Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings professional ice hockey club was founded as the Detroit Cougars on September 25, 1926, of three teams to join the National Hockey League. The Cougars struggled financially; in 1930, they changed their name to the Detroit Falcons, and then they were renamed as the Detroit Red Wings in 1932. The team played their first game on November 18, 1926, and won their first two Stanley Cup titles in 1936 and 1937. The Red Wings have won the Cup 11 times, more than any other team in the NHL history.
The Detroit Red Wings professional ice hockey club was founded as the Detroit Cougars on September 25, 1926, of three teams to join the National Hockey League. The Cougars struggled financially; in 1930, they changed their name to the Detroit Falcons, and then they were renamed as the Detroit Red Wings in 1932. The team played their first game on November 18, 1926, and won their first two Stanley Cup titles in 1936 and 1937. The Red Wings have won the Cup 11 times, more than any other team in the NHL history.
Without a Detroit arena, the Cougars played their first season in Windsor, Ontario at the Border Cities Arena. The Cougars played their first game on November 18, 1926, losing 2-0 to the Boston Bruins, and finished their first season with a record of 12 wins, 28 losses and 4 ties for 28 points, the worst record in the league. The next year, the 1927-28 season, the team moved into the Detroit Olympia, playing their first game on November 22, 1927. The building would be the home arena for the team until 1979. The Cougars made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 1929. The team were outscored 7-2 in the two-game series with Toronto. In 1930 the team changed its name to the Detroit Falcons as a result of a promotion with a newspaper. They would reach the NHL playoffs for the first time in 1929, losing the series to the Toronto Maple Leaf’s. However, the team continued to have financial difficulties, and was forced into receivership in 1931.