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History (Time-line) 1926/27 Inaugural Season September 26, 1926 -- Group of 73 investors led by Charles Hughes purchase team November 18, 1926 -- first game (lost to Boston Bruins) Played at Border Cities Arena, Windsor Called "Detroit Cougars" because majority of players were from Victoria Cougars, British Columbia, CN - a member of Western Hockey League which competed with NHL Finished last place (of 44 games only won 12) Art Duncan, first manager, also player and team captain 1927/28 Season Arrival of Jack Adams as coach, beginning of 35 year association with team Move to Olympia Stadium, Detroit November 22, 1927 -- First game at Olympia vs. Ottawa Senators John Sheppard scored first goal Finished fourth 1928/29 Season First Playoff appearance 1930 Name change to "Detroit Falcons" 1932/33 Season James D. Norris begins process to purchase team Name changed to "Detroit Red Wings" -- insignia imported from "Winged Wheelers" of Montreal Athletic Association hockey team for which Norris played 1933/34 Season Won League championship for first time (thus reaching Stanley Cup finals for first time) 1935/36 Season Captured League championship and Stanley Cup 1936/37 Season Captured League championship and Stanley cup (first time Stanley Cup clinched at home on April 15, 1937) 1942/43 Season Due to financial difficulties during World War II, NHL left with six franchises, referred to as "original six" 1942/43 Season Captured NHL League championship and Stanley Cup 1946 Season Gordie Howe joins team 1947, November 11 The Production Line formed (together until 1952) 1948/49 to 1954/55 -- Won seven consecutive League championships and four Stanley cups. 1950 won Stanley Cup 1952 won Stanley Cup 1954 won Stanley Cup 1955 won Stanley Cup (Jimmy Skinner last coach to win Stanley Cup) 1952 James Norris dies, daughter Marguerite takes over as president (first woman president in NHL) 1960, November 27 Howe gets 1000th NHL point on assist 1962, March 14 Howe gets 500th NHL goal 1965, June 23 Groundbreaking for addition to Olympia Stadium 1965/66 Season Play in Stanley Cup Finals 1966 Bruce Norris, son of James, takes over as president 1967 Expansion of NHL to twelve teams 1967, October 20 First game against an expansion team -- St. Louis 1969, February 16 Delvecchio gets 1000th NHL point on assist 1970s Seasons Mediocre team 1972, March 12 Howe's number 9 retired (first DRW number to be retired) 1979 Leave Olympia Stadium and move to Joe Louis Arena December 15, 1979 -- last game at Olympia, Greg Jolly scores last Red Wing goal at Olympia December 27, 1979 -- first game at JLA 1982, June 22 -- Mike Ilitch buys team and rebuilding begins, resulting in: Six Division titles (87/77, 88/89, 91/92, 93/94, 95, 95/96) Three trips to conference finals (87, 88, 95) One Stanley Cup final 1995 1986/87 Season Yzerman named youngest captain in team history 1991, November 10 Delvecchio and Lindsay's numbers retired 1993, February 24 Yzerman gets 1000th point on assist 1994, January 8 Ciccarelli gets 500th NHL goal 1995, March 9 Coffey gets 1000th NHL point on goal 1994/95 Season Delayed season due to lockout Won President's Trophy (best team record in NHL) Won Campbell Bowl (Western Conference title) Play in Stanley Cup Finals (first time in 29 years) 1995, April 29 Abel's number retired 1995, December 13 Paul Coffey scores 1000th assist 1996, January 8 Sawchuk's number retired 1996, January 12 Scotty Bowman sets NHL record for most regular season games coached 1996, January 17 Yzerman scores 500th NHL goal 1995/96 Season Larionov joins team mates Fedorov, Fetisov, Kozlov, Konstantinov to form "Russian Five" line Set new NHL record of most games won in a season -- 62 Won President's Trophy Won Central Division Championship. 1996/97 Season Stanley Cup Champions 1997/98 Season Stanley Cup Champions
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