The 2008 Detroit Red Wings Tease But Finally Deliver
The Detroit Red Wings are one of hockey’s proudest franchises, and the track record backs them up. They came into the 2008 season having three recent Stanley Cups under the belt (1997, 1997, 2002). Those Cups had been won under the leadership of head coach Scotty Bowman. The 2008 Detroit Red Wings won a championship for third-year boss Mike Babcock, and were that rarest of birds—an NHL team that validated regular season dominance with a Stanley Cup.