1934 Stanley Cup Finals vs Chicago Black Hawks
Hockeytown's Original Six legacy.
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. They compete in the NHL as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The franchise is one of the 'Original Six' teams. Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars until 1930, then the Detroit Falcons for the next two seasons, before changing their name to the Red Wings in 1932.
Quick Facts
- Key coach
- Tommy Gorman (Chicago Black Hawks)
Lore & Background
In 1934, the Red Wings made the Stanley Cup Final for the first time, with John Sorrell scoring 21 goals over 47 games and Larry Aurie leading the team in scoring. However, the Chicago Black Hawks defeated the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Final, winning the best-of-five series in four games to claim their first title.
Reader's Guide
The Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL franchise based in the United States (11), and are third overall amongst active teams in total Stanley Cup championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). They played their home games at Joe Louis Arena from 1979 until 2017, after playing for 52 years at Olympia Stadium. They moved into Little Caesars Arena beginning with the 2017–18 season.
Did You Know?
- The Detroit area is called 'Hockeytown', a registered trademark owned by the franchise since 1996.
- The Red Wings have made the playoffs 30 times in 32 seasons from 1983–84 to 2015–16, including 25 straight from 1990–91 to 2015–16.
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