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?
That's... kind of funny you ask, because they've actually won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL franchise in the U.S. They're sitting at 11 right now. The Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs have more, though, sitting at 24 and 13, respectively.
That is incredible. Are there any facts I can drop when talking to my friend?
You know what's kind of funny? Between 1933/1934 and 1965/1966, the Red Wings missed the playoffs just FOUR times. Then after 1966/1967 to all the way until 1982/1983, they made the playoffs only TWO times. So, a lot of success... then a lot of clunkers...