The Detroit Red Wings were founded during the formation of the six original teams of the NHL, in 1926. The Wings are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the NHL. They are one of the most successful teams in the NHL. The Wings reached the finals of the Stanley Cup, after their inception in 1934. However, they lost the game to the Chicago Blackhawks and could not win the cup. In 1936, they would grab their first ever Stanley Cup by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team won a total of ten Stanley Cups in their career.
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The Wings were the first team in the United States, to win their first two Stanley Cups in two consecutive years. In 1937, they won the second Stanley Cup over the New York Rangers. With ten Stanley Cups, the team topped as the highest number of Stanley Cup Championship holders in America and third in the NHL list. The Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs was the first and second rank holder with 24 and 13 Stanley Cups respectively. The Wings grabbed their third Stanley Cup in 1943. After that, they had to wait for a long time for another Stanley Cup. With the arrival of the 1950s, their successful journey in the Stanley Cup geared up. In between 1952 and 2002, the team won six more Stanley Cups. Apart from this, the strong Wings have won 17 Division Championships and 4 Conference Championships till date.