# seasons – 94
Record – 2,989-2,574-815-183 (6,976 points)
Playoff appearances – 64
Stanley Cups – 11
First-ever Draft Selection: Peter Mahovlich 1963, 2nd overall
Highest Draft selection: Claude Gauthier 1964, 1st overall Dale McCourt 1977, 1st overall Joe Murphy 1986, 1st overall
HOFers – Sid Abel, Alex Delvecchio, Sergei Fedorov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Bill Gadsby, Gordie Howe, Syd Howe, Igor Larionov, Herbie Lewis, Nicklas Lidstrom, Ted Lindsay, Vaclav Nedomansky, Marcel Pronovost, Terry Sawchuk, Brendan Shanahan, Black Jack Stewart, Norm Ullman, Steve Yzerman
Retired #’s – #1- Terry Sawchuk, #4- Red Kelly, #5- Nicklas Lidstrom, #7- Ted Lindsay, #9- Gordie Howe, #10- Alex Delvecchio, #12- Sid Abel, #19- Steve Yzerman
Leaders
Games Played – Gordie Howe, 1,687
Goals – Gordie Howe, 786
Assists – Steve Yzerman, 1,063
Points – Gordie Howe, 1,809
Plus/minus – Nicklas Lidstrom, +450
Penalty Minutes – Bob Probert, 2,090
Power Play Goals – Gordie Howe, 209
Shorthanded Goals – Steve Yzerman, 50
Hat Tricks – Gordie Howe, 19
Goalie Wins – Terry Sawchuk, 350
Goals Against Average – Dolly Dolson, 1.98
Save pct. – Glenn Hall, .926
Shutouts – Terry Sawchuk, 85
Coaching Wins Leader – Mike Babcock, 458
Team Captains
Art Duncan ‘26-27
Reg Noble ‘27-30
George Hay ‘30-31
Carson Cooper ‘31-32
Larry Aurie ‘32-33
Herbie Lewis ‘33-34
Ebbie Goodfellow ‘34-35, ‘38-42
Doug Young ‘35-38
Syd Howe ‘41-42
Sid Abel ‘42-43, ‘45-52
Flash Hollett ‘43-46
Mud Bruneteau ‘43-44
Ted Lindsay ‘52-56
Red Kelly ‘56-58
Gordie Howe ‘58-62
Alex Delvecchio ‘62-74
Mickey Redmond ‘73-74
Nick Libett ‘73-74, ‘78-79
Larry Johnston ‘73-74
Ted Harris ‘73-74
Gary Bergman ‘73-74
Red Berenson ‘73-74
Marcel Dionne ‘74-75
Terry Harper ‘75-76
Danny Grant ‘75-77
Dennis Polonich ‘76-77
Dan Maloney ‘77-78
Dennis Hextall ‘77-79
Paul Woods ‘78-79
Dale McCourt ‘79-80
Errol Thompson ‘80-81
Reed Larson ‘80-82
Danny Gare ‘82-86
Steve Yzerman ‘86-06
Nicklas Lidstrom ‘06-12
Henrik Zetterberg ‘12-18
Dylan Larkin ‘20-
| Did you know… … The Detroit Red Wings have finished 1st overall in the final standings 6 times since 1967 Expansion (tied w/ MTL). Only the Boston Bruins (7) have more. … The 2005-06 Detroit Red Wings had an NHL-record best road record, going 31-7-3 for 65 points out of a possible 82. … The Red Wings have made the Cup Finals 24 times in their history, winning 11. … The Red Wings made the playoffs 25 consecutive seasons from 1990-91 through 2015-16 earning 6 President’s Trophies, 6 Stanley Cup Finals appearances, and 4 Stanley Cup wins! … During the mid-1990’s, the Detroit Red Wings were the visiting team at a stadium debut 5 times in a 3-year period (DAL 10/5/93, ANA 10/8/93, COL 10/6/95, VAN 10/9/95, and BUF 10/12/96). … The Detroit Red Wings are the only NHL team to twice win the President’s Trophy and Stanley Cup in the same season. … The Red Wings finished 27 points ahead of the next closest team during their record 62-win 1995-96 season (131 points). Colorado finished 2nd (104 points). … The Stanley Cup has been won in overtime in game-7 just twice in league history. The Detroit Red Wings won both (1950 vs. NYR, 1954 vs. MTL). … Claude Gauthier was the 1st overall selection of the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft (Detroit Red Wings). Gauthier never played in the NHL. … Greatness follows greatness… Henrik Zetterberg earned his 1st NHL point assisting on a goal by Hall of Famer Sergei Fedorov. Zetterberg’s 1st NHL goal, a power play tally, was assisted by Hall of Famers Chris Chelios and Luc Robitaille. Fedorov assisted on Zetterberg’s 1st even-strength goal, and Zetterberg’s first ‘home’ point was an assist on a goal by Hall of Famer Brendan Shanahan. Zetterberg’s 1st shorthanded goal was assisted by Hall of Famer Brett Hull. That all of this happened in a three-week period tells you how talented the Detroit Red Wings of the early 2000’s were. | |
| … Loving that home-cooking… The Red Wings had a 23-game home winning streak during the 2011-12 season. … Not only was the very first Calder Trophy winner an American (Carl Voss 1933 DET), but 4 of the first seven winners were US-born. The 3rd Calder Trophy winner was Russian-born Sweeney Schriner. Schriner, though he was raised in Calgary, was the first Russian-born player in the NHL. … The tradition of Detroit Red Wings fans throwing octopi onto the ice dates back to when it took 8 playoff wins to win the Stanley Cup. … Four of the top seven players to play the most games with one team played for the Detroit Red Wings (Howe #1- 1,687, Lidstrom #3- 1,564, Delvecchio #4- 1,550, Yzerman #7- 1,514). … A helmeted Gordie Howe? Hall of Famer Gordie Howe briefly wore a helmet during the 1950-51 season with the Detroit Red Wings. During the 1949-50 NHL playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Howe crashed headfirst into the boards while checking Toronto’s Ted Kennedy, and was seriously injured. Howe underwent a 90-minute emergency surgery to address the swelling in his brain. Doctors drilled into his skull to relieve the pressure on his brain. Howe had suffered a fractured skull, nose, and cheekbone, as well as a lacerated eyeball. Doctors feared the injuries to the man who was just three days shy of his 22nd birthday were life-threatening. But the legend that is Gordie Howe went on to play over 2,000 regular season and playoff games with the NHL and WHA amassing over 2,400 points and playing until the age of 51. I’d say that counts as having made a full recovery. … Detroit is known as Hockeytown. |
Quotables…
“Rocket had that mean look on, every game we played. He was 100 percent hockey. He could hate with the best of them.” – Gordie Howe