<P> The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit . They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the league . Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars from then until 1930 . For the 1930--31 and 1931--32 seasons the team was called the Detroit Falcons, and in 1932 changed their name to the Red Wings . </P> <P> As of 2018, the Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL franchise based in the United States (11) and are third overall in total Stanley Cup championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). The Wings played their home games at Joe Louis Arena from 1979 until 2017, after having spent over 40 years playing in Olympia Stadium . They moved into Little Caesars Arena during the 2017--18 season . The Red Wings are one of the most popular franchises in the NHL, and fans and commentators refer to Detroit and its surrounding areas as "Hockeytown", which has been a registered trademark owned by the franchise since 1996 . </P> <P> Between the 1931--32 and 1965--66 seasons, the Red Wings missed the playoffs only four times . Between the 1966--67 and 1982--83 seasons, the Red Wings made the playoffs only two times . However, thereafter, from 1983--84 to 2015--16, they made the playoffs 30 times in 32 seasons, including 25 - straight from 1990--91 to 2015--16, at the time the longest streak of postseason appearances in all of North American professional sports . Since 1983--84, the Red Wings have tallied six regular season first - place finishes and have won the Stanley Cup four times (1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008). </P> <P> Following the 1926 Stanley Cup playoffs, during which the Western Hockey League (WHL) was widely reported to be on the verge of folding, the NHL held a meeting on April 17 to consider applications for expansion franchises, at which it was reported that five different groups sought a team for Detroit . During a subsequent meeting on May 15, the league approved a franchise to the Townsend - Seyburn group of Detroit and named Charles A. Hughes as governor . Frank and Lester Patrick, the owners of the WHL, made a deal to sell the league's players to the NHL and cease league operations . The new Detroit franchise purchased the players of the WHL's Victoria Cougars, who had won the Stanley Cup in 1925 and had made the Finals the previous winter, to play for the team . The new Detroit franchise also adopted the Cougars' nickname in honor of the folded franchise . </P>

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