2023-2024
Cup Years
Wings-Adjacent
The Joe
Captains
200

They were our first round draft picks in the 2023 NHL Draft. 

Who are Pellikka and Danielson?

200

In 1950, Ted Lindsay was the first person to do this with the Stanley Cup. 

What is skate a lap with it?
200

In 1989, he broke Gordie Howe's record for points scored in the National Hockey League when he notched his 1,851st point. 

Who is Wayne Gretzky?

200

The first event held at the Joe was surprisingly not a hockey game, rather a matchup between U of M and U of D in this sport. 

What is basketball?

200

At 21, he was the youngest captain in team history

Who is Steve Yzerman?

400

We won our first preseason game against this team on September 26. 

Who are the Pittsburgh Penguins?

400

He was the 1997 Conn Smythe winner. 

Who is Mike Vernon?

400
They won the first-ever PWHL game played in Little Caesars Arena on March 16, 2024. 

Who is PWHL Boston?

400

Until 2017, the Joe was the second-oldest arena in the NHL, after this building.

What is Madison Square Garden?

400

DAILY DOUBLE!

One of three captains during the 1973-1974 season, he was the first Red Wing to score fifty goals in a season, which he did in 1972. 

Who is Mickey Redmond?

600

On February 25, we won our game against the Chicago Blackhawks— a funny coincidence, since it was the night that the team retired this number in honor of Red Wings-Blackhawks legend Chris Chelios. 

What is number 7?

600

In game five of the 2002 Stanley Cup finals, he scored two goals, both assisted by Steve Yzerman. 

Who is Brendan Shanahan?

600

They are the only team in the league who have won all of their Stanley Cup Final appearances— including in 1996. 

Who are the Colorado Avalanche?
600

In 1980, the Joe hosted the Republican National Convention, where this man was named the party's candidate for president. 

Who was Ronald Reagan?

600

In 1926 Art Duncan served as the first team captain, head coach, and general manager of the Detroit Cougars of the National Hockey League. However, before hockey, he was well-known for his success in this thrilling career. 

What is fighter pilot?

800

He led the Wings in penalty minutes this season. 

Who is Ben Chiarot?

800

In 1937 the Wings won their second cup, and this coveted league trophy made its official debut. 

What is the Calder Memorial Trophy?

800

Our fellow Original Six team, the Boston Bruins, were founded in this year— making them the oldest American team in the league. 

When was 1924?

800

In 1994, the Joe was the site of the US Figure Skating Championship— but surprisingly, it wasn't where the famous attack on this figure skater occurred on January 6 of that year; that was at the neighboring Cobo Arena.  

Who is Nancy Kerrigan?

800

The longest serving radio color commentator in Red Wings history, he is also holds the record of being our second-youngest captain. 

Who is Paul Woods?

1000

He led the Wings in plus-minus this season. 

Who is Olli Maatta?

1000

In 2008, he won the NHL Lifetime Achievement award. 

Who was Gordie Howe?

1000
Infamous Wings general manager Jack Adams finished his playing career with this team in 1927. 

Who are the Ottawa Senators?

1000

Although Joe Louis is best known for his boxing career, later in life, he was instrumental in breaking legal barriers against integration in this historically white sport. 

What is golf?

1000

He won the first ever James Norris trophy, he won the Lady Byng three times, he won four Stanley Cups with Detroit— and he won a seat in Canadian parliament in 1962. 

Who is Red Kelly?