trivia answer...

in a 82 game season,the 1995-1996 team lost only thirteen games...
in a 70 game season,the 1950-1951 team also lost only thirteen games...
in a strike- shortened season of 48 games,the 1995 team lost only eleven games...

Red Wings' history...

what teams lost the fewest times in a season?

trivia answer...

the 1995-1996 team won 62 games in regular season

Red Wings' history...

what Red Wings team won most games,in a season?

commentary...

my love for hockey is genuine,i watch hockey on all levels,because of the beauty of the game,and seeing unbelievable passing and shooting of the puck,and spectacular goaltending,on all levels of play... i follow a team that shows all those things,at one time,or another---the Detroit Red Wings... of course i get mad at the referees,and sometimes believe that the team does not play well,and yet,i have seen enough hockey games on television to know what good hockey is... my favorite game,all-time,was a zero-zero tie,between St. Louis,and Detroit,because both goaltenders were on their games,and both teams deserved to win,and it was a shame that someone had to lose,and no one did,that day... that was beautiful hockey,that day...

commentary...

Red Wings general manager Ken Holland,and assistant general manager Jim Nill are the best on working on the salary cap.. Logic dictated that after the strike year,of 2004-2005,that the Red Wings were the team that would suffer the most,under a hard salary cap,in terms of the collective bargaining agreement(CBA),but the Red Wings have chugged along,with every year being in playoffs,two Stanley Cup Finals' appearances,and one Stanley Cup... they suffered with injuries,and lack of scoring,but still had an hundred point season(102 points,and fifth in Western Conference),and the most points,as a team,in the decade of the 2000's... Red Wings have kept most of their roster intact,and they will have a better season this coming-up season,and almost every other team have lost players this off-season,and that will make Red Wings stronger this season,and more potent on defense,which helps overall... with the season that they had last season,they will be more determined to win the Stanley Cup... the NHL will be tough this season,like always,but NHL,watch out,because the Red Wings are going to be tough as nails this coming-up season,as always,and they will be determined,and looking to decimate the NHL elite,and be among the elite,and,for 20th straight year,make the playoffs,and fight for Stanley Cup..

commentary...

Red Wings will challenge Blackhawks for the Central Division this year... for the most part,they stayed pat,only adding Jiri Hudler,who came back from Russia,which i did predict last year,pre-blog,and maybe add Mike Modano(but i do not think so),kept most of their free agents,and their core of players intact... Chicago may score more goals overall,but Red Wings will probably give up fewer goals,and play better defense... the problem with Chicago,is not that their marquee players are not excellent(they are),but their grit,and depth have been depleted,and their backup goaltender makes $5.625 million/year,which is not a very good barometer of success,because Roberto Luongo,of the Vancouver Canucks,makes $6 million/year,and plays 70 games a year... the streak of games,after the Olympic break,last year showed me everything about the team,because if Red Wings had not been so injured,they would been much better than they were,and they were very good,later in the season,than any team in NHL,the last half of the season,they were the best team,record-wise... Chicago will defend their Stanley Cup, with gusto,but will they win their own division? because of depth,and lack of grit,i doubt it,but Chicago will fight Red Wings for the division... but Chicago paid a steep price,for their Stanley Cup... unfortunately, they(Blackhawks) are not the same team they were last year,and Detroit may win that division,for the eighth time,in last nine years...

NHL news...

Antti Niemi,of the Chicago Blackhawks,was awarded $2.75 million for the year,in arbitration...

trivia answer...

Teemu Selanne,last season of the Ducks,and talking of retirement now,played with Winnipeg Jets,in 1992-1993,and scored 76 goals,as a rookie,with the Jets... he has played with Winnipeg,Anaheim(twice),Colorado,and San Jose,and has 606 goals,and 654 assists,for 1,260 points,in 1,186 games(a very rare feat to score a point/per game)...

NHL history...

who holds the rookie record for scoring goals?

trivia answer...

he has scored 198 goals in his career,as a Red Wings' player,and 28 goals in the playoffs?

Red Wings' trivia...

how many goals does Pavel Datsyuk have for his career,as a Red Wings' player,going into 2010-2011?

Red Wings' history...

when Detroit joined NHL,as the Cougars,they played their first season,in Windsor,Ontario,in the Border Cities Arena,in 1926-1927,while they built the Olympia Stadium,in Detroit... it was their home arena,until December 15,1979,when they moved into Joe Louis Arena...

trivia answer...

Montreal Canadiens have won twenty-four Stanley Cup championships,and Toronto Maple Leafs have won thirteen Stanley Cup championships...

NHL history...

what two teams have won more Stanley Cup championships than the Red Wings?

trivia answer...

nine games:they beat Nashville(twice),swept Colorado,and beat Dallas three times,before losing to Dallas twice,before closing out the Stars,to advance to Stanley Cup Finals,against Pittsburgh,and shutting out the Penguins,in first two Stanley Cup Finals' games(beating them,4-0,in first game,and then beating them again,3-0,in second game)....

Red Wings' trivia...

During the 2008 Stanley Cup-winning run,how many games Detroit win in a row?

Red Wings' news...

WXYT(97.1 The Ticket) renewed deal to broadcast Red Wings games...

trivia answer...

Gordie Howe scored only seven goals,in 58 games,in 1946-1947

Red Wings' trivia...

how many goals did Gordie Howe score in 1946-1947(rookie season)?

trivia answer...

on December 19,1987,Boston Bruins' Ken Linseman scored with ten seconds left,to make a game,with the St. Louis Blues,6-5,but Doug Gilmour scored into empty net to seal win over the Bruins,7-5... Bonus: on November 4th,1988,Chicago Blackhawks,and Minnesota Wild almost duplicated the feat by scoring two goals,between teams,in three seconds... both goaltenders were in net that night... Double Bonus:on January 21,2004,Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks,4-2 by scoring two goals in three seconds...

NHL history...

what is the record of two goals,between two teams(in elasped time),in NHL history?

trivia answer...

the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning had to be the misfortune to be Stanley Cup champions,when the NHL went on strike,and lost a season to that BS... note:there was no Stanley Cup given out,in 1919,because of a death of a player(Joe Hall),and the worldwide flu epidemic,but it was pre-NHL days.... Seattle Metropolitans and Montreal Canadiens did play five games(2-2-1),but the final game was not played,because of many players,and a manager being sick... Joe Hall died four days after the canceled game,and the series was abandoned...

NHL trivia...

who is the only defending Stanley Cup championship team,not to defend their championship the next year?

trivia answer...

in a 3-2 loss,to the Boston Bruins,on March 4th,1941,Sam LoPresti had 80 saves,for the Chicago Black Hawks...

NHL trivia...

who holds the record for most saves in a NHL game?

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2010...

Kevin Hatcher,Derian Hatcher,Jeremy Roenick,"Miracle on Ice" 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team,team physician,Dr. V. George Nagobads,and IIHF Hall of Fame member Art Berglund,are members of the US Hall of Fame Class of 2010...

NHL news...

Sami Salo,of the Vancouver Canucks,has torn his Achilles tendon,during a floor hockey game,or training,they say,in Finland,NHL.com reported,and is out indefinitely,pending an evaluation...

trivia answer...

Yzerman was drafted fourth overall in the 1983 NHL entry draft,in first round,and he came from the Peterborough Petes,of the Ontario Hockey League....

Red Wings' history...

what year was Steve Yzerman drafted by the Red Wings? in what round? and what was his amateur team that he came from?

trivia answer...

Normie Smith:248 minutes,and 32 seconds,against the Montreal Maroons,in 1935-1936(a six overtime-175 minutes,and 30 seconds-thriller,included)

Red Wings' trivia...

who holds the Red Wings record for not letting in a goal(time-minutes),in the Stanley Cup playoffs?

trivia answer...

Bill Mosienko,of the Chicago Black Hawks(spelled that way,at time),scored three goals,in 21 seconds,against New York Rangers' goaltender Lorne Anderson,on March,23,1952,in a season ending 7-6 win,over the Rangers...

NHL trivia...

who has the fastest three goals(hat trick)in NHL history?

NHL news... BREAKING NEWS...

NHL.com,ESPN,and TSN report the NHL rejects Kovalchuk's 17 year deal,with New Jersey,worth $102 million,because they say it circumvents the salary cap....

NHL division schedule....

October 9th:Detroit vs. Chicago
October 30th:Nashville vs. Detroit
November 17th:St. Louis vs Detroit
November 26th:Detroit vs. Columbus
November 28th:Columbus vs. Detroit
December 8th:Nashville vs. Detroit
December 15th:St. Louis vs. Detroit
December 17th:Detroit vs. Chicago
December 23rd:Detroit vs. St. Louis
2011:
January 14th:Detroit vs. Columbus
January 15th:Columbus vs Detroit
January 20th:Detroit vs. St. Louis
January 22nd:Chicago vs. Detroit
February 4th:Columbus vs. Detroit
February 5th:Detroit vs. Nashville
February 9th:Nashville vs. Detroit
March 12th:Detroit vs. St. Louis
March 17th:Detroit vs. Columbus
March 19th:Detroit vs. Nashville
March 28th:Chicago vs. Detroit
March 30th:St. Louis vs. Detroit
April 2nd:Detroit vs. Nashville
April 8th:Chicago vs. Detroit
April 10th:Detroit vs. Chicago

NHL news...

Ilya Kovalchuk signed a seventeen year deal,worth $102 million,with New Jersey Devils.... amazing!!!!!!!!!

trivia answer...

New York Rangers:161 goals... the reason Red Wings won Stanley Cup was that they gave up only 124 goals,35 less than Toronto that year,and had eight players score double-digits in goals...

Red Wings' history...

in 1942-1943,Red Wings won their third Stanley Cup,but had a pathetic offense,scoring only 169 goals for that season? what team had fewer goals,than Red Wings?

Red Wings' history...

Terry Sawchuk had an 0.63 G.A.A.(goals against average),and an amazing .977 save percentage,allowing only five goals,in eight games,and had four shutouts,at home(not allowing a goal at home,in entire playoffs),in sweep of both Toronto,in the semifinals,and,then MontreaL,in the Stanley Cup Finals,in 1951-1952....

NHL news...

Ilya Kovalchuk re-signs with New Jersey... press conference tomorrow for financial terms released... wanted 10 year deal,of about $100 million+,but terms will be released tomorrow...

trivia answer...

Craig MacTavish,who played for Boston Bruins,Edmonton Oilers,New York Rangers,Philadelphia Flyers,and St. Louis Blues... they grandfathered the rule into NHL,saying that players that did not wear helmets,when rule was passed,could play until they retired,without helmets...

NHL trivia...

who was the last player to play without a helmet?

Red Wings' history...

from 1926-1927,to 1929-1930,Detroit's team was called the Cougars... in 1930,they were named the Falcons,and in 1932,they were renamed their present name,the Detroit Red Wings....

Red Wings' news...

Sergei Kolosov was re-signed to an one year deal... he played for Grand Rapids(Red Wings' AHL affiliate) the last two years,and played for Belarus,in the 2010 Olympics,and in the 2010 IIHF World Championships

WJHC history...

in 1987,a brawl ensued between Canada,and the Soviet Union,during a game,which lasted twenty minutes... game was declared null and void... funny thing is that the referees tried to shut off the arena lights,to stop the brawl,but the brawl persisted... the IIHF threw out both teams,by a 7-1 vote,with Canada dissenting,and Canada,who was playing for the gold medal,was robbed... Finland won the gold medal,Czechoslovakia won the silver medal,and Sweden,who had been eliminated earlier in tournament,won the bronze medal...

World Junior Hockey news...

i know this may be old news,for puck heads,like myself,but Team USA beat Team Canada,6-5,in overtime... World Junior Hockey Championships comes to Buffalo,New York,in January,2011

NHL news...

Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews is sad that his team has traded,or lost to free agency,eight players from Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks... boo hoo!!!!!! Dustin Byfuglien,Ben Eager,Brent Sopel,and Andrew Ladd were traded to Atlanta... Kris Versteeg went to Toronto... Adam Burish signed with Dallas... Colin Fraser went to Edmonton,and John Madden is a free agent,who is not expected to resign... educated guess is that he may go to back to New Jersey,because he played for them for years,and he likes New Jersey,but who knows?

Red Wings' news...

Derek Meech signed a one year contract,worth $500,000.... has scored four goals,and twelve assists,in 126 games,over parts of four seasons... basically,has to make team,or be insurance for depth on team...

trivia answer...

Ebbie Goodfellow,in 1939-1940...

Red Wings' trivia...

who was the first Red Wings' player,to win the Hart Trophy,as MVP?

commentary...

i would never say that San Jose,in the series against Detroit,in last season's playoffs,did not deserve to win series... they did,and for the most part,they outplayed,and outhustled the Red Wings... in a show of candor,they beat the Red Wings,in that series... my only major complaint was the refereeing throughout the series was the worst of any of the playoff series... the referees showed up the coaches,and the Red Wings throughout that series,and that is why i am so down on referees,because the lousy ones in the league have such massive egos that they believe that everyone wants to see them referee the game,and somehow become part of the game,and they want the spotlight,and they want to decide who wins... examples:Stephan Auger,Paul Devorski,and Mike Leggo... they have the most penalties called,and each of them seem to have a thin skin,and arrogance to spare... they think they are very critical to the game,and they seem to have grudges against certain teams,but they think that they are bigger than the game,which i really can not stand that,so their arrogance and them being lousy compounds their so-called kingmaking bull...

commentary...

it looks like Mike Modano may not sign with Detroit,after all... so be it,but if he signs with San Jose,Anaheim,or Minnesota,i will boo him with a lust that i will enjoy,especially if he signs,with San Jose,or Anaheim... if he ends his career in Minnesota,where he started,i will smile with respect,but i think he wants a chance at Stanley,so i think he will sign with San Jose,because Detroit has not much cap space,but i believe that he will go for the money,in San Jose... i hope the Red Wings beat San Jose the most times,out of the four times that they play them,in the regular season,and beat them in the playoffs,if they play each other,in the playoffs... they got every break,against Red Wings,in the playoffs this last season,with calls not being made against Sharks,at critical times,but honestly,it did feel good,to score more goals in the series than San Jose,and see San Jose get smoked,7-1,in Detroit... Red Wings gave away game three,and the zebras gave them game two,with ten power plays,and a no-call,on Franzen,that set up the winning goal in the game,early in third period,and gave Franzen nine stitches,and two minutes(a front end of a five on three-two man advantage,caused by a phantom hold,by Franzen,and a dive/trip,by Setoguchi...) Setoguchi high-sticked Franzen,cut him(nine stitches),and got nothing... instead of being in the penalty box,for four minutes,and a power play for Detroit,Setoguchi,and the Sharks scored the winning goal,early in the third period,on the two minute penalty on Franzen,which was the front end of a two man advantage,and gave Sharks,an 4-2 lead,and three of the four wins,of the Sharks,were by the score,of 4-3... i despise San Jose,and i am not saying that San Jose did not win series,but the breaks went their way,like Anaheim had every break in their series,with the Red Wings,in 2007... i remember that,and the fact that Detroit got royally hosed in game two,of that series still irritates me,to this day...

trivia answer...

the old Madison Square Garden had booked the Barnum and Bailey circus,at the same time....

Red Wings' trivia...

in 1936-1937,why did New York Rangers play home games,against Detroit,in Detroit,after the opening game of the Stanley Cup final,that year?

trivia answer...

Wayne Gretzky played with Edmonton,Los Angeles,St. Louis,and New York,and scored 2,857 points... Mark Messier is second,with 1,887 points... Gordie Howe(Mr. Hockey) is third,with 1,850 points,and played with Detroit,from 1946-1971,and Hartford,in 1979-1980.... Normally,a thousand point career is almost certain a Hall of Fame-caliber player,and career,but all three players destroyed that... i believe they waived the three year wait for induction to HHOF,for Gretzky....

NHL trivia...

what is record for total points,in a NHL career?

trivia answer...

Wayne Gretzky,of the Edmonton Oilers,scored 50 goals,in 39 games,by scoring nine goals,in his 38th,and 39th game....

NHL trivia...

what is record for fastest to 50 goals,in a season,and who holds it?

trivia answer...

Willie O'Ree who played two games,in 1957-1958,with the Boston Bruins,and 43 games,in 1960-1961;he did score four goals,and ten assists,in 1960-1961,with the Bruins... he played from 1951-1952,to 1973-1974,and then in 1978-1979,in the minors...

NHL trivia...

what player broke the color barrier,in NHL history?

commentary...

People may think this is a Red Wings' blog,as they are my favorite team,but i am a true hockey fan... most of what you read is about the Red Wings,mostly trivia and opinion,but i saw a very rare piece of film,of the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals' matchup,between the New York Rangers and the Montreal Maroons,and a video clip of the Red Army/Philadelphia Flyers game,in which Philadelphia mugged the Red Army team,and the Red Army team stormed off the ice,during the game,and announcers are saying,"they are going home...",and they are amazed.... i have a true love of the game of hockey,not because i am a fan of the Red Wings,but i see the beauty of the game,whether it be the Red Wings,or any other team... i even watch AHL,ECHL,junior,or NCAA hockey,because you learn the true game,when you watch hockey from the basics... why do i love,"Hockey Day in Canada",from CBC?,because i learn so much about pure hockey,and i see three games,between all six Canadian teams,which is usually very good,but i see kids shooting on a pond,or in one case,they use a frozen sheet of river ice of,i believe,two and a half miles,in Ottawa,in the shadows of the Parliament building.... what a beautiful sight that it was... that is real beautiful hockey!!!

trivia answer...

Dolly Dolson: 1.43 (1928-1929)
Chris Osgood: 13 games (January 30,1996-March 20,1996)
: 21 games (January 10,1996-March 27,1996) (19 wins,and 2 ties)

Red Wings' trivia...

what goaltender has the lowest G.A.A.(goals against average) in a season,for the Red Wings? and who has the longest game- winning streak,and unbeaten streak?

trivia answer...

Lidstrom was born in Vasteras,Sweden
Holmstrom was born in Pitea,Sweden
Zetterberg was born in Njurunda,Sweden

Red Wings' players origins...

where in Sweden,were Nicklas Lidstrom,Tomas Holmstrom,and Henrik Zetterberg born?

trivia answer...

the record of fewest road wins,in a season,for the Red Wings is:three wins on the road,in 1980-1981;they also won four road games,in 1976-1977...

Red Wings' trivia...

what is record of fewest wins on road,in a NHL season,for Red Wings?

Red Wings' news...

Red Wings signed back up with the Toledo(Ohio)Walleye,of the ECHL,as one of their minor league affiliates,which means they will contract some of their younger players to the Walleye....

trivia answer...

Jamie Baker,on a team(the Sharks),who had the greatest one season turnaround in NHL history(58 points),from a measly 24 point season,in 1992-1993,to a playoff berth(82 points),and an upset of the Red Wings... this is for my father,on his birthday...

NHL trivia...

what player of the Sharks' scored the series winning goal,against Red Wings,in opening round,of 1993-1994 playoffs? to this date,the greatest goal in Sharks' history...

trivia answer...

California Golden Seals,and the NHL team was owned,at the time,by "Charlie O" Charlie Finley,who owned the Oakland A's,at the same time...

NHL trivia...

what team was the very first to put names on back of hockey sweaters,and who owned the team?

trivia answer...

they scored 257 goals,in the 2007-2008 season,during their last Stanley Cup winning season...
they scored 356 goals,in the 1993-1994 season...
they allowed 415 goals,in the 1985-1986 season...

Red Wings' trivia...

During a Stanley Cup winning season,(11 of them)what was the most goals scored,during the season,by the Red Wings?...and most goals scored by the Red Wings,during a non Stanley Cup season,and what year?... and finally what year,did they give up the most goals,and how many?

trivia answer...

one--on May 22,1997,they shut out Colorado,6-0,but was shut out three times,as a team,but only lost four times,during an 16-4 run to Stanley Cup,in 1996-1997

Red Wings' trivia...

how many shutouts did Red Wings have during their 1996-1997 Stanley Cup run,after forty-two years of not winning Stanley Cup?

Red Wings' news...

Patrick Eaves re-signs with Red Wings,for one year... also Mike Modano,best American-born scorer,in NHL history,has said that,"it is the Red Wings,or retirement."... Modano played for Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars,all his career,was released by Dallas,earlier this month... Modano was born in,or around,Detroit,so he may want to end career,as a Red Wings player... personally,i hope that he does... of any of the Dallas Stars,which,as a team,i dislike,i truly respected Mike Modano,and i enjoyed watching him play,even though it was painful,when he scored,against Red Wings... hope he comes to end his career,in Red Wings' red,and white,and plays with the winged wheel on his uniform,for a year... if he does not play in Detroit,i will respect him,as a player,and a person...

trivia answer...

John Sherf,out of University of Michigan,played for the Red Wings,and was born in Calumet,Michigan;played from 1935-1936 to 1938-1939,along with 1943-1944,but he played only nineteen games in his career,along with eight games in playoffs,never scored a goal,but did have one assist,in playoffs(in 1936-1937) amazing!!!

Red Wings' trivia...

who was the very first native of the state of Michigan,to play for the Red Wings?

trivia answer...

on Apr 7,1936,the Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs,9-4,in second game,of Stanley Cup Final(won by Red Wings,in a best of five series,three games to one),and their first Stanley Cup...

Red Wings' trivia...

in a Stanley Cup winning year,what is record of most goals scored in a game,for the Red Wings?

Red Wings' news...

Drew Miller,brother of Ryan Miller,who is goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres,and won an Olympic silver medal for Team USA,signed for one year,with the Red Wings

trivia answer...

Bob Probert had 2,090 penalty minutes,and 398 penalty minutes(in 1987-1988),out of 3,300 penalty minutes(fifth in NHL history),in 935 games...

Red Wings' trivia...

what player holds the Red Wings' record for penalty minutes,and in single season?

RIP Bob Probert...

Former Blackhawks',and Red Wings' player,Bob Probert has died,at age 45... RIP Mr. Probert!!!!!!

trivia answer...

Lidstrom has played in 1,659 games(1,412,regular season;247,playoffs) goals:287(237,regular season;50,playoffs) points:1,221(1,046,regular season;175,playoffs)

Red Wings' trivia...

how many games has Nicklas Lidstrom played in his NHL career? points? goals? assists?

National Independence Day....

Happy Independence Day everyone!!!!!!!!!

trivia answer...

Seattle Metropolitans,in 1916-1917... it was the last time it was won in pre-NHL times,because the NHA(National Hockey Association) dissolved,and formed the NHL

ice hockey trivia...

what was the first American-based team to win the Stanley Cup?

what are origins of the Red Wings?

they go back to the Western Hockey League,when the roster of the Victoria(British Columbia) Cougars was sold to a group of investors,from Detroit,on September 25,1926... they were awarded a franchise on May 15,1926,by the NHL... they played in Windsor,Ontario... the Cougars had won the Stanley Cup in 1925,and was in the final,the next year... at that time,Stanley was played for by amateur/professional teams throughout Canada,and the winner was called the best team in Canada. the Red Wings were known as the Cougars,and then the Falcons... the record of the Cougars the very first year,in the NHL,was 12-28-4,in 1926-1927,worst in league...

trivia answer...

Ted Lindsay(78 points),Sid Abel(69 points),and Gordie Howe(68 points) finished 1-2-3 in scoring race,in 1949-1950,during Red Wings' Stanley Cup winning year...

Red Wings' trivia...

what three Red Wings finished 1-2-3 in the scoring race in NHL,during a Stanley Cup winning year?

trivia answer...

on April 15,1952,Pete and Jerry Cusimano threw the octopus onto the ice,at the Olympia,to symbolize the number of wins,to win Stanley Cup,at that time... Detroit swept both series,against Toronto,and Montreal,that year,making throwing the octopus onto ice,a good luck charm,to the Red Wings....

Red Wings' trivia...

Octopus have eight legs,and back in the 1950's,you needed only two best of seven series(eight wins)to win Stanley Cup... what day did the octopus make the first appearance on the ice,at a Red Wings' game?