Detroit Red Wings Milestones

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How the Detroit Red Wings history timeline works

The Red Wings deck gathers twenty-six moments from the franchise, each with a one-line summary printed under the title, and you put them in order by year. A single moment begins on the timeline, its year visible. For every card you're dealt, pick the gap where it fits among those already down. Get it right and its year shows. Get it wrong and the card is moved to its real position, which costs you one of three lives.

Hockeytown's history comes in waves, with an early dynasty, a long dry spell and then a modern run of contenders, and the cards cluster around the good years. The summaries are worth reading for who the Wings beat and who was in charge, since owners, coaches and draft picks all turn up here. The hardest calls are between Cup wins from the same era, where only the opponent or the way the series ended separates them.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 26 of the 26 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Founded as the Detroit Cougars An NHL team arrives in the Motor City under its first name
Renamed the Red Wings New owner James Norris gives the club its lasting identity
Won the franchise's first Cup over Toronto A Final win over the Maple Leafs brings the first title
Repeated as champions over the Rangers Back-to-back crowns with a win over New York
Swept Boston for the Cup A four-game sweep of the Bruins during the war years
Gordie Howe made his debut An 18-year-old from Saskatchewan begins a legendary career
Pete Babando's double-overtime Cup winner A Game 7 sudden-death goal beats the Rangers
Swept Montreal in a perfect playoff run An 8-0 postseason sweeps the Canadiens for the Cup
Tony Leswick's overtime goal beat Montreal A Game 7 sudden-death winner tops the Canadiens
Beat Montreal in seven for the Cup A full Final over the Canadiens caps the Production Line era
Howe became the NHL's all-time goals leader The star passes Rocket Richard's career record
Gordie Howe first retired Mr. Hockey steps away after 25 seasons with the club
Joe Louis Arena opened The team moves into a new riverfront home downtown
Mike Ilitch bought the team The pizza magnate purchases a struggling franchise
Drafted Steve Yzerman fourth overall A future captain and Hall of Famer joins as a teenager
Drafted Lidstrom and Fedorov Two future stars are landed in a franchise-defining draft
Scotty Bowman hired as coach The winningest bench boss in history takes over
Swept in the Final by New Jersey The Devils' trap smothers a talented team in four games
Record 62-win regular season The team sets a new mark for wins in a single season
Swept the Flyers to end a 42-year drought A four-game Final finally brings the Cup back
Swept Washington to win for Vladdy A repeat title dedicated to an injured teammate
Beat the Hurricanes for the Cup A five-game Final win over Carolina
Yzerman retired as captain The Captain hangs up his skates after 22 seasons
Beat Crosby's Penguins for the Cup A six-game Final win over Pittsburgh
Lost Game 7 of the Final to Pittsburgh A rematch decider goes the other way at home
Joe Louis Arena closed for a new home The team plays its final season by the river before moving