trivia...

what head coach guided the Red Wings to their very first Stanley Cup,in 1936? answer:Jack Adams,whom the coach of the year trophy is named for...
what Hockey Hall of Fame member played his last game,in the Stanley Cup playoffs,against Detroit,for the Toronto Maple Leafs,in 1936? answer:Frank "King" Clancy,who later refereed 20 Stanley Cup Finals' games,and was inducted into the HHOF,IN 1958... when he died,in 1986,he was the last surviving member of the great 1922-1923 original Ottawa Senators' Stanley Cup-winning team(it was before the formation of the NHL)... the King Clancy Memorial Trophy is named for him,for leadership,on,and off the ice... his nickname,"King",came from his father who played Canadian football,for Ottawa,and his father,was known as,"the King of the Heelers",and then shortened to "King"... heeling was the way that they snapped the football,back in the early 20th century...