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He retired. He can still often be seen at Red Wings events and around Detroit, I've seen him several times.
Twelve and a half
Since their inception in 1974 til 2009, the Washington Capitals have qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, 20 times including 14 straight seasons from 1982-1995. They have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals once, losing to the Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 0 during the 1997-98 season.
Steve Yzerman won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings 3 times: 1997, 1998, 2002.
2 times in a row
The Detroit Red Wings!The Detroit Red Wings have won the Stanley Cup 11 times and have 2 of the top 3 goal scorers of all time:Gordie Howe and Steve Yzerman.
Twice, with three left over.
Twice: 2002 and 2008 with Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Lions made the playoffs in '08 and they went 0-16.
Howe has won the Stanley Cup for 4 times: 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1955. All with the Detroit Red Wings.
In the ABA, they made it to the playoffs 7 times. In the NBA, they made it to the playoffs 16 times.
The Detroit Lions have appeared in the NFL Playoffs 14 times. The Lions were in the playoffs in 1935, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1999. The Lions won the NFC Central 3 times (1983, 1991, 1993) and won an NFC Wild Card spot 6 times (1970, 1982, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1999).