The Detroit Red Wings are a hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). As hockey is one of the most popular sports in Detroit, it has the nickname "Hockeytown". The Red Wings are one of the original six teams of the NHL, and have won the Stanley Cup 11 times, most recently in 2007-2008. The Red Wings played at the Joe Louis Arena, named after a heavyweight boxer from Detroit from 1979-2017. The Red Wings moved to a newly built Little Caesars Arena in late 2017 where they currently play their games.
National Hockey League players known as the "Russian Five" from the USSR to play for the Detroit Red Wings. Pictured are 3 of the players in action: Slava Kozlov (Front), Igor Larionov (Left) and Sergei Fedorov (Center) at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Stanley Cup Championship Roster 2008
Goalkeepers
- 39 - Dominik Hasek
- 30 - Chris Osgood
- 35 - Jimmy Howard
Defensemen
- 24 - Chris Chelios
- 55 - Niklas Kronwall
- 22 - Brett Lebda
- 5 - Nicklas Lidstrom
- 3 - Andreas Lilja
- 14 - Derek Meech
- 28 - Brian Rafalski
- 23 - Brad Stuart
- 4 - Kyle Quincey
- 36 - Garrett Stafford
- 52 - Jonathan Ericsson
Forwards
- 11 - Daniel Cleary
- 8 - Justin Abdelkader
- 8 - Matt Ellis
- 18 - Kirk Maltby
- 96 - Tomas Holmstrom
- 25 - Darren McCarty
- 42 - Mattias Ritola
- 20 - Aaron Downey
- 17 - Dallas Drake
- 82 - Tomas Kopecky
- 93 - Johan Franzen
- 37 - Mikael Samuelsson
- 26 - Jiri Hudler
- 43 - Darren Helm
- 44 - Mark Hartigan
- 33 - Kris Draper
- 51 - Valtteri Filppula
- 40 - Henrik Zetterberg
- 13 - Pavel Datsyuk
Team's Official Website
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