1. By Krishnan Madhavan

2. Who are the Detroit Red Wings? They are a Professional ice hockey based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the NHL { National Hockey League} and are one of the original six teams of the NHL. Fans and commentators refer to Detroit and the surrounding areas as “Hockey town”.

3. How did the team get started? 1926 Charles Hughes bought the Cougars team and moved them to Detroit from Windsor, Ontario in Canada

4. History 1927 The team moved into the brand new Olympia Stadium for the 1927-1928 season

5. History 1932 James Norris purchased the team, he and the general manager Jack Adams agreed to change the name from Detroit Falcons to The Detroit Red Wings and the logo to a winged wheel

6. History 1979 The Detroit Red Wings moved from Olympia Stadium to Joe Louis Arena for their stadium

7. History 1982 The Norris family sold The Red Wings to Mike and Marian Ilitch, who owns Little Caesars Pizza and still owns them today

8. What awards did the team achieve? The Detroit Red Wings have won 11 Stanley Cups The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the NHL playoff winning team They won the Stanley Cup in the following years: 1936 1937 1943 1950 1952 1954 1955 1997 1998 2002 and 2008

9. How does the team practice? The Red Wings practice all year long They practice as if they were real games They have a camp in the summer where they have practice games

10. Who are some of the past famous players? There are many famous past players Some of them are: Gordie Howe Among all time NHL leader in goals scored

11. Famous Players Steve Yzerman Team captain for 2 decades and won several Stanley Cups

12. Famous Players The Russian 5 (Fetisov, Larionov, Fedorov, Kozlov and Konstantinov) Players from Russia that helped win the Stanley Cup 2 years in a row

13. Famous Players Chris Osgood Primary goalie during championship seasons 1997, 1998 and 2008