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The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) [4] [5] are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. [6] The franchise is one of the Original Six of the league. [7]
Following another playoff upset in 1953 at the hands of the Bruins, the Red Wings won back to back Stanley Cups in 1954 (over Montreal, when Habs defenseman Doug Harvey redirected a Tony Leswick shot into his own net) and 1955 (also over Montreal in the full seven games). The 1954–55 season ended a run of eight straight regular season titles ...
In 2002 the Carolina Hurricanes hoisted the Wales Trophy after they won their conference title; [13] the Hurricanes lost their Finals series with the Detroit Red Wings four games to one. Steve Yzerman, captain of the Red Wings during their 1997, 1998, and 2002 Stanley Cup victories, picked up the Campbell Bowl prior to that year's Cup Finals.
The Red Wings defeated the Blues in five games en route to their 2002 Stanley Cup run. [94] The rivalry died down in the post-lockout era as the Blues entered a slump, only reviving as the teams fought for the Central Division title in the 2011–12 season. [95] The Red Wings' move to the Eastern Conference in 2013 ended the rivalry for good. [96]
The 1955 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1954–55 season, and the culmination of the 1955 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested between the Montreal Canadiens, appearing in their fifth of ten straight Finals, and the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, in the third Detroit-Montreal Finals series of the 1950s and the second consecutively.
Wings’ odds: The Red Wings enter the lottery at No. 15, with a 0.5% chance of “winning” the No. 1 pick. Teams can only move up 10 spots with a lottery victory, meaning the Wings will pick ...
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