American Decades

Newspaper article

By: Joseph C. Nichols

Date: April 24, 1950

Source: Nichols, Joseph C. "Detroit Beats Rangers in 2d Overtime." The New York Times, April 24, 1950, 28.

Introduction

When the Hockey Hall of Fame identified the dynasties that have dominated professional hockey, it included the 1949–1950 to 1954–1955 Detroit Red Wings. During those six seasons, the Red Wings finished first each year, won four Stanley Cups (including three in a row, from 1953 to 1955) and solidified Detroit's reputation as "Hockeytown." Thirteen members of those Red Wings teams made it to the Hockey Hall of Fame, including Terry Sawchuk, Sid Abel, Jack Adams, Tommy Ivan, Red Kelly, Ted Lindsay, and Gordie Howe, the most famous of the group. Before the dynasty began, the Red Wings had experienced some success—winning the Stanley Cup in 1943 and back-to-back championships in 1936 and...