Q 01/05

Under what name did the Detroit franchise enter the NHL in 1926?

A) Falcons

B) Wolverines

C) Cougars

D) Motors

Answer · why

C) Cougars

Detroit entered the NHL in 1926 as the Cougars and played under that name for four seasons before a 1930 rebranding.

Q 02/05

What was the team called for two seasons from 1930 before becoming the Red Wings?

A) Falcons

B) Hawks

C) Eagles

D) Tigers

Answer · why

A) Falcons

The Falcons kept finishing near the bottom of the standings until James Norris bought the club in 1932.

Q 03/05

The 'winged wheel' logo was inspired by the emblem of which club?

A) The Detroit Athletic Club

B) The Ford Motor Company

C) The Victoria Cougars

D) The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association

Answer · why

D) The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association

The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association's hockey club, the Winged Wheelers, won the first Stanley Cup in 1893; James Norris, a former member, adapte...

Q 04/05

Detroit's 2008 championship brought the Red Wings' Stanley Cup total to what number?

A) 11

B) 13

C) 15

D) 17

Answer · why

A) 11

The 2008 title, the Red Wings' first in six years, brought Detroit's total to 11 Stanley Cups, the most won by any US-based NHL team.

Q 05/05

The Red Wings are one of the NHL's 'Original Six'. Which of these is NOT one of the other five?

A) Boston Bruins

B) Philadelphia Flyers

C) Chicago Blackhawks

D) New York Rangers

Answer · why

B) Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers arrived in the 1967 expansion; Montreal and Toronto complete the six.