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Detroit Red Wings This article is about the NHL franchise. For other uses, see Redwing (disambiguation) and Red Wings . During the playoffs,
Joe Louis Arena is generally adorned with a giant
octopus with red eyes, nicknamed "Al" after Joe Louis Arena employee
Al Sobotka .
The 1952 playoffs featured the start of the tradition - the octopus throw. The owner of a local fish market, Peter Cusimano, threw one from the stands and onto the ice. The eight legs were purportedly symbolic of the eight playoff wins it took to win the Stanley Cup at the time. The Red Wings went on to sweep both of their opponents that year en route to a Stanley Cup championship. The NHL has, at various times, tried to eliminate this tradition, but it continues to this day.
Current squad As of August 7 , 2006 [
1 ]
DefensemenNumber !width=15%|Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth |-bgcolor="#eeeeee"2 Jiří Fischer (Injured Reserve)L 1998 Horovice, Czechoslovakia >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 3 Andreas Lilja L 2005 Landskrona, Sweden >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 5 Nicklas Lidström - AL 1989 Vasteras , Sweden >-bgcolor="#eeeeee"22 Brett Lebda L 2004 Buffalo Grove, Illinois>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 23 Mathieu Schneider L 2003 New York, New York>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 24 Chris Chelios R 1999 Chicago, Illinois>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 45 Kyle Quincey L 2003 Kitchener, Ontario>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 55 Niklas Kronwall L 2000 Stockholm, Sweden >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" -- Danny Markov L 2006 Moscow, U.S.S.R. >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" -- Brad Norton L 2006 Cambridge , Massachusetts
ForwardsNumber !width=15%|Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth |-bgcolor="#eeeeee"11 Daniel Cleary L C/LW/RW 2005 Carbonear, Newfoundland>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 13 Pavel Datsyuk L C 1998 Sverdlovsk, U.S.S.R. >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 18 Kirk Maltby R LW/RW 1995 Guelph, Ontario>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 20 Robert Lang R C/LW 2004 Teplice, Czechoslovakia >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 21 Josh Langfeld R RW/LW 2006 Coon Rapids, Minnesota >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 26 Jiří Hudler R C/LW/RW 2002 Olomouc, Czechoslovakia >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 27 Darryl Bootland R RW 2002 Toronto, Ontario >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 28 Matt Hussey L C 2006 New Haven, Connecticut >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 29 Jason Williams R C/RW 2000 London, Ontario>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 32 Tomáš Kopecký L LW/RW 2000 Ilava, Czechoslovakia >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 33 Kris Draper L C/LW 1993 Toronto, Ontario>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 37 Mikael Samuelsson R RW/LW 2005 Mariefred , Sweden >-bgcolor="#eeeeee"40 Henrik Zetterberg L C/LW 1999 Njurunda, Sweden >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 41 Valtteri Filppula L C/LW 2002 Vantaa, Finland >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" 96 Tomas Holmström L RW/LW 1994 Pitea, Sweden >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" -- Krystofer Kolanos R C 2006 Calgary, Alberta >-bgcolor="#eeeeee" -- Brendan Brooks R C/RW 2006 St. Catharines , Ontario
Team captains Retired numbers * 1
Terry Sawchuk , G, 1949-55, 1958-64 & 1968-69
* 6
Larry Aurie , LW, 1933-1937 (unofficially retired)
* 7
Ted Lindsay , LW, 1944-57 & 1964-65
* 9
Gordie Howe , RW, 1946-71
* 10
Alex Delvecchio , C, 1950-73
* 12
Sid Abel , LW-C, 1938-52; Head Coach, 1957-69; General Manager, 1963-71; Broadcaster
* 99
Wayne Gretzky , C, 1979-99 (retired league wide)
First round draft picks Franchise scoring leaders These are the top-ten point-scorers in the history of the Red Wings. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
''Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, P/G = Pts per Game, * = Active, ^ = with
Columbus Blue Jackets , % = with
New York Rangers Stanley Cup *
1935-36 ,
1936-37 ,
1942-43 ,
1949-50 ,
1951-52 ,
1953-44 ,
1954-55 ,
1996-97 ,
1997-98 ,
2001-02 Prince of Wales Trophy *
1934-35 ,
1935-36 ,
1935-36 ,
1942-43 ,
1949-50 ,
1950-51 ,
1951-52 ,
1952-53 ,
1953-54 ,
1954-55 ,
1956-57 ,
1964-65 Clarence S. Campbell Bowl *
1994-95 ,
1996-97 ,
1997-98 ,
2001-02 Presidents' Trophy *
1994-95 ,
1995-96 ,
2001-02 ,
2003-04 ,
2005-06 Division Championship
*American Division:
1933-34 ,
1935-36 ,
1936-37 *
Norris Division :
1987-88 ,
1988-89 ,
1991-92 *
Central Division :
1993-94 ,
1994-95 ,
1995-96 ,
1998-99 ,
2000-01 ,
2001-02 ,
2002-03 ,
2003-04 ,
2005-06 Hart Memorial Trophy *
Ebbie Goodfellow :
1939-40 *
Sid Abel :
1948-49 *
Gordie Howe :
1951-52 ,
1952-53 ,
1956-57 ,
1957-58 ,
1959-60 ,
1962-63 *
Sergei Fedorov -
1993-94 Lester B. Pearson Award *
Steve Yzerman :
1988-89 *
Sergei Fedorov :
1993-94 Art Ross Trophy *
Ted Lindsay :
1949-50 *
Gordie Howe :
1950-51 ,
1951-52 ,
1952-53 ,
1953-54 ,
1956-57 ,
1962-63 Conn Smythe Trophy *
Roger Crozier :
1965-66 *
Mike Vernon :
1996-97 *
Steve Yzerman :
1997-98 *
Nicklas Lidstrom :
2001-02 James Norris Memorial Trophy *
Red Kelly :
1953-54 *
Paul Coffey :
1994-95 *
Nicklas Lidstrom :
2000-01 ,
2001-02 ,
2002-03 ,
2005-06 Vezina Trophy *
Norm Smith :
1936-37 *
Johnny Mowers :
1942-43 *
Terry Sawchuk :
1951-52 ,
1952-53 ,
1954-55 Calder Memorial Trophy *
Jim McFadden :
1947-48 *
Terry Sawchuk :
1950-51 *
Glenn Hall :
1955-56 *
Roger Crozier :
1964-65 Frank J. Selke Trophy *
Sergei Fedorov :
1993-94 ,
1995-96 *
Steve Yzerman :
1999-00 *
Kris Draper :
2003-04 *Most Goals in a season:
Steve Yzerman , 65 (
1988-89 )
*Most Assists in a season:
Steve Yzerman , 90 (
1988-89 )
*Most Points in a season:
Steve Yzerman , 155 (
1988-89 )
*Most Penalty Minutes in a season:
Bob Probert , 398 (
1987-88 )
*Most Points in a season, defenseman:
Nicklas Lidstrom , 80 (
2005-06 )
*Most Points in a season, rookie:
Steve Yzerman , 89 (
1983-84 )
*Most Wins in a season:
Terry Sawchuk , 44 (
1950-51 ), (
1951-52 )
*Most Shutouts in a season:
Terry Sawchuk , 12 (
1951-52 ), (
1953-54 ), (
1954-55 )
*
List of Stanley Cup champions *
List of Detroit Red Wings players *
Head Coaches of the Detroit Red Wings *
Russian Five *
List of NHL players *
Victoria Cougars *
Official Site of the Detroit Red Wings
