The team, 76 years young next season and in rapid pursuit of a 10th Stanley Cup title, the third-highest total in National Hockey League history.

Born as the Detroit Cougars in 1926, the team changed its name to the Falcons in 1930 before finally settling on Red Wings in 1932. "Red Wings" quickly became synonymous with success, and playing out of their cozy Olympia Stadium home, the Stanley Cups began to flow.

There were seven of them in a 20-year span between the seasons of 1935-36 and 1954-55. These were the glory years of a proud and historic franchise, one that even reached dynastic proportions with four Cups in six seasons from 1950 to 1955. Right from the outset, the Red Wings were about consistency. The team had only five coaches in its first 42 seasons, a startling statistic by today's coaching standards. For 35 of those seasons, they had only one general manager, "Jolly" Jack Adams, a legendary player of an earlier era who grew into an equally legendary coach and general manager.

Adams was behind the bench for the Wings' first three Stanley Cups in 1936, 1937 and 1943. The Wings of 1936 and 1937 became the first United States-based team to win back to back Stanley Cups. Buy Detroit Red Wings Tickets.