This is actually not a great question... the Wings lost their first Stanley Cup Finals in 1933 to the NY Rangers. In 1934 they didn't make it to the finals and in 1935 they won, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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The last time two teams rematched in the Stanley Cup Finals was in 2009 when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings in 7 games. In 2008 Detroit had defeated Pittsburgh in 6 games. It was the first back-to-back rematch since 1984 between the Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders, who likewise split their two meetings (NYI-1983, EDM-1984). In all, Finals teams have rematched for the Stanley Cup nine times since 1932.
Jack Adams - 1936Jack Adams coached the Red Wings to their first Stanley Cup victory in 1936. The Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a five game series in which the Wings won in four. They won their first Cup on the road in Toronto on April 11th, 1936 with a final score of 3-2.
Their worst loss, or losses, came at the hands of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2003. The Red Wings were the defending Stanley Cup champions. The Ducks were the #7 seed. The hockey community expected the Red Wings to easily defeat the Mighty Ducks, and move on to the second round of the playoffs. No one predicted what was about to happen! The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim swept the Red Wings in four games and went on to play against the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup finals. The Red Wings were left to ponder not only the fact that they lost in the first round, but how they could be swept by the #7 seed.
The Detroit Red Wings have appeared in 24 Stanley Cup Finals winning 11 and losing 13. The first time the Wings made it to the finals was the 1933-1934 season, which they lost.1934: Lost1936: Won1937: Won1941: Lost1942: Lost1943: Won1945: Lost1948: Lost1949: Lost1950: Won1952: Won1954: Won1955: Won1956: Lost1961: Lost1963: Lost1964: Lost1966: Lost1995: Lost1997: Won1998: Won2002: Won2008: Won2009: Lost
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The Anaheim Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals in 5 games.The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators for that prize.The Detroit Red Wings won 4-2
The Pittsburgh Penguins played in the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1991 and 1992 playoffs. The Penguins captured the Stanley Cup in both years by defeating the Minnesota North Stars in six games to win the franchise's first Cup, then repeating as league champions the next year after sweeping the Chicago Blackhawks in four games.
The New Jersey Devils won their first Stanley Cup in the 1994-95 season. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings, four games to none.
The Sabres played in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 1975, where they lost to Philadelphia in 6 games. They also lost a Finals series to the Dallas Stars in 1999.
1936