2 || 109 || 255 || 189 || 966 || 1st, Central || Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 ([[Calgary Flames|Flames]])
|-
| [[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05]] || colspan="11"| ''Season cancelled because of [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| [[2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season|2005–06]]<sup>1</sup> || 82 || 58 || 16 || — || 8 || 124 || 305 || 209 || 1127 || 1st, Central || Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 ([[Edmonton Oilers|Oilers]])
|-
| [[2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season|2006–07]] || 82 || 50 || 19 || — || 13 || 113 || 254 || 199 || 928 || 1st, Central || Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 ([[Anaheim Ducks|Ducks]])
|- style="font-weight:bold"
|[[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] || 82 || 54 || 21 || — || 7 || 115 || 257 || 184 || - || 1st, Central || Stanley Cup Champions, 4–2 ([[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]])
|}
:<sup>1</sup> <small>As of the [[2005–06 NHL season]], all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses).</small>
==Notable players==
===Current roster===
{{Detroit Red Wings roster}}
===Team captains===
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*[[Art Duncan]], 1926–27
*[[Reg Noble]], 1927–30
*[[George Hay (hockey)|George Hay]], 1930–31
*[[Carson Cooper]], 1931–32
*[[Larry Aurie]], 1932–33
*[[Herbie Lewis (hockey)|Herbie Lewis]], 1933–34
*[[Ebbie Goodfellow]], 1934–35
*[[Doug Young (hockey player)|Doug Young]], 1935–38
*Ebbie Goodfellow, 1938–42
*[[Sid Abel]], 1942–43
*[[Mud Bruneteau]], 1943–44
*[[William Hollett]], 1944–46
*Sid Abel, 1946–52
*[[Ted Lindsay]], 1952–56
*[[Red Kelly]], 1956–58
*[[Gordie Howe]], 1958–62
*[[Alex Delvecchio]], 1962–73
*''Rotating captains'': [[Nick Libett]], [[Gordon Berenson|Red Berenson]], [[Gary Bergman]], [[Ted Harris (hockey player)|Ted Harris]], [[Mickey Redmond]], & [[Larry Johnston (hockey player)|Larry Johnston]], 1973–74
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Marcel Dionne]], 1974–75
*[[Danny Grant]], 1975–77
*[[Terry Harper]], 1975–76
*[[Dennis Polonich]], 1976–77
*[[Dan Maloney]], 1977–78
*[[Dennis Hextall]], 1978–79
*Nick Libett & [[Paul Woods]], 1979 <small> <br /> (co-captains)</SMALL>
*[[Dale McCourt]], 1979–80
*[[Errol Thompson (ice hockey)|Errol Thompson]] & [[Reed Larson]], 1980–81 <small> <br /> (co-captains)</SMALL>
*Reed Larson, 1981–82
*[[Danny Gare]], 1982–86
*[[Steve Yzerman]], 1986–2006
*[[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]], 2006–''present''
</div><br clear="all">
===Honored members===
''Hall of Famers'': <br />
'''Players'''
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*[[Sid Abel]], C/LW, 1938–52, inducted 1969
*[[Marty Barry]], C, 1935–39, inducted 1965
*[[Andy Bathgate]], RW, 1965–67, inducted 1978
*[[Johnny Bucyk]], LW, 1955–57, inducted 1981
*[[Paul Coffey]], D, 1993–96, inducted 2004
*[[Roy Conacher]], LW, 1946–47, inducted 1998
*[[Alex Delvecchio]], LW/C, 1951–73, inducted 1977
*[[Marcel Dionne]], C, 1971–75, inducted 1992
*[[Viacheslav Fetisov]], D, 1995–98, inducted 2001
*[[Frank Fredrickson]], C, 1926–1927 & 1930–1931, inducted 1958
*[[Bill Gadsby]], D, 1961–66, inducted 1970
*[[Eddie Giacomin]], G, 1975–78, inducted 1987
*[[Ebbie Goodfellow]], D, 1929–43, inducted 1963
*[[Doug Harvey]], D, 1967, inducted 1973
*[[George Hay (hockey)|George Hay]], LW, 1927–31 & 1932–33, inducted 1958
*[[Gordie Howe]], RW, 1946–71, inducted 1972
*[[Syd Howe]], LW, 1934–46, inducted 1965
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Red Kelly]], D/C, 1947–60, inducted 1969
*[[Herbie Lewis (hockey)|Herbie Lewis]], D, 1928–39, inducted 1989
*[[Ted Lindsay]], LW, 1944–57 & 1964–65, inducted 1966
*[[Harry Lumley (hockey player)|Harry Lumley]], G, 1944–50, inducted 1980
*[[Larry Murphy]], D, 1997–2001, inducted 2004
*[[Reg Noble]], 1927–32, inducted 1962
*[[Brad Park]], D, 1983–85, inducted 1988
*[[Marcel Pronovost]], D, 1950–67, inducted 1978
*[[Bill Quackenbush]], D, 1942–49, inducted 1976
*[[Börje Salming|Borje Salming]], D, 1989–90, inducted 1996
*[[Terry Sawchuk]], G, 1949–55, 1957–64, & 1968–69, inducted 1971
*[[Earl Seibert]], D, 1943–46, inducted 1963
*[[Darryl Sittler]], C, 1984–85, inducted 1989
*[[Black Jack Stewart|"Black" Jack Stewart]], D, 1938–50, inducted 1964
*[[Tiny Thompson]], G, 1938–40, inducted 1959
*[[Norm Ullman]], C, 1955–68, inducted 1982
</div><br clear="all">
'''Staff'''
*[[Jack Adams (coach)|Jack Adams]], Head coach, 1927–47, inducted 1959
*[[Scotty Bowman]], Head coach, 1993–2002, inducted in 1991
*[[Mike Ilitch]], Owner, 1982–''present'', inducted 2003
*[[Tommy Ivan]], Head coach, 1947–54, inducted 1974
''Retired numbers'':
[[Image:Red Wings retired Banners.jpg|250px|thumb|The banners hanging at Joe Louis Arena.]]
*'''1''' [[Terry Sawchuk]], G, 1949–55, 1957–64 & 1968–69, number retired March 6, 1994
*'''7''' [[Ted Lindsay]], LW, 1944–57 & 1964–65, number retired November 10, 1991
*'''9''' [[Gordie Howe]], RW, 1946–71, number retired March 12, 1972
*'''10''' [[Alex Delvecchio]], C, 1950–73, number retired November 10, 1991
*'''12''' [[Sid Abel]], LW, 1938–52, number retired April 29, 1995
*'''19''' [[Steve Yzerman]], C, 1983–2006, number retired January 2, 2007 (the banner features the captain "C" to honor his tenure as the longest serving captain in NHL history)
*'''99''' [[Wayne Gretzky]], Although he was never a member of the Red Wings, his number was retired league-wide [[2000 NHL All-Star Game|February 6, 2000]]
===Numbers out of circulation===
*6 [[Larry Aurie]], RW, 1927-1939, following his retirement from the NHL. This was the first number ever retired by the Detroit Red Wings, however Aurie does not have a banner hanging in Joe Louis Arena. The NHL's official information publication, the Official NHL Guide And Record Book, listed the number as being retired from 1975 until 2000 when reference to it was removed at the request of the Red Wings organization. The team no longer considers the number to be retired, although it is not available for use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytribune.com/stories/010707/spo_macleod001.shtml|title=Aurie holds Detroit's forgotten number|last=MacLeod|first=Bruce|date=2007-01-07|publisher=Journal Register News Service|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref>
*16 [[Vladimir Konstantinov]], D, 1991-97, following a career-ending vehicular accident.
===First-round draft picks===
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
*[[1963 NHL Entry Draft|1963]]: [[Pete Mahovlich]] (2nd overall)
*[[1964 NHL Entry Draft|1964]]: [[Claude Gauthier (ice hockey)|Claude Gauthier]] (1st overall)
*[[1965 NHL Entry Draft|1965]]: [[George Forgie]] (3rd overall)
*[[1966 NHL Entry Draft|1966]]: [[Steve Atkinson]] (6th overall)
*[[1967 NHL Entry Draft|1967]]: [[Ron Barkwell]] (9th overall)
*[[1968 NHL Entry Draft|1968]]: [[Steve Andrascik]] (11th overall)
*[[1969 NHL Entry Draft|1969]]: [[Jim Rutherford]] (10th overall)
*[[1970 NHL Entry Draft|1970]]: [[Serge Lajeunesse]] (12th overall)
*[[1971 NHL Entry Draft|1971]]: [[Marcel Dionne]] (2nd overall)
*[[1972 NHL Entry Draft|1972]]: None (Pierre Guite 2nd round (26th overall))
*[[1973 NHL Entry Draft|1973]]: [[Terry Richardson (ice hockey)|Terry Richardson]] (11th overall)
*[[1974 NHL Entry Draft|1974]]: [[Bill Lochead]] (9th overall)
*[[1975 NHL Entry Draft|1975]]: [[Rick Lapointe]] (5th overall)
*[[1976 NHL Entry Draft|1976]]: [[Fred Williams (hockey player)|Fred Williams]] (4th overall)
*[[1977 NHL Entry Draft|1977]]: [[Dale McCourt]] (1st overall)
*[[1978 NHL Entry Draft|1978]]: [[Willie Huber]] (9th overall)
*[[1979 NHL Entry Draft|1979]]: [[Mike Foligno]] (3rd overall)
*[[1980 NHL Entry Draft|1980]]: [[Mike Blaisdell]] (11th overall)
*[[1981 NHL Entry Draft|1981]]: None (Claude Loiselle 2nd round (23rd overall)
*[[1982 NHL Entry Draft|1982]]: [[Murray Craven]] (17th overall)
*[[1983 NHL Entry Draft|1983]]: [[Steve Yzerman]] (4th overall)
*[[1984 NHL Entry Draft|1984]]: [[Shawn Burr]] (7th overall)
*[[1985 NHL Entry Draft|1985]]: [[Brent Fedyk]] (8th overall)
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[1986 NHL Entry Draft|1986]]: [[Joe Murphy (ice hockey)|Joe Murphy]] (1st overall)
*[[1987 NHL Entry Draft|1987]]: [[Yves Racine]] (11th overall)
*[[1988 NHL Entry Draft|1988]]: [[Kory Kocur]] (17th overall)
*[[1989 NHL Entry Draft|1989]]: [[Mike Sillinger]] (11th overall)
*[[1990 NHL Entry Draft|1990]]: [[Keith Primeau]] (3rd overall)
*[[1991 NHL Entry Draft|1991]]: [[Martin Lapointe]] (10th overall)
*[[1992 NHL Entry Draft|1992]]: [[Curtis Bowen]] (22nd overall)
*[[1993 NHL Entry Draft|1993]]: [[Anders Eriksson]] (22nd overall)
*[[1994 NHL Entry Draft|1994]]: [[Yan Golubovsky]] (23rd overall)
*[[1995 NHL Entry Draft|1995]]: [[Maxim Kuznetsov]] (26th overall)
*[[1996 NHL Entry Draft|1996]]: [[Jesse Wallin]] (26th overall)
*[[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997]]: None (Yuri Bustayev 2nd round (49th overall))
*[[1998 NHL Entry Draft|1998]]: [[Jiří Fischer|Jiri Fischer]] (25th overall)
*[[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999]]: None (Jari Tolsa 4th round (120th overall))
*[[2000 NHL Entry Draft|2000]]: [[Niklas Kronwall]] (29th overall)
*[[2001 NHL Entry Draft|2001]]: None (Igor Grigorenko (62nd overall))
*[[2002 NHL Entry Draft|2002]]: None (Jiri Hudler 2nd round (58th overall))
*[[2003 NHL Entry Draft|2003]]: None (Jimmy Howard 2nd round (64th overall))
*[[2004 NHL Entry Draft|2004]]: None (Johan Franzen 3rd round (97th overall))
*[[2005 NHL Entry Draft|2005]]: [[Jakub Kindl]] (19th overall))
*[[2006 NHL Entry Draft|2006]]: None (Corey Emmerton 2nd round (41st overall))
*[[2007 NHL Entry Draft|2007]]: [[Brendan Smith (ice hockey)|Brendan Smith]] (27th overall)
*[[2008 NHL Entry Draft|2008]]: [[Thomas McCollum]] (30th overall)
</div><br clear="all">
===Franchise scoring leaders===
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
'''''Note:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Red Wings player''
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<table>
<tr>
<td style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" align="center">Points</td>
<td style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;text-align=center;" align="center">Goals</td>
<td style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;text-align=center;" align="center">Assists</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" |
| align="left" | Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Gordie Howe]] || RW || 1687 || 786 || 1023 || '''1809''' || 1.07
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Steve Yzerman]] || C || 1514 || 692 || 1063 || '''1755''' || 1.16
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Alex Delvecchio]] || C || 1549 || 456 || 825 || '''1281''' || 0.83
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Sergei Fedorov]] || C || 908 || 400 || 554 || '''954''' || 1.05
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]]* || D || 1252 || 212 || 726 || '''938''' || 0.75
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Norm Ullman]] || C || 875 || 324 || 434 || '''758''' || 0.87
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Ted Lindsay]] || LW || 862 || 335 || 393 || '''728''' || 0.84
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Brendan Shanahan]] || LW || 716 || 309 || 324 || '''633''' || 0.88
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Reed Larson]] || D || 708 || 188 || 382 || '''564''' || 0.80
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[John Ogrodnick]] || RW || 539 || 259 || 275 || '''534''' || 0.99
|- align="center"
|}
</td>
<td>
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" |
| align="left" | Player || Pos || G
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Gordie Howe]] || RW || 786
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Steve Yzerman]] || C || 692
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Alex Delvecchio]] || C || 456
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Sergei Fedorov]] || C || 400
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Ted Lindsay]] || LW || 335
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Norm Ullman]] || C || 324
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Brendan Shanahan]] || LW || 309
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[John Ogrodnick]] || RW || 259
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]]* || D || 212
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Vyacheslav Kozlov]] || RW || 202
|}
</td>
<td>
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" |
| align="left" | Player || Pos || A
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Steve Yzerman]] || C || 1063
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Gordie Howe]] || RW || 1023
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Alex Delvecchio]] || C || 825
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]]* || D || 726
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Sergei Fedorov]] || C || 554
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Norm Ullman]] || C || 434
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Ted Lindsay]] || LW || 393
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Reed Larson]] || D || 382
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Brendan Shanahan]] || LW || 324
|- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| align="left" | [[Igor Larionov]] || C || 308
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==NHL awards and trophies==
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
'''[[Stanley Cup]]'''
*[[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]], [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]], [[1942–43 NHL season|1942–43]], [[1949–50 NHL season|1949–50]], [[1951–52 NHL season|1951–52]], [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54]], [[1954–55 NHL season|1954–55]], [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]], [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2007-08 NHL season|2007-08]]
'''[[Presidents' Trophy]]'''
*[[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]], [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]], [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
'''[[Clarence S. Campbell Bowl]]'''
*[[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]], [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]], [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
'''[[Prince of Wales Trophy]]'''
*[[1935–36 NHL season|1935–36]], [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]], [[1942–43 NHL season|1942–43]], [[1949–50 NHL season|1949–50]], [[1950–51 NHL season|1950–51]], [[1951–52 NHL season|1951–52]], [[1952–53 NHL season|1952–53]], [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54]], [[1954–55 NHL season|1954–55]], [[1956–57 NHL season|1956–57]], [[1964–65 NHL season|1964–65]]
'''[[Art Ross Trophy]]'''
*[[Ted Lindsay]]: [[1949–50 NHL season|1949–50]]
*[[Gordie Howe]]: [[1950–51 NHL season|1950–51]], [[1951–52 NHL season|1951–52]], [[1952–53 NHL season|1952–53]], [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54]], [[1956–57 NHL season|1956–57]], [[1962–63 NHL season|1962–63]]
'''[[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy]]'''
*[[Brad Park]]: [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]]
*[[Steve Yzerman]]: [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
'''[[Calder Memorial Trophy]]'''
*[[Jim McFadden]]: [[1947–48 NHL season|1947–48]]
*[[Terry Sawchuk]]: [[1950–51 NHL season|1950–51]]
*[[Glenn Hall]]: [[1955–56 NHL season|1955–56]]
*[[Roger Crozier]]: [[1964–65 NHL season|1964–65]]
'''[[Conn Smythe Trophy]]'''
*[[Roger Crozier]]: [[1965–66 NHL season|1965–66]]
*[[Mike Vernon (ice hockey)|Mike Vernon]]: [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
*[[Steve Yzerman]]: [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
*[[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]]: [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
*[[Henrik Zetterberg]]: [[2007-08 NHL season|2007-08]]
'''[[Frank J. Selke Trophy]]'''
*[[Sergei Fedorov]]: [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]], [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
*[[Steve Yzerman]]: [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–00]]
*[[Kris Draper]]: [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
*[[Pavel Datsyuk]]: [[2007–08 NHL season|2007-08]]
'''[[Hart Memorial Trophy]]'''
*[[Ebbie Goodfellow]]: [[1939–40 NHL season|1939–40]]
*[[Sid Abel]]: [[1948–49 NHL season|1948–49]]
*[[Gordie Howe]]: [[1951–52 NHL season|1951–52]], [[1952–53 NHL season|1952–53]], [[1956–57 NHL season|1956–57]], [[1957–58 NHL season|1957–58]], [[1959–60 NHL season|1959–60]], [[1962–63 NHL season|1962–63]]
*[[Sergei Fedorov]]: [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
'''[[James Norris Memorial Trophy]]'''
*[[Red Kelly]]: [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54]]
*[[Paul Coffey]]: [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
*[[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]]: [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]], [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]], [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
'''[[Jack Adams Award]]'''
*[[Bobby Kromm]]: [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]]
*[[Jacques Demers]]: [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]], [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
*[[Scotty Bowman]]: [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
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'''[[King Clancy Memorial Trophy]]'''
*[[Brendan Shanahan]]: [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
'''[[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]]'''
*[[Marty Barry]]: [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]]
*[[Bill Quackenbush]]: [[1948–49 NHL season|1948–49]]
*[[Red Kelly]]: [[1950–51 NHL season|1950–51]], [[1952–53 NHL season|1952–53]], [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54]]
*[[Earl Reibel]]: [[1955–56 NHL season|1955–56]]
*[[Alex Delvecchio]]: [[1958–59 NHL season|1958–59]], [[1965–66 NHL season|1965–66]], [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]]
*[[Marcel Dionne]]: [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]
*[[Pavel Datsyuk]]: [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
'''[[Lester B. Pearson Award]]'''
*[[Steve Yzerman]]: [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
*[[Sergei Fedorov]]: [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
'''[[Lester Patrick Trophy]]'''
*[[Jack Adams (coach)|Jack Adams]]: [[1965–66 NHL season|1965–66]]
*[[Gordie Howe]]: [[1966–67 NHL season|1966–67]]
*[[Terry Sawchuk]]: [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]
*[[Alex Delvecchio]]: [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]]
*[[Tommy Ivan]] and [[Bruce Norris]]: [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]
*[[Mike Ilitch]]: [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
*[[Scotty Bowman]]: [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
*[[Marcel Dionne]]: [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
*[[Reed Larson]]: [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
*[[Steve Yzerman]]: [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
'''[[NHL Plus/Minus Award]]'''
*[[Paul Ysebaert]]: [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
*[[Vladimir Konstantinov]]: [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
*[[Chris Chelios]]: [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
*[[Pavel Datsyuk]]: [[2007-08 NHL season|2007-08]]
'''[[Vezina Trophy]]'''
*[[Normie Smith]]: [[1936–37 NHL season|1936–37]]
*[[Johnny Mowers]]: [[1942–43 NHL season|1942–43]]
*[[Terry Sawchuk]]: [[1951–52 NHL season|1951–52]], [[1952–53 NHL season|1952–53]], [[1954–55 NHL season|1954–55]]
'''[[William M. Jennings Trophy]]'''
*[[Chris Osgood]] & [[Mike Vernon (ice hockey)|Mike Vernon]]: [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
*[[Chris Osgood]] & [[Dominik Hašek|Dominik Hasek]]: [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
'''[[Mark Messier Leadership Award]]'''
*[[Chris Chelios]]: [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
'''[[NHL All-Rookie Team]]'''
*[[1983–84 NHL season|1984]]: [[Steve Yzerman]]
*[[1990–91 NHL season|1991]]: [[Sergei Fedorov]]
*[[1991–92 NHL season|1992]]: [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]] & [[Vladimir Konstantinov]]
*[[2002–03 NHL season|2003]]: [[Henrik Zetterberg]]
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==Franchise individual records==
''This is a partial list. For the more franchise records, see [[Detroit Red Wings Records]]''
*Most goals in a season: [[Steve Yzerman]], 65 (1988-89)
*Most assists in a season: [[Steve Yzerman]], 90 (1988-89)
*Most points in a season: [[Steve Yzerman]], 155 (1988-89)
*Most penalty minutes in a season: [[Bob Probert]], 398 (1987-88)
*Most points in a season, defenseman: [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]], 80 (2005-06)
*Most points in a season, rookie: [[Steve Yzerman]], 87 (1983-84)
*Most wins in a season: [[Terry Sawchuk]], 44 (1950-51 & 1951-52)
*Most shutouts in a season: [[Terry Sawchuk]], 12 (1951-52, 1953-54, & 1954-55)
*Most shutouts in post-season: [[Dominik Hašek|Dominik Hasek]], 6 (2002)
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==See also==
*[[Russian Five]]
*[[The Grind Line]]
*[[Victoria Cougars]]
*[[List of NHL players]]
*[[List of NHL seasons]]
*[[List of Stanley Cup champions]]
*[[Sports-related curses#Curse of Detroit|"Curse of Detroit"]]
==External links==
*[http://www.detroitredwings.com/ Official website of the Detroit Red Wings]
*[http://hockeytownforum.detroitredwings.com/ Official forum of the Detroit Red Wings]
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