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Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. They
are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Detroit Red Wings
Hockey League (NHL)[3] and are one of the Original Six teams of the league.[4]
2019–20 Detroit Red Wings
Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars until 1930. For the
1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons the team was called the Detroit Falcons, and in 1932 season
changed their name to the Red Wings.[5]
As of 2019, the Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any
NHL franchise based in the United States (11)[6] and are third overall 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 in Olympia Stadium. They moved into the new 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 Conference Eastern
refer to the Detroit area as "Hockeytown", which has been a registered trademark
Division Atlantic
owned by the franchise since 1996.[7]
Founded 1926
Between the 1931–32 and 1965–66 seasons, the Red Wings missed the playoffs only
History Detroit Cougars
four times. Between the 1966–67 and 1982–83 seasons, the Red Wings made the
1926–1930
playoffs only two times. However, thereafter, from 1983–84 to 2015–16, they made
Detroit Falcons
the playoffs 30 times in 32 seasons, including 25-straight from 1990–91 to 2015–16
1930–1932
(not counting the cancelled 2004–05 season), at the time the longest streak of
Detroit Red
postseason appearances in all of North American professional sports. Since 1983–84,
Wings
the Red Wings have tallied six regular season first-place finishes and have won the
1932–present
Stanley Cup four times (1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008).
Home arena Little Caesars
Arena
City Detroit, Michigan
Contents
Franchise history
Early years (1926–1949)
Gordie Howe era (1950–1966)
"Dead Wings" era (1967–1982)
Steve Yzerman era (1983–2006)
The Russian Five and back-to-back Stanley Cups (1994–1998)
Superstar acquisitions and more success (1999–2006)
Nicklas Lidstrom and the "Euro-Twins" era (2006–2012)
The final seasons at Joe Louis Arena (2012–2017)
The opening of Little Caesars Arena and rebuilding (2017–present)
Team information
Logo and uniforms Colors Red, white[1][2]
Fan traditions
Broadcasters Media Fox Sports
Honored broadcasters
Detroit
Season-by-season record Talk Radio
Players WXYT (1270
Current roster
AM)
Hall of Fame members
The Ticket (97.1
Retired numbers
FM)
Team captains
First-round draft picks Owner(s) Ilitch Holdings
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Franchise leaders General Steve Yzerman

All-time leading scorers
manager
All-time leading goaltenders
Franchise individual records
Head coach Jeff Blashill
See also Captain Vacant
References Minor league Grand Rapids

External links affiliates Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye
(ECHL)
Franchise history Stanley Cups 11 (1935–36,
1936–37, 1942–
43, 1949–50,
Early years (1926–1949) 1951–52, 1953–
Following the 1926 Stanley Cup playoffs, during which the Western Hockey League 54, 1954–55,
(WHL) was widely reported to be on the verge of folding,[8] the NHL held a meeting 1996–97, 1997–
on April 17 to consider applications for expansion franchises, at which it was reported 98, 2001–02,
that five different groups sought a team for Detroit.[9] During a subsequent meeting 2007–08)
on May 15, the league approved a franchise to the Townsend-Seyburn group of Conference 6 (1994–95,
Detroit and named Charles A. Hughes as governor.[10] Frank and Lester Patrick, the championships 1996–97, 1997–
owners of the WHL, made a deal to sell the league's players to the NHL and cease 98, 2001–02,
league operations. The new Detroit franchise purchased the players of the WHL's 2007–08, 2008–
Victoria Cougars, who had won the Stanley Cup in 1925 and had made the Finals the 09)
previous winter, to play for the team. The new Detroit franchise also adopted the
Presidents' 6 (1994–95,
Cougars' nickname in honor of the folded franchise.[11]
Trophy 1995–96, 2001–
Since no arena in Detroit was ready at the time, the Cougars played their first season 02, 2003–04,
at the Border Cities Arena in Windsor, Ontario.[12] For the 1927–28 season, the 2005–06, 2007–
Cougars moved into the new Detroit Olympia, which would be their home rink until 08)
December 15, 1979.[13] This was also the first season behind the bench for Jack Division 19 (1933–34,
Adams, who would be the face of the franchise for the next 36 years as either coach or championships 1935–36, 1936–
general manager.[14] 37, 1987–88,
1988–89, 1991–
The Cougars made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 1929 with Carson
92, 1993–94,
Cooper leading the team in scoring.[12][15] The Cougars were outscored 7–2 in the
1994–95, 1995–
two-game series with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[16] In 1930, the Cougars were
96, 1998–99,
renamed the Falcons, but their woes continued, as they usually finished near the
2000–01, 2001–
bottom of the standings, even though they made the playoffs again in
02, 2002–03,
1932.[17][18][19][20]
2003–04, 2005–
In 1932, the NHL let grain merchant James E. Norris, who had made two previous 06, 2006–07,
unsuccessful bids to buy an NHL team, purchase the Falcons. Norris' first act was to 2007–08, 2008–
choose a new name for the team—the Red Wings. Earlier in the century, Norris had 09, 2010–11)
been a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, a sporting club with Official website nhl.com
cycling roots. The MAAA's teams were known by their club emblem and these Winged /redwings (http://
Wheelers were the first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893. Norris decided that a nhl.com/redwing
version of their logo was perfect for a team playing in the Motor City and on October s)
5, 1932, the club was renamed the Red Wings.[21] Norris also placed coach Jack
Adams on a one-year probation for the 1932–33 NHL season.[22] Adams managed to pass his probationary period by leading the
renamed franchise to its first-ever playoff series victory, over the Montreal Maroons.[23] The team then lost in the semi-finals to
the New York Rangers.[24]
In 1934, the Red 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.[25] However, the Chicago Black Hawks defeated the Red Wings in the Finals, winning
the best-of-five series in four games to claim their first title.[26] Two seasons later, the Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in
1936, defeating Toronto in four games.[26] Detroit repeated as Stanley Cup champions in 1937, winning over the Rangers in the
full five games.[26] In 1938, the Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens became the
first NHL teams to play in Europe, playing in Paris and London. The Wings played
nine games against the Canadiens and went 3–5–1. They did not play in Europe again
until the pre-season and start of the 2009–10 NHL season, in Sweden, against the St.
Louis Blues.[27]
The Red Wings made the Stanley Cup Finals in three consecutive years during the Team photo from Detroit's inaugural
early 1940s.[28] In 1941, they were swept by the Boston Bruins, and in 1942, they lost season (1926–27). The franchise
a seven-game series to Toronto after winning the first three games.[28] However, in was known as the Detroit Cougars
1943, with Mud Bruneteau and Syd Howe scoring 23 and 20 goals, respectively, from 1926 to 1930.
Detroit won their third Stanley Cup by sweeping the Bruins.[28][29] Through the rest
of the decade, the team made the playoffs every year, and reached the Finals three
more times.[30][31][32][33][34][35]
In 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.[36] 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.[37][38] 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".[37] Lindsay's 33 goals
propelled the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they were swept by the Maple
Leafs.[34] Detroit reached the Finals again the following season, only to be swept again by Making his NHL debut in
Toronto.[35] 1946, Gordie Howe played
alongside Sid Abel and Ted
Lindsay from 1947 to 1951,
Gordie Howe era (1950–1966) forming the Production
Line.
During the 1950 Stanley Cup semi-finals, Leo Reise Jr. scored the winning goal in overtime,
which prevented the Maple Leafs from winning four straight championships.[39] In the Finals,
the Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers in seven games. In Game 7, Pete Babando scored the game winner in double
overtime.[39] After the game, Lindsay skated around the Olympia ice with the Stanley Cup.[40]
After being upset by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1951 semi-finals, Detroit won its
fifth Stanley Cup, in 1952, sweeping both the Maple Leafs and the Canadiens, with the
Production Line of Howe, Abel and Lindsay joined by second-year goaltender Terry
Sawchuk.[41][42][43] Detroit became the first team in 17 years to go undefeated in the
playoffs.[42][44] They also scored 24 playoff goals, compared to Toronto and
Montreal's combined total of 5.[45] Abel left the Red Wings for Chicago during the off-
Team photo of the 1952 Detroit Red season, and his spot on the roster was replaced by Alex Delvecchio.[46][47] In
Wings. They won their fifth Stanley December 1952, James E. Norris died.[48] He was succeeded as team president by his
Cup that year. daughter, Marguerite, which made her the first woman to head an NHL
franchise.[48][49]
Following another playoff upset in 1953 at the hands of the Bruins,[50] the Red Wings won back-to-back Stanley Cups, beating
the rival powerhouse Montreal Canadiens. Both of the Stanley Cup Finals played between the two teams were decided in seven
games. The seventh game during the 1954 Stanley Cup Finals was won with one of the oddest cup winning goals ever, when the
5'7" left winger Tony Leswick, known more for his relentless checking than scoring prowess, shot a puck towards the Montreal
goal from the middle of the ice. Habs defenseman Doug Harvey tried to gain control of the wobbly puck with his glove, but
instead redirected it past Montreal goalie Gerry McNeil.[51] The repeat of the series the season after was closely contested, as all
of the games were won by the home team, with Detroit taking the seventh game. Montreal was sorely lacking its all-star Maurice
Richard, who was suspended after hitting a linesman during the regular season, and the Red Wings' stars carried their team, as
Lindsay scored four goals in a single game and Howe scored 20 points during the playoffs, 12 of which during the Finals, all new
records in the league.[52]
The 1954–55 season ended a run of seven straight regular season titles, an NHL record.[53] During the 1955 offseason,
Marguerite Norris lost an intra-family power struggle, and was forced to turn over the Red Wings to her younger brother
Bruce.[54] Detroit and Montreal once again met, in the 1956 Stanley Cup Finals, but this time the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup,
their first of five in a row.[55] In 1957, Lindsay, who had scored 30 goals and led the league in assists with 55, teamed up with
Harvey to help start the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA).[56][57] As a result, he and goaltender Glenn Hall
were promptly traded to Chicago.[58]
In 1959, the Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time in 21 years.[59] However, within a couple of years, the franchise was
able to rejuvenate itself. The Red Wings made the Finals in four of the next six years between 1961 and 1966.[60] However, they
came away empty-handed.[60][61]
"Dead Wings" era (1967–1982)

Only a year after making the Finals, the Red Wings finished a distant fifth, 24 points
out of the playoffs.[62] It was the beginning of a slump that they would not emerge
from in almost 20 years. This period is derisively known as the "Dead Wings" era.[63]
One factor in the Red Wings' decline was the end of the old development system.[64]
Another factor was Ned Harkness, who was hired as coach in 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. They chafed under his rule in which he demanded short hair and On December 27, 1979, the Detroit
Red Wings played their first game at
no smoking, and put other rules in place regarding drinking and phone calls.[65]
Joe Louis Arena, moving from the
Harkness was forced to resign in 1974, ending the period colloquially referred to as
Olympia.
"Darkness with Harkness".[66][67][68]
In the expansion season of 1967–68, the Red Wings acquired longtime star left-
winger Frank Mahovlich from the defending Cup champions in Toronto. Mahovlich would go on a line with Howe and
Delvecchio, and in 1968–69, he scored a career-high 49 goals and had two All-Star seasons in Detroit.[69][70][71] But this did not
last. Mahovlich was traded to Montreal in 1971, and Howe retired after the 1970–71 season.[72][67] Throughout the decade, the
Red Wings were hampered due to a number of factors.[73]
During the 1979–80 season, the Red Wings left the Olympia for Joe Louis Arena.[74] In 1982, after 50 years of family ownership,
Bruce Norris sold the Red Wings to Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars.[75]
Steve Yzerman era (1983–2006)

In 1983, the Red Wings drafted Steve Yzerman, a center from the Peterborough Petes, with their first-round pick. He led the
team in scoring in his rookie year.[76] That season, with John Ogrodnick, Ivan Boldirev, Ron Duguay, and Brad Park, Detroit
made the playoffs for the first time in six years.[77] Park ended up winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.[78] Park was
later asked to coach the Red Wings, only to be sacked after just 45 games in 1985–86.[79] They did end up in last place with a 17–
57–6 record for only 40 points.[80] This was the same year that the Red Wings added enforcer Bob Probert, one of the most
familiar faces of the team in the 1980s and 1990s.[81]
In the 1986–87 season, with Yzerman, now the captain following the departure of Danny Gare, joined by Petr Klima, Adam
Oates, Gerard Gallant, defenseman Darren Veitch and new head coach Jacques Demers, the Red Wings won a playoff series for
only the second time in the modern era.[82][83][84][85] They made it all the way to the conference finals against the powerful
Edmonton Oilers, but lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions in five games.[85][86] In 1988, they won their first division title
in 23 years. They did so, however, in a relatively weak division, as no other team in the Norris finished above .500.[87] As was the
case in the previous season, they made it to the conference finals only to lose again to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Oilers
in five games.[88]
In 1989, Yzerman scored a career-best 65 goals, but Detroit was upset in the first round by the Chicago Blackhawks.[89][90][91]
The following season, Yzerman scored 62 goals, but the team missed the playoffs.[92][93]
After the season, Demers was fired and was replaced by Bryan Murray as the new head
coach.[94][95] Murray was unable to get them back over .500, but they returned to the
playoffs.[95][96] Yzerman was joined by Sergei Fedorov, who would be an award-winner and
frequent all-star for the team in the 1990s.[97] In 1991, the team signed free agent Ray
Sheppard, who would score a career-best 52 goals three years later.[98][99] In 1993, the Red
Wings acquired top defenseman Paul Coffey.[100] Also joining the Red Wings around this time
were draft picks Vladimir Konstantinov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Darren
McCarty and Chris Osgood.[101][102][103][104][105]
The Russian Five and back-to-back Stanley Cups (1994–1998)

In 1993, former Montreal Canadiens coach Scotty Bowman was hired as the new head
coach.[106] In his second season, the lockout-shortened 1994–95 NHL season, Bowman guided
Detroit to its first Finals appearance in 29 years, only to be swept by the New Jersey Named team captain in
Devils.[107][108][109] 1986, Steve Yzerman
captained the Red Wings
During the 1995–96 season, they won an NHL record 62 games. After defeating the St. Louis until his retirement in 2006.
Blues in seven games, the Red Wings would fall in the Western Conference finals to the
eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.[110][111]
The following season, the Red Wings acquired Brendan Shanahan and Larry Murphy.[112][113] In the playoffs, they would defeat
the St. Louis Blues, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Avalanche in the first three rounds. In the Finals, the Red Wings swept
the Philadelphia Flyers. It was their first Stanley Cup since 1955, breaking the longest drought (42 years long) in the league at
that time. Mike Vernon was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy.[114]
Misfortune befell the Red Wings six days after their championship; defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, one of the members of
the "Russian Five", suffered a brain injury in a limousine accident, and his career came to an abrupt end.[101][115][116] As a result,
the team dedicated the 1997–98 season to him.[116] The Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in four games, this time over the
Washington Capitals, and Konstantinov was brought onto the ice in his wheelchair so he could touch it.[116]
Superstar acquisitions and more success (1999–2006)

The following season, the Red Wings appeared to be poised to win a third consecutive Stanley Cup when they acquired three-time
top blueliner Chris Chelios from his hometown Chicago Blackhawks in March 1999.[117][118] Also acquired at the trade deadline
were defenseman Ulf Samuelsson, winger Wendel Clark, and goaltender Bill Ranford.[118] Despite high aspirations, however,
Detroit would end up losing in the Western Conference semi-finals to Colorado in six games.[119] In 2000, the Red Wings would
finish second in the Central Division. Just like the previous season, however, they would lose to the Avalanche in the Western
Conference semi-finals.[120][121]
In 2001, Detroit, the NHL's second-best team in the regular season, were upset in the
playoffs by the Los Angeles Kings.[122][123] During the ensuing offseason, the team
acquired goaltender Dominik Hasek (the defending Vezina Trophy winner) and
forwards Luc Robitaille and Brett Hull.[124][125][126] Russian prospect Pavel Datsyuk
also joined the team.[127] Strengthened by the additions, the Red Wings posted the
league's best record in the 2001–02 regular season and defeated Colorado in seven
games in the Western Conference finals after beating the Vancouver Canucks and St.
Louis Blues in rounds one and two.[128] The Red Wings then went on to capture
The Red Wings were invited to the
another Stanley Cup, in five games, over the Carolina Hurricanes, with Nicklas
White House in November 2002,
Lidstrom winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' MVP.[128] Bowman and
after winning the Stanley Cup.
Hasek both retired after the season.[129][130]
The off-season saw the Red Wings promote associate coach Dave Lewis to the head
coach position after Bowman's retirement.[131] In the market for a new starting goaltender after Hasek's retirement, they signed
Curtis Joseph from the Toronto Maple Leafs to a three-year, $24 million deal.[132] Also new to the lineup was highly-touted
Swedish prospect Henrik Zetterberg.[133] The Red Wings finished the season second in the Western Conference, which pitted
them in the 2003 playoffs against the seventh-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.[134][135][136] The Mighty Ducks shocked the
hockey world when they swept the Red Wings in four games en route to a Finals appearance.[136][137][138]
In the offseason, long time Red Wing Fedorov signed with the Mighty Ducks as a free agent.[139] Additionally, Hasek opted to
come out of retirement and join the Red Wings for the 2003–04 season.[140] Joseph, despite being one of the highest-paid
players in the NHL, spent part of the season in the minor leagues.[141] Hasek himself would be sidelined with a groin injury.[142]
Notwithstanding, the Red Wings would finish atop of the Central Division and the NHL standings.[143][144] The Red Wings
eliminated the Nashville Predators in six games in the first round of the 2004 playoffs, which led to a second round match-up
with the Calgary Flames.[145] The teams split the first four games, and headed to Detroit for a pivotal Game 5, which the Red
Wings lost 1–0.[146] They were then eliminated two nights later in Calgary by the same score in overtime.[147] The Red Wings did
not play in the 2004–05 season due to the lockout, which cancelled the entire NHL season.[148]
On July 15, 2005, Mike Babcock, former head coach in Anaheim, became the new
head coach for the Red Wings.[149] On November 21, 2005, defenseman Jiri Fischer
went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on the bench during a game against the
Nashville Predators.[150] The game was cancelled because of his injury and was made
up on January 23, 2006.[151] This was the first time in NHL history a game had been
postponed due to an injury.[152] While the game was played for the full 60 minutes,
the Predators were allowed to maintain their 1–0 lead from the original game and
won 3–2.[151] 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
Red Wings during a game in the
playoffs.[153][154] They opened the 2006 playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers with a
2005–06 season. The Red Wings
3–2 overtime victory at Joe Louis Arena, but the Oilers won four of the next five would go on to win that season's
games to take the series.[155][156] Presidents' Trophy.
Continuing the shakeup of the Red Wings roster, the offseason saw the departure of
Brendan Shanahan, the return of Dominik Hasek and the retirement of Steve Yzerman.[157][142][158] Yzerman retired with the
additional distinction of having been the longest-serving team captain in NHL history.[159]
Nicklas Lidstrom and the "Euro-Twins" era (2006–2012)

The Red Wings opened the 2006–07 season with Nicklas Lidstrom as the new captain.[160] The team retired Yzerman's jersey
number 19 on January 2, 2007.[161][162] The Red 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 because they had more wins.[163][164][165] Detroit
advanced to the third round of the 2007 playoffs after defeating Calgary and the San Jose Sharks both in six games, coming back
to win three-straight after the Sharks had a 2–1 series lead.[166][167][168] The Red Wings would then lose to the eventual Stanley
Cup champion Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference finals in six games.[136][169]
To start the 2007–08 campaign, Zetterberg recorded at least a point in each of

Detroit's first 17 games, setting a club record.[170] The Wings cruised to the playoffs,
where they faced the Nashville Predators.[171] After goaltender Dominik Hasek played
poorly in Games 3 and 4 of the series, both losses, head coach Mike Babcock replaced
him with Chris Osgood.[172] Osgood never left the net for the remainder of the
playoffs, as the Red Wings came back in that series on their way to winning their 11th
Stanley Cup.[173][174] The final victory came in Game 6 on June 4, 2008, against the
Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–2. This was the Red Wings' fourth Stanley Cup in 11 years.[174]
Zetterberg scored the winning goal in the decisive game, and was also named the
winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs.[174] It
was the first time a team captained by a non-North American player (Lidstrom) won
Niklas Kronwall handing over the
the Stanley Cup.[175]
Stanley Cup after defeating the
Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2008
On July 2, 2008, the Red Wings announced the signing of Marian Hossa.[176] On
Stanley Cup Finals.
January 1, 2009, the Red Wings played the Chicago Blackhawks in the second NHL
Winter Classic at Chicago's Wrigley Field, defeating them 6–4.[177] Although they
finished second in the conference to the San Jose Sharks, the Wings became the first team in NHL history to top 100 points in
nine straight seasons.[178][179] In the playoffs, the Red Wings swept the Columbus Blue Jackets, then defeated the eighth-seeded
Anaheim Ducks in a hard-fought seven game series.[180][181] They took on the vastly improved Chicago Blackhawks in the
conference finals, winning in five games.[182] The Red Wings would face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Finals for a second
consecutive year, but this series would feature a different outcome as the Penguins defeated the Red Wings in seven games.[183]
The Red Wings became only the second NHL team to lose the Stanley Cup at home in Game 7.[184]
The Red Wings began the 2009–10 NHL season in Stockholm, losing both games to the St.
Louis Blues 4–3 and 5–3, respectively.[185] They were plagued by injuries throughout the
season and lost the second most man games to injury, with only the last place Edmonton
Oilers losing more.[186][187] The beginning of the season was a struggle for the Red Wings,
with key players out of the lineup, including Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom, Johan Franzen,
Valtteri Filppula and Niklas Kronwall.[186] After the Olympic break, Detroit posted a record of
13–3–2 and earned 28 points, the most by any team in the NHL.[188] This run helped them
secure the fifth playoff seed in the Western Conference.[189] Detroit won their first-round
playoff series over the Phoenix Coyotes in seven games.[190] In the second round, they would
be defeated by the San Jose Sharks in five games.[191]
A healthier Red Wings team finished the 2010–11 NHL season with a 47–25–10 record and Nicklas Lidstrom during the
104 points to win the Central Division title.[192] They once again faced the Phoenix Coyotes in 2009–10 season. Named
the first round of the playoffs, this time sweeping them 4–0.[193] The Red Wings then went go captain in 2006, he
to face the Sharks in round two. After losing the first three games of the series, the Red Wings maintained the position until
his retirement in 2012.
won three consecutive games to force a Game 7, becoming just the eighth team in NHL history
to accomplish the feat.[194][195] The Red Wings lost Game 7 to the Sharks by a score of 3–2 and
were eliminated.[196]
During the 2011 off-season, Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski retired.[197] Detroit soon signed free agent defenseman Ian
White to take his place.[198] Long-time Red Wings Chris Osgood and Kris Draper also announced their retirement from hockey,
with both soon taking positions within the club.[199][200] Detroit signed goaltender Ty Conklin for his second tour of duty with
the team.[201] Tragedy struck the organization and the rest of the NHL upon the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, which killed
former Red Wings assistant coach Brad McCrimmon and defenseman Ruslan Salei, who had joined the KHL team during the
summer. Stefan Liv, a former Red Wings goaltending prospect, was also among the fatalities.[202][203] The Red Wings then
added a patch to the left arm of their uniforms with the trio's initials.[204]
During the season, the Red Wings won an NHL-record 23 consecutive home games.[205][206] The Red Wings also made the NHL
playoffs, extending their streak of 21-straight playoff appearances, as the fifth seed.[207][208] They were defeated in five games by
their opening round opponent, the Nashville Predators.[209] On May 31, 2012, Nicklas Lidstrom retired.[210]
The final seasons at Joe Louis Arena (2012–2017)

Zetterberg was named successor to Lidstrom as team captain.[211] On July 1, 2012, the
first day of the NHL free agency period, the Red Wings signed Swiss forward Damien
Brunner to a one-year, entry-level contract; forward Jordin Tootoo to a three-year,
$5.7 million contract; and goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to a two-year, $3 million
deal.[212][213][214]
The team won their final four games of the 2012–13 season to earn the seventh seed
of the playoffs. The Red Wings' 3–0 victory over the Dallas Stars on April 27, 2013
preserved their streak of 22 consecutive playoff appearances. As the seventh seed in Ken Holland and Mike Babcock
named Henrik Zetterberg as the
the 2013 playoffs, the Red Wings faced the second-seeded Anaheim Ducks.[215] They
team captain in 2013.
survived a fierce battle that included four overtime games, winning the series 4–3
after a 3–2 Game 7 victory in Anaheim.[216] The next round pitted the Red Wings
against the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks. Despite jumping out to a 3–1 series lead, the Red Wings would ultimately lose to the
eventual Stanley Cup champions in seven games.[217][218]
On July 5, 2013, the Red Wings signed long time Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson to a one-year contract and long time
Florida Panther Stephen Weiss to a five-year contract.[219][220] In the 2013–14 season, the Red Wings moved to the Atlantic
Division of the Eastern Conference as part of the NHL's realignment.[221] Prior to the team's move to the Eastern Conference, the
Red Wings was the last Western Conference franchise located in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. On April 9, 2014, the Red
Wings clinched their 23rd consecutive playoff appearance.[222] They would be eliminated in the first round by the Boston
Bruins.[223]
On April 9, 2015, the Red Wings clinched their 24th consecutive playoff appearance, thus extending their streak.[224] The team
was eliminated in the first round by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Petr Mrazek had earned the starting goaltender role from Jimmy
Howard, and Kronwall was suspended for Game 7 as Tampa Bay erased a 3–2 deficit to win the series.[225][226] Mike Babcock,
concluding the final year of his contract, left the Red Wings to become the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[227] Jeff
Blashill, head coach of the Red Wings' top minor league affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, was named his successor on June
9.[228]
On April 9, 2016, despite the Red Wings losing 3–2 to the New York Rangers, the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 6–
1 as the Red Wings narrowly made the playoffs and extended their streak to a 25th season.[229] They would lose in the first round
to the Lightning in five games.[230]
On February 10, 2017, club owner Mike Ilitch died.[231] The Red Wings' playoff appearance streak ended after 25 seasons in the
2016–17 season.[232] The Red Wings won their last game at Joe Louis Arena 4–1 on April 9, 2017, against the New Jersey
Devils.[233]
The opening of Little Caesars Arena and rebuilding (2017–present)

The Red Wings played their first regular season game at Little Caesars Arena on October 5, 2017, winning 4–2 over the
Minnesota Wild.[234] The Red Wings finished the 2017–18 season with a 30–39–13 record. They missed the playoffs for the
second season in a row, marking the first time since the early 1980s the team missed the playoffs in consecutive years.[235][236]
The Red Wings finished the 2018–19 season with a 32–40–10 record, missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season.[237]
On April 19, 2019, the Red Wings announced that Steve Yzerman would rejoin the team as general manager and executive vice
president.[238]
Team information
Logo and uniforms

The Red Wings' jerseys (traditionally known in hockey as "sweaters") have been more
or less the same since the 1930s – a white or red base with red or white piping. The
only significant changes have been the replacement of the word Detroit with the
"winged wheel" logo in 1932, and vertical arch lettering for the players' names and
block letters in 1983.[239] The Red Wings only wear the vertical arched letters in the
regular season and playoffs, while using straight serifed nameplates during the
preseason.[240][241]
The Hockey News voted the Red Wings' "winged wheel" logo the second best in the
league in 2008.[242] The Red Wings, like all NHL teams, updated their jerseys to the
The alternate logo used by the Red
new Rbk Edge standard for the 2007–08 NHL season.[243] The Red Wings kept their
Wings from 1932 to 1934.
design as close to original as possible, the exceptions being: On the road (white)
jersey, there was more red on the sleeves as the color panel began closer to the
shoulder, and the letters of the captain and alternate captains were moved to the right shoulder.[244][245]
When Adidas became the uniform outfitter starting with the 2017–18 season, the Red Wings kept the same basic look.[246][247]
The Red Wings have rarely used any alternate logos or uniforms since the trend became popular in the 1990s, the sole exceptions
were select games of the 1991–92 season commemorating the league's 75th anniversary, and for a commemorative game on
January 27, 1994 at Chicago Stadium.[248][249] Those jerseys were based on the uniforms worn by the team (then the Detroit
Cougars) in 1927–28.[250] The throwbacks are primarily white with five red horizontal stripes on the body, the broadest middle
stripe bearing "Detroit" in bold letters, and three red stripes on the sleeves.[248][249] This jersey served as the basis for the
uniforms worn by Wayne Gretzky's team of NHLPA All-Stars, nicknamed the "99ers", for their exhibition tour in Europe during
the 1994–95 NHL lockout.[251]
The Red Wings wore alternative "retro" jerseys for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic in Chicago. The jerseys were based on the
uniforms worn by the Detroit Cougars during their inaugural season of 1926–27.[252] These jerseys were white, with a single bold
red stripe on the sleeves and chest, and a uniquely styled white Old English D centered on the chest stripe.[253] These jerseys
were also worn for their final 2009 regular season home game, again against the Chicago Blackhawks.[254] The Red Wings again
used an alternate jersey mimicking throwback jerseys for the 2014 NHL Winter Classic against the Toronto Maple Leafs at
Michigan Stadium.[255]
The Red Wings wore a specially designed one-time only jersey for their Stadium Series game in Denver against the Colorado
Avalanche on February 27, 2016. The majority of this jersey was the traditional red, decorated with a thick diagonal white stripe
running from the player's right shoulder across the front towards the left hip. The bottom of each sleeve featured a thick white
stripe from wrist to elbow. The crest on the front of the jersey was a stylized red D. The words "Red Wings" were printed in all
capital letters on the left side of the collar, and the phrase "EST. 1926" was printed inside the back of the collar. These jerseys
featured the current Red Wings logo on the left shoulder cap. The names and numbers were printed larger than traditional NHL
jerseys to increase visibility and player identification for fans watching the game at Coors Field, a stadium traditionally used for
Major League Baseball.[256][257][258]
The Red Wings unveiled a uniform patch on September 27, 2016 to honor Gordie Howe, who died on June 10, 2016. The patch
was a depiction of Howe's jersey number 9, and was worn by the team above the logo on the front of the jersey on the left side of
the chest for all 82 regular season games during the 2016–17 season.[259]
The Red Wings wore a specially designed one-time only jersey for the Centennial Classic in Toronto against the Toronto Maple
Leafs on January 1, 2017. It was a white jersey that had four stripes on the arms. Three of the stripes were red, while the fourth
was silver. On the silver stripes were the years the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup. The logo and numbers were outlined in
silver.[260]
The Red Wings' logo received significant media attention in August 2017 when it was discovered that a white supremacist group
used a modified version of it, in which the wheel's spokes consisted of the occult SS symbol Black Sun; it was the aegis of their
shields during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a result, the Red Wings condemned the group for the usage
of the logo and threatened legal action.[261][262]
Fan traditions
The "Legend of the Octopus" is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings playoff
games, in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck.[263] During
the playoffs, Joe Louis Arena was generally adorned with a giant octopus with red
eyes, nicknamed "Al" after head ice manager Al Sobotka.[264]
The 1952 playoffs featured the start of the octopus throw. The owner of a local fish
market, Peter Cusimano, threw one from the stands onto the ice. The eight legs are
symbolic of the eight wins it took to win the Stanley Cup at the time. The Red Wings During the playoffs, Joe Louis Arena
was adorned with a giant octopus,
went on to sweep both of their opponents that year en route to a Stanley Cup
nicknamed Al. This stems from a fan
championship. The NHL has, at various times, tried to eliminate this tradition but it tradition.
continues to this day.[265][266]
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 Red Wings organization that forbade Zamboni drivers from cleaning up any octopuses thrown onto the ice; he said that
violating the mandate would result in a $10,000 fine.[267] Instead, it was to be the linesmen who performed this duty.[267] 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 Sobotka does it.[267] This ban was later loosened to allow for the octopus twirling to take place at the Zamboni
entrance.[268]
Typically during the last minute or two of games that the Red Wings are winning, especially around the end of the season and
during the playoffs, fans are known to start singing along to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'." The song is played over the PA
system and continues until it is muted while the crowd sings the words "Born and raised in South Detroit", then the song resumes
over the speakers in the arena.[269][270][271]
Broadcasters
The Red Wings' flagship radio stations are Detroit sister stations WXYT-AM 1270 and WXYT-FM 97.1. Games are carried on
both stations unless there is a conflict with Detroit Tigers baseball. There are several affiliate stations throughout Michigan and
Southwestern Ontario.[272]
The Red Wings' exclusive local television rights are held by Fox Sports Detroit.[273]
Announcers:
Ken Daniels: Television play by play announcer.

Mickey Redmond: Television color commentator (home games and select away games).
Chris Osgood: Television color commentator (select away games that Redmond does not attend) and studio analyst (when
not color commentator during play).
Larry Murphy: Studio analyst and television color commentator (select away games that Redmond and Osgood do not
attend).
John Keating: Television pre-game and post-game show host.
Ken Kal: Radio play by play announcer.
Paul Woods: Radio analyst.
Trevor Thompson, Mickey York: TV pre-game and post-game show hosts and reporters.
Jeff Riger: Primary radio intermission and post-game host.
Honored broadcasters
Four members of the Red Wings organization have received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award:
Budd Lynch: TV and radio play by play and color – 1949–1975 (awarded 1985)[274]
Bruce Martyn: Radio play by play – 1964–1995 (awarded 1991)[275]
Mickey Redmond: TV color commentary – 1979–1981, 1986–present (awarded 2011)[276]
Dave Strader: TV play by play – 1985–1996 (awarded 2017)[277]
Lynch called the first locally televised game at Olympia for the original WWJ-TV in 1949.[274] He remained with the organization
for 63 years, serving as director of publicity from 1975 to 1982, and was the public address announcer from 1982 until his death
in 2012.[274] From 2008 to 2012, a second PA announcer was added to work alongside him, first John Fossen, then Erich
Freiny.[278][279] Freiny took over as the sole PA announcer following Lynch's death.[279]
Season-by-season record
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Detroit Red Wings. For the full season-by-season history, see List
of Detroit Red Wings seasons.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, ROW = Regulation + OT wins, Pts = Points,
GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs

2014–15 82 43 25 14 100 235 221 3rd, Atlantic Lost in First Round, 3–4 (Lightning)
2015–16 82 41 30 11 93 211 224 3rd, Atlantic Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Lightning)
2016–17 82 33 36 13 79 207 244 7th, Atlantic Did not qualify
Players
Current roster
Updated July 1, 2019.[280][281]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace

8 Justin Abdelkader (A) LW L 32 2005 Muskegon, Michigan
72 Andreas Athanasiou C L 24 2012 London, Ontario
45 Jonathan Bernier G L 30 2018 Laval, Quebec
59 Tyler Bertuzzi LW L 24 2013 Sudbury, Ontario
74 Madison Bowey D R 24 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba
83 Trevor Daley D L 35 2017 Toronto, Ontario
61 Jacob de la Rose LW L 24 2018 Arvika, Sweden
65 Danny DeKeyser D L 29 2013 Clay Township, Michigan
52 Jonathan Ericsson D L 35 2002 Karlskrona, Sweden
– Valtteri Filppula C L 35 2019 Vantaa, Finland
36 Kaden Fulcher G L 20 2017 Brigden, Ontario
41 Luke Glendening C R 30 2013 Grand Rapids, Michigan
25 Mike Green D R 33 2015 Calgary, Alberta
43 Darren Helm C L 32 2005 St. Andrews, Manitoba
53 Taro Hirose LW L 23 2019 Calgary, Alberta
35 Jimmy Howard G L 35 2003 Ogdensburg, New York
55 Niklas Kronwall (A) D L 38 2000 Stockholm, Sweden
56 Ryan Kuffner LW L 23 2019 Ottawa, Ontario
71 Dylan Larkin (A) C L 22 2014 Waterford, Michigan
39 Anthony Mantha RW L 24 2013 Longueuil, Quebec
51 Frans Nielsen (A) C L 35 2016 Herning, Denmark
– Patrik Nemeth D L 27 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
– Calvin Pickard G L 27 2019 Moncton, New Brunswick
27 Michael Rasmussen C L 20 2017 Vancouver, British Columbia
77 Evgeny Svechnikov F L 22 2015 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Hall of Fame members

The Detroit Red Wings acknowledge an affiliation with a number of inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Red Wings inductees
include 63 former players and 11 builders of the sport.[282] The 11 individuals recognized as builders by the Hall of Fame includes
former Red Wings executives, general managers, head coaches, and owners. In addition to players and builders, several
broadcasters were also awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame. Budd Lynch, a radio play-by-
play announcer, was the first Red Wings broadcaster to be awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. Lynch also served as
Detroit's public address announcer from 1985 until his death in 2012. In addition to Lynch, Bruce Martyn, Mickey Redmond, and
Dave Strader have also won the award.[282][275]
Detroit Red Wings Hall of Famers

Affiliation with inductees based on team acknowledgement
Hall of Fame players[282]
Sid Abel Al Arbour Marty Barry Andy Bathgate Leo Boivin John Bucyk
Chris Chelios Dino Ciccarelli Paul Coffey Charlie Conacher Roy Conacher Alec Connell
Alex Delvecchio Marcel Dionne Bernie Federko Sergei Fedorov Viacheslav Fetisov Frank Foyston
Frank Fredrickson Bill Gadsby Eddie Giacomin Ebbie Goodfellow Glenn Hall Doug Harvey
Dominik Hasek George Hay Hap Holmes Gordie Howe Mark Howe Syd Howe
Brett Hull Duke Keats Red Kelly Brian Kilrea Igor Larionov Herbie Lewis
Nicklas Lidstrom Ted Lindsay Harry Lumley Frank Mahovlich Mike Modano Larry Murphy
Reg Noble Adam Oates Brad Park Bud Poile Marcel Pronovost Bill Quackenbush
Luc Robitaille Borje Salming Terry Sawchuk Earl Siebert Brendan Shanahan Darryl Sittler
Jack Stewart Tiny Thompson Norm Ullman Rogie Vachon Carl Voss Jack Walker
Harry Watson Cooney Weiland Steve Yzerman
Hall of Fame builders[282]
Jack Adams Keith Allen[a] Scotty Bowman Murray Costello[a] Jim Devellano
Mike Ilitch
Tommy Ivan Bruce Norris James D. Norris James E. Norris John Ziegler
Retired numbers
Detroit Red Wings retired numbers
No. Player Position Career Number retirement

1949–1955
1 Terry Sawchuk G 1957–1964 March 6, 1994[283]
1968–1969
4 Red Kelly D 1947–1960 February 1, 2019[284]
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 1991–2012 March 6, 2014[285]

1944–1957
7 Ted Lindsay LW November 10, 1991[286]
1964–1965
9 Gordie Howe RW 1946–1971 March 12, 1972[287]
10 Alex Delvecchio C 1950–1974 November 10, 1991[288]

1938–1943
12 Sid Abel C April 29, 1995[289]
1945–1952
19 Steve Yzerman C 1983–2006 January 2, 2007[162]
The Red Wings have retired eight numbers. The first number the Red Wings retired was No. 9 in 1972 in honor of Gordie Howe,
who played right wing for the team from 1946 to 1971.[287] Howe won both the Art Ross Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy
six times each and won the Stanley Cup as a Red Wing four times.[290] In 2007, the Red Wings retired Steve Yzerman's No.
19.[162] During Yzerman's career, he won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the Conn Smythe Trophy, the Frank J. Selke
Trophy, the Lester Patrick Trophy, and the Ted Lindsay Award.[291] Yzerman served as Detroit's captain for 19 seasons, an NHL
record, and won the Stanley Cup three times as a player with the Red Wings.[162][291] The most recent retired number is Red
Kelly's No. 4, which was retired on February 1, 2019.[284] During Kelly's 13-year career with the Red Wings, he won four Stanley
Cups, the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy three times, and the James Norris Memorial Trophy once.[292]
The Red Wings have also made the number 6 of Larry Aurie and the number 16 of
Vladimir Konstantinov no longer available for issue. However, the numbers are not
considered to be officially retired.[293] Although Aurie's number was retired in 1938
by James E. Norris, current team owners do not consider the number to be
The banners of retired numbers
retired.[294] Konstantinov's number has not been issued to any player since he was
hanging at Joe Louis Arena.
permanently disabled in a vehicle accident after the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals.[295]
Number 99 is also unavailable as it was retired by the league in honor of Wayne
Gretzky.[296]
Team captains
All the players who have served as team captain with the Detroit franchise.[297]
Art Duncan, 1926–1927

Reg Noble, 1927–1930
George Hay, 1930–1931
Carson Cooper, 1931–1932
Larry Aurie, 1932–1933
Herbie Lewis, 1933–1934
Ebbie Goodfellow, 1934–1935
Doug Young, 1935–1938
Ebbie Goodfellow, 1938–1941
Ebbie Goodfellow and Syd Howe, 1941–1942

Sid Abel, 1942–1943
Mud Bruneteau and Flash Hollett, 1943–1944
Flash Hollett, 1944–1945
Flash Hollett and Sid Abel, 1945–1946
Sid Abel, 1946–1952
Ted Lindsay, 1952–1956
Red Kelly, 1956–1958
Gordie Howe, 1958–1962
Alex Delvecchio, 1962–1973
Alex Delvecchio, Nick Libett, Red Berenson, Gary Bergman, Ted Harris, Mickey Redmond, and Larry Johnston, 1973–1974
Marcel Dionne, 1974–1975
Danny Grant and Terry Harper, 1975–1976
Danny Grant & Dennis Polonich, 1976–1977
Dan Maloney & Dennis Hextall, 1977–1978
Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett, and Paul Woods, 1978–1979
Dale McCourt, 1979–1980
Errol Thompson & Reed Larson, 1980–1981
Reed Larson, 1981–1982
Danny Gare, 1982–1986
Steve Yzerman, 1986–2006
Nicklas Lidstrom, 2006–2012
Henrik Zetterberg, 2013–2018
First-round draft picks

1963: Peter Mahovlich (2nd overall)
1964: Claude Gauthier (1st overall)
1965: George Forgie (3rd overall)
1966: Steve Atkinson (6th overall)
1967: Ron Barkwell (9th overall)
1968: Steve Andrascik (11th overall)
1969: Jim Rutherford (10th overall)
1970: Serge Lajeunesse (12th overall)
1971: Marcel Dionne (2nd overall)
1972: None
1973: Terry Richardson (11th overall)
1974: Bill Lochead (9th overall)
1975: Rick Lapointe (5th overall)
1976: Fred Williams (4th overall)
1977: Dale McCourt (1st overall)
1978: Willie Huber (9th overall)
1979: Mike Foligno (3rd overall)
1980: Mike Blaisdell (11th overall)
1981: None
1982: Murray Craven (17th overall)
1983: Steve Yzerman (4th overall)
1984: Shawn Burr (7th overall)
1985: Brent Fedyk (8th overall)
1986: Joe Murphy (1st overall)
1987: Yves Racine (11th overall)
1988: Kory Kocur (17th overall)
1989: Mike Sillinger (11th overall)
1990: Keith Primeau (3rd overall)
1991: Martin Lapointe (10th overall)
1992: Curtis Bowen (22nd overall)
1993: Anders Eriksson (22nd overall)
1994: Yan Golubovsky (23rd overall)
1995: Maxim Kuznetsov (26th overall)
1996: Jesse Wallin (26th overall)

1997: None
1998: Jiri Fischer (25th overall)
1999: None
2000: Niklas Kronwall (29th overall)
2001: None
2002: None
2003: None
2004: None
2005: Jakub Kindl (19th overall))
2006: None
2007: Brendan Smith (27th overall)
2008: Thomas McCollum (30th overall)
2009: None
2010: Riley Sheahan (21st overall)
2011: None
2012: None
2013: Anthony Mantha (20th overall)
2014: Dylan Larkin (15th overall)
2015: Evgeny Svechnikov (19th overall)
2016: Dennis Cholowski (20th overall)
2017: Michael Rasmussen (9th overall)
2018: Filip Zadina (6th overall)
2018: Joe Veleno (30th overall)
2019: Moritz Seider (6th overall)
Franchise leaders
All-time leading scorers

These players rank in the top ten in franchise history in scoring as of the end of the 2018–19 season. Figures are updated after
each completed NHL season.[298]
* – current Red Wings player

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game
Regular season Postseason
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G

Gordie Steve
RW 1687 786 1,023 1,809 1.07 C 196 70 115 185 0.94
Howe Yzerman
Steve Nicklas
C 1514 692 1,063 1,755 1.16 D 263 54 129 183 0.70
Yzerman Lidstrom
Alex Sergei
C 1549 456 825 1,281 0.83 C 162 50 113 163 1.01
Delvecchio Fedorov
Nicklas Gordie
D 1564 264 878 1,142 0.73 RW 154 67 91 158 1.03
Lidstrom Howe
Henrik Henrik
C 1,082 337 623 960 0.89 C 137 57 63 120 0.88
Zetterberg Zetterberg
Sergei Pavel
C 908 400 554 954 1.05 C 157 42 71 113 0.72
Fedorov Datsyuk
Pavel Alex
C 953 314 604 918 0.96 C 121 35 69 104 0.86
Datsyuk Delvecchio
Norm Tomas
C 875 324 434 758 0.87 LW 180 46 51 97 0.54
Ullman Holmstrom
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Ted Ted
LW 862 335 393 728 0.84 LW 123 44 44 88 0.72
Lindsay Lindsay
Brendan Johan
LW 716 309 324 633 0.88 RW 107 42 39 81 0.76
Shanahan Franzen
All-time leading goaltenders

These players rank in the top ten in franchise history for wins as of the end of the 2018−19 season. Figures are updated after each
completed NHL season. There is a four-way tie for ninth place in postseason wins, resulting in twelve players listed in that
table.[299]
* – current Red Wings player

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OT = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against
average; * = current Red Wings player
Regular season Postseason
Player GP W L T OT SO GAA Player GP W L SO GAA

Terry Chris
734 351 243 132 — 85 2.44 110 67 37 14 2.02
Sawchuk Osgood
Chris Terry
565 317 149 46 36 39 2.49 85 46 37 11 2.41
Osgood Sawchuk
Jimmy Mike
461 221 151 — 63 24 2.49 42 30 12 2 2.08
Howard* Vernon
Harry Dominik
324 163 105 56 — 26 2.75 45 28 17 8 1.91
Lumley Hasek
Roger Harry
313 131 121 41 — 20 2.93 54 24 30 6 2.30
Crozier Lumley
Tim Jimmy
264 128 93 30 7 9 3.40 47 21 26 3 2.58
Cheveldae Howard*
Greg Johnny
299 115 127 30 1 5 3.92 32 19 13 2 2.55
Stefan Mowers
Dominik Greg
176 114 39 10 12 20 2.13 30 12 17 1 3.54
Hasek Stefan
Manny Normie
180 112 34 16 6 13 2.18 12 9 2 3 1.32
Legace Smith
Jim Glen
314 97 165 43 — 10 3.69 18 9 6 3 2.58
Rutherford Hanlon
Roger
23 9 12 1 2.74
Crozier
Tim
25 9 15 2 3.00
Cheveldae
Franchise individual records

Most goals in a season: 65, Steve Yzerman (1988–89)[300]
Most assists in a season: 90, Steve Yzerman (1988–89)[300]
Most points in a season: 155, Steve Yzerman (1988–89)[300]
Most penalty minutes in a season: 398, Bob Probert (1987–88)[300]
Most points in a season, defenseman: 80, Nicklas Lidstrom (2005–06)[301]
Most points in a season, rookie: 87, Steve Yzerman (1983–84)[302]
Most wins in a season: 44, Terry Sawchuk (1950–51 and 1951–52)[300]

Most shutouts in a season: 12, Terry Sawchuk (1951–52, 1953–54, and 1954–
55) and Glenn Hall (1955–56)[300]
Most shutouts in postseason: 6, Dominik Hasek (2002)[303]
Longest home win streak in NHL history: 23 games (November 5, 2011 to
February 19, 2012)[205]
Most wins in a season in NHL history: 62 (1995–96)[110]
See also
Recording six shutouts during the
The Grind Line 2002 playoffs, Dominik Hasek set
List of NHL players the franchise record for the most
List of NHL seasons shutouts in a single postseason.
List of Stanley Cup champions
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Franchise leaders General Steve Yzerman

See also Captain Vacant

References Minor league Grand Rapids

"Dead Wings" era (1967–1982)

Steve Yzerman era (1983–2006)

The Russian Five and back-to-back Stanley Cups (1994–1998)

Superstar acquisitions and more success (1999–2006)

Nicklas Lidstrom and the "Euro-Twins" era (2006–2012)

To start the 2007–08 campaign, Zetterberg recorded at least a point in each of

The final seasons at Joe Louis Arena (2012–2017)

The opening of Little Caesars Arena and rebuilding (2017–present)

Logo and uniforms

Ken Daniels: Television play by play announcer.

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace

Hall of Fame members

Detroit Red Wings Hall of Famers

No. Player Position Career Number retirement

4 Red Kelly D 1947–1960 February 1, 2019[284]

5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 1991–2012 March 6, 2014[285]

9 Gordie Howe RW 1946–1971 March 12, 1972[287]

10 Alex Delvecchio C 1950–1974 November 10, 1991[288]

19 Steve Yzerman C 1983–2006 January 2, 2007[162]

Art Duncan, 1926–1927

Ebbie Goodfellow and Syd Howe, 1941–1942

First-round draft picks

1996: Jesse Wallin (26th overall)

All-time leading scorers

* – current Red Wings player

Regular season Postseason

Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G

Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G

All-time leading goaltenders

* – current Red Wings player

Regular season Postseason

Player GP W L T OT SO GAA Player GP W L SO GAA

Franchise individual records

Most wins in a season: 44, Terry Sawchuk (1950–51 and 1951–52)[300]

1. "1961-2018 Detroit Red Wings–Greatest NHL Uniforms" (http://web.archive.org/web/20180324133551/https://greatestnhlunif

18. "1930-31 NHL Summary" (https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1931.html). Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved

150. "Red Wings player stable after collapse" (http://www.denverpost.com/2005/11/21/red-wings-player-stable-after-collapse/).

178. "2008-09 NHL Summary" (https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html). Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved

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