Detroit Red Wings: 25 Fun Facts That Will Never Be Forgotten

The very first playoff win for the Red Wings was against the Montreal Maroons. The victory would be a 2-0 shutout in Montreal on Saturday, March 25, 1923. The Red Wings would then advance to the next round but get ousted, two games to none, against the New York Rangers.

The jersey number worn most by a Detroit Red Wings player? That would be number 21. That number would be worn by 62 players. The first was Lee Fogolin in 1951, and the most recent was Dan Renouf in 2022. This does not include training camps or exhibition games.

The most points in a season by a Red Wings team was 131 points in the 1995-1996 season. The team went 62-13-7 and made it to the conference finals, where they lost to the Colorado Avalanche 4 games to 2. Sergei Fedorov led the team with 107 points, while goaltender Chirs Osgood had a record of 39-6-5 with a 2.17 GAA, and a  .911 save %.

Alex Delvecchio had an unusual nickname. The nickname “fats” was given to Delvecchio because of his baby face fat when he entered the NHL. Delvecchio would have one of the more successful careers of any Red Wings player.

During the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, The Red Wings selected Dave Hanson in round 11 with the 176th pick and Steve Carlson in round eight with pick 131. Those two would appear in the famous hockey movie “Slap Shot” as 2/3 of the Hanson Brothers.