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Episode 32: The Story of the 1935-36 Red Wings. Part 9: The Regular Season December 15th, 1935. It was on this date that the “City of Champions” story truly began. Prior to this date, Detroit was home to the World Series Champion Tigers. After this date the city was home to to the Tigers, the…

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“Champions Day! Only one city in the whole world could hold such a holiday as Detroit is celebrating today. Detroit, the City of Champions! Detroit, the Capitol of the sports world.” These words were typed by Edgar Hayes of the Detroit Times Newspaper 85 years ago on the date of the first Champions Day: April…

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Episode 30: The Story of the 1935-36 Red Wings. Part 8: The “Hitless Wonders”   After years of laying the foundation for professional hockey in Detroit; Jack Adams was ready to face his biggest challenge. The city was full of winners and if the Red Wings had any chance of establishing themselves they MUST be…

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Episode 27: The Story of the 1935-36 Red Wings. Part 5: Overhauling the Roster part 1 In each of his first seven seasons as Coach and General Manager Jack Adams had steadily built the Detroit hockey franchise into a championship contender. Or so it seemed. Following the Red Wings’ first Stanley Cup appearance in 1933-34…

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The future of Detroit hockey was never more in doubt than it was following the 1931-32 season. The Great Depression had worsened and the Falcons were bankrupt. It was at this moment that a savior arrived to change the fortunes of the franchise and institute one of the most iconic brands in the history of…