ByKrishnan Madhavan

Who are the Detroit Red Wings?

• They are a Professional ice hockey based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the NHL { National Hockey League} and are one of the original six teams of the NHL.

• Fans and commentators refer to Detroit and the surrounding areas as “Hockey town”.

How did the team get started?

• 1926 Charles Hughes bought the Cougars team and moved them to Detroit from Windsor, Ontario in Canada

History

• 1927 The team moved into the brand new Olympia Stadium for the 1927-1928 season

History

• 1932 James Norris purchased the team, he and the general manager Jack Adams agreed to change the name from Detroit Falcons to The Detroit Red Wings and the logo to a winged wheel

History

• 1979 The Detroit Red Wings moved from Olympia Stadium to Joe Louis Arena for their stadium

History

• 1982 The Norris family sold The Red Wings to Mike and Marian Ilitch , who owns Little Caesars Pizza and still owns them today

What awards did the team achieve?

• The Detroit Red Wings have won 11 Stanley Cups • The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded

annually to the NHL playoff winning team • They won the Stanley Cup in the following years: • 1936 1937 1943 1950 1952 1954 1955 1997 1998

2002 and 2008

How does the team practice?

• The Red Wings practice all year long• They practice as if they were real games• They have a camp in the summer where they have

practice games

Who are some of the past famous players?

• There are many famous past players • Some of them are:• Gordie Howe Among all time NHL leader in goals

scored

Famous Players

• Steve Yzerman Team captain for 2 decades and won several Stanley Cups

Famous Players

• The Russian 5• (Fetisov, Larionov, Fedorov, Kozlov and

Konstantinov) Players from Russia that helped win the Stanley Cup 2 years in a row

Famous Players

• Chris Osgood Primary goalie during championship seasons 1997, 1998 and 2008