Little Caesars Arena

The Detroit Red Wings are Detroit’s professional ice hockey team. The team plays for the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference and are one of the six original teams of the league. They currently play their home games out of Little Caesars Arena, which they share with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons. In fact, the team moved to their new home after playing for 52 years at Olympia Stadium.

The team was founded in 1926 and were originally known as the Detroit Cougars until 1930. From 1930-32, the team was then called the Detroit Falcons. After the 1931-32 season, the team changed their name to the Red Wings, which they kept to this very day.
As of 2021, the Red Wings are the US-based NHL franchise with the most Stanley Cup championships under their belts and are third overall in the total Stanley Cup championships, behind only the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Because of their success and popularity, The Red Wings have cemented Hockey’s place in Detroits culture to the point that some sports commentators call Detroit “Hockeytown”. The name stuck when the nickname was trademarked and owned by the franchise since 1996.