My friend is a fan of the Detroit Red Wings. I really dont know much about them.
My dad is from Detroit! He made me become a fan of them, even though we live in Boston. I wasn't wild about them at first, but I guess they do have a bit of a history, since they were founded in 1926. Although funnily enough, they were just the Detroit Cougars until after 1930.
That is a really long time ago. Have they won the Stanley Cup?
championships of any NHL franchise based in the United States (11) and are third overall in total Stanley Cup championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). The Wings played their home games at Joe Louis Arena from 1979 until 2017, after playing for 52 years in Olympia Stadium. They moved into the new Little Caesars Arena beginning with the 2017–18 season. The Red Wings are one of the most popular and successful franchises in the NHL; fans and sports commentators refer to the Detroit
. Their father had given an interview in 1959 when he said, "I guess I didn't do very well bringing my boys up. I think I failed them by giving them too much work and discipline, too much money, and too little time and attention. But I did my best and so did their mother." Lindsay responded by saying "I don't know how our dad could feel he's failed us as a father. Reading that he had said that in an interview really shook me up.