Vancouver
1936
After a first round sweep of the Phoenix Coyotes, the Red Wings were defeated by the San Jose Sharks in 7 games in the second round (Western Conference Semifinals).
In the 1934 Stanley Cup final, the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings in 4 games (3-1) to win their first Stanley Cup.
Their worst loss, or losses, came at the hands of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2003. The Red Wings were the defending Stanley Cup champions. The Ducks were the #7 seed. The hockey community expected the Red Wings to easily defeat the Mighty Ducks, and move on to the second round of the playoffs. No one predicted what was about to happen! The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim swept the Red Wings in four games and went on to play against the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup finals. The Red Wings were left to ponder not only the fact that they lost in the first round, but how they could be swept by the #7 seed.
Nine! Boston Bruins - 1941, 1970 Detroit Red Wings - 1943, 1952, 1997, 1998 Montreal Canadiens - 1944, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1976 Toronto Maple Leafs - 1948, 1949 NY Islanders - 1982 Edmonton Oilers - 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins - 1992 NJ Devils - 1995 Colorado Avalanche - 1996
Jack Adams - 1936Jack Adams coached the Red Wings to their first Stanley Cup victory in 1936. The Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a five game series in which the Wings won in four. They won their first Cup on the road in Toronto on April 11th, 1936 with a final score of 3-2.
From Bob Duff in his Detroit Red Wings article in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League: "Norris had been a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, a sporting club with cycling roots. The MAAA's teams were known by their club emblem and these Winged Wheelers were the first winners of the Stanley Cup in 1893. Norris decided that a version of their logo was perfect for a team playing in the Motor City and on October 5, 1932 the club was renamed the Red Wings." Coincidence or not, the new name and logo marked a turnaround in the team's fortunes. The Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs in their first season, and won their first Stanley Cup in 1936.
Dan Cleary, from Carbonear Newfoundland in 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings.
The New Jersey Devils won their first Stanley Cup in the 1994-95 season. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings, four games to none.
The Pittsburgh Penguins played in the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1991 and 1992 playoffs. The Penguins captured the Stanley Cup in both years by defeating the Minnesota North Stars in six games to win the franchise's first Cup, then repeating as league champions the next year after sweeping the Chicago Blackhawks in four games.
Slava Kozlov
In 1933, the old Detroit Falcons were purchased by Mr. James Norris and renamed the Red Wings.