Detroit Red Wings History
Founded in 1926, the Red Wings are one of the NHL's Original Six franchises. The team has captured 11 Stanley Cup Championships, most recently in 2008, as well as six conference championships and 19 division titles. As of 2023, the Red Wings have the most Stanley Cup trophies of any U.S.-based NHL franchise. Eight Red Wings players have their jersey numbers hanging from the Little Caesars Arena rafters: Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, Terry Sawchuk, Nicklas Lidström, Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Sid Abel, and Steve Yzerman.
The Red Wings were purchased in 1982 by Mike and Marian Ilitch, who invested their family savings in 1959 to open the first Little Caesars store in a Detroit suburb.
Detroit Red Wings Team Info
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Year Founded: 1926
Team Colors: Red, White
Team Rivals: Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena
The Detroit Red Wings have played their home games at Little Caesars Arena in the heart of downtown Detroit since the 2017-2018 season. Little Caesars Arena is an anchor of a world-class sports and entertainment district known as The District Detroit and received the prestigious Sports Facility of the Year award at the 2018 Sports Business Awards Ceremony. The arena's construction also gave the city of Detroit the unique distinction of having the greatest density of professional sports teams -- the Red Wings, Tigers (MLB), Pistons (NBA), and Lions (NFL) -- in one downtown core in the country.
