Red Wings Facts

Facts about the Detroit Red Wings, past and present.

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Between the 1933 and 1966 seasons, the Red Wings missed the playoffs only 4 times.

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The Red Wings have the highest expected rookie success for next year than any other team

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Fact: Tootoo should never have been sent down

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Last tweet credited to @MaltbyMVP!

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"The last time the Bruins won at the Joe;

Panthers were better than them, Thrashers drew higher attendances than them, and Chicago sucked"

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The Detroit Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cups of any American team in history.

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NHL fans favour Boston 82%, but their actual chance of winning the series is nowhere near that number. Closer to 56%.

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Today, the Detroit Red Wings have a 47% chance of winning with all factors included. Not including home ice, it is a 56% chance

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With Henrik Zetterberg, the Red Wings have a favourability percentage of 64% at home, and 52% at Boston (Based on Regular Season)

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The Red Wings are 3-1 against the Bruins this season.

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The new Red Wings Arena will look like the old Olympia and be named after it.

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Jack Adams was forced to pay the players their payroll out of his own pocket because of financial problems for the full 1931 season.

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The Detroit Red Wings have famously made the playoffs for 23 years straight. The post-season streak is the longest current streak in sports.

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The Detroit Red Wings ALL TIME record against the Pittsburgh Penguins is 70-68-17 (.506%)

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With just one more point, the Detroit Red Wings will have a guaranteed playoff spot, their 23rd consecutive time doing so

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#FactOfTheDay the Red Wings really need to win.

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The Detroit Red Wings name was a knock off from a Montreal men's-league team called the Winged Wheelers.

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With a win tomorrow against Buffalo, the Red Wings have over a 90% chance of being in the playoffs for the 23rd year in a row.

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The Detroit Cougars played their first two years in Windsor, Ontario. They did not play one game in Detroit until 1927.

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The First-Ever event at the Joe Louis Arena was not a hockey game. It was a college basketball game between the UofD and the UofM in 1979.