Editing Detroit Red Wings (section)

===Gordie Howe era (1950–1966)===
During the [[1949–50 NHL season|1950]] semifinals, [[Leo Reise Jr.]] scored the winning goal in overtime, which prevented the Maple Leafs from winning four straight championships.<ref name="1950 Wings">{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Bak|title=When the Red Wings won the Cup for Gordie|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/when-the-red-wings-won-the-cup-for-gordie/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=April 14, 2015|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028044353/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/when-the-red-wings-won-the-cup-for-gordie/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the Finals, the Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers in seven games. In Game 7, [[Pete Babando]] scored the game winner in double overtime.<ref name="1950 Wings"/> After the game, Lindsay skated around the Olympia ice with the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/winter02/hockey/story?id=1340012|title=Hockey's all-time greatest games|work=ESPN.com|date=February 24, 2002|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118035249/http://www.espn.com/olympics/winter02/hockey/story?id=1340012|url-status=live}}</ref>

After being upset by the Montreal Canadiens in the [[1950–51 NHL season|1951]] semifinals, Detroit won its fifth Stanley Cup in [[1952 Stanley Cup Finals|1952]], sweeping both the Maple Leafs and the Canadiens, with the Production Line of Howe, Abel and Lindsay joined by second-year goaltender [[Terry Sawchuk]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1950-1951 Season|url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/season/1950-1951|website=NHL.com|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420011749/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/season/1950-1951|archivedate=April 20, 2023|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name="1952 Wings">{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Bak|title=1951-52 Stanley Cup Champions: The greatest team in Red Wings' history|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/1951-52-stanley-cup-champions-greatest-team-red-wings-history/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=December 6, 2014|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103145121/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/1951-52-stanley-cup-champions-greatest-team-red-wings-history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Bob|last=Duff|title=Terry Sawchuk: 100 Greatest NHL Players|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/terry-sawchuk-100-greatest-nhl-hockey-players/c-284174960|publisher=National Hockey League|date=January 1, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201147/https://www.nhl.com/news/terry-sawchuk-100-greatest-nhl-hockey-players/c-284174960|url-status=live}}</ref> Detroit became the first team in 17 years to go undefeated in the playoffs.<ref name="1952 Wings"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Moore|title=Those Marauding Montreal Maroons|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/those-marauding-montreal-maroons/|website=The Hockey Writers|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908202141/https://thehockeywriters.com/those-marauding-montreal-maroons/|url-status=live}}</ref> They also scored 24 playoff goals, compared to Toronto and Montreal's combined total of 5.<ref>{{cite web|title=1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Schedule and Results|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1952_games.html|website=Hockey-Reference.com|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908202118/https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1952_games.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Abel left the Red Wings for Chicago during the off-season, and his spot on the roster was replaced by [[Alex Delvecchio]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Lapointe|title=Sid Abel, 81, a Hockey Star On a Famed Red Wings Line|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/10/sports/sid-abel-81-a-hockey-star-on-a-famed-red-wings-line.html|website=The New York Times|date=February 10, 2000|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010428/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/10/sports/sid-abel-81-a-hockey-star-on-a-famed-red-wings-line.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Bak|title=Hall of Famer Delvecchio captained the Red Wings for 12 seasons|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/hall-famer-delvecchio-captained-red-wings-12-seasons/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=December 14, 2014|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203063607/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/hall-famer-delvecchio-captained-red-wings-12-seasons/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 1952, James E. Norris died.<ref name=Maguerite>{{cite web|title=Marguerite Norris: first woman named on the Stanley Cup|url=https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/marguerite-norris-first-woman-named-on-the-stanley-cup|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904002559/http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/marguerite-norris-first-woman-named-on-the-stanley-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> He was succeeded as team president by his daughter, [[Marguerite Norris|Marguerite]], which made her the first woman to head an NHL franchise.<ref name=Maguerite/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/14/obituaries/marguerite-norris-hockey-team-president-67.html|title=Marguerite Norris, Hockey Team President, 67|date=May 14, 1994|website=The New York Times|access-date=July 29, 2018|archive-date=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081942/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/14/obituaries/marguerite-norris-hockey-team-president-67.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:1952 Detroit Red Wings.jpg|left|thumb|Team photo of the 1952 Detroit Red Wings]]
Following another playoff upset in [[1952–53 NHL season|1953]] at the hands of the Bruins,<ref>{{cite web|first=Brad|last=Kurtzberg|title=Ranking the 10 Most Disappointing Teams in NHL History|url=https://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/1722126-ranking-the-10-most-disappointing-teams-in-nhl-history|website=Bleacher Report|date=July 31, 2013|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909232940/http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/1722126-ranking-the-10-most-disappointing-teams-in-nhl-history|url-status=live}}</ref> the Red Wings won back-to-back Stanley Cups, beating the rival powerhouse Montreal Canadiens. Both of the Stanley Cup Finals played between the two teams were decided in seven games. The seventh game during the [[1953–54 NHL season|1954 Stanley Cup Finals]] was won with one of the oddest cup winning goals ever, when the 5'7" left winger [[Tony Leswick]], known more for his relentless checking than scoring prowess, shot a puck towards the Montreal goal from the middle of the ice. Habs defenseman [[Doug Harvey (ice hockey)|Doug Harvey]] tried to gain control of the wobbly puck with his glove but instead redirected it past Montreal goalie [[Gerry McNeil]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://redwings.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44029|title=1953 - 1954 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Season|website=NHL.com|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318114155/http://redwings.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44029|url-status=live}}</ref> The repeat of the series [[1954–55 NHL season|the season after]] was closely contested, as all seven games were won by the home team, with Detroit taking the seventh game. Montreal was sorely lacking its all-star [[Maurice Richard]], who was suspended after hitting a linesman during the regular season, and the Red Wings' stars carried their team, as Lindsay scored four goals in a single game and Howe scored 20 points during the playoffs, 12 of which during the Finals, all new records in the league.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://redwings.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44030|title=1954 - 1955 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Season|website=NHL.com|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318114146/http://redwings.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44030|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 1954–55 season ended a run of seven straight regular season titles, an NHL record.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Holmes|title=Red Wings are only team to ever win seven consecutive NHL league titles|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/red-wings-team-ever-win-seven-consecutive-nhl-league-titles/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=October 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027075929/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/red-wings-team-ever-win-seven-consecutive-nhl-league-titles/|url-status=live}}</ref> During the 1955 off-season, Marguerite Norris lost an intra-family power struggle, and was forced to turn over the Red Wings to her younger brother [[Bruce Norris (ice hockey)|Bruce]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Gene|last=Myers|title=New Gordie Howe book recounts Detroit Red Wings' decline after 1950s|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2014/09/11/new-gordie-howe-book-recounts-red-wings-decline-after-1950s-dynasty/15431555/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=September 11, 2014|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909052958/http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2014/09/11/new-gordie-howe-book-recounts-red-wings-decline-after-1950s-dynasty/15431555/|url-status=live}}</ref> Detroit and Montreal once again met, in the [[1955–56 NHL season|1956 Stanley Cup Finals]], but this time the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, their first of five in a row.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stanley Cup No. 8|url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/greatest-moment/Stanley-Cup-No-8|website=NHL.com|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321203140/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/greatest-moment/Stanley-Cup-No-8|archivedate=March 21, 2023|access-date=September 9, 2017}}</ref> In [[1956–57 NHL season|1957]], Lindsay, who had scored 30 goals and led the league in assists with 55, teamed up with Harvey to help start the [[National Hockey League Players' Association]] (NHLPA).<ref>{{cite web|title=1956-57 NHL Leaders|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1957_leaders.html|website=Hockey-Reference.com|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909232751/https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1957_leaders.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Liz|last=Mullen|title=The making of a union|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/01/23/Labor-and-Agents/NHLPA.aspx|website=SportsBusiness Journal|date=January 23, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053446/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/01/23/Labor-and-Agents/NHLPA.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, he and [[goaltender]] [[Glenn Hall]] were promptly traded to Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|title=5 Most Important trades in NHL History|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/5-most-important-trades-in-nhl-history/c-4710|publisher=National Hockey League|date=December 12, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233221/https://www.nhl.com/news/5-most-important-trades-in-nhl-history/c-4710|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[1958–59 NHL season|1959]], the Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time in 21 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vintage NHL Original Six Programs|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/all-time-original-six-vintage-nhl-programs/c-284943134|publisher=National Hockey League|date=January 1, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=September 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910040721/https://www.nhl.com/news/all-time-original-six-vintage-nhl-programs/c-284943134|url-status=live}}</ref> However, within a couple of years, the franchise was able to rejuvenate itself. The Red Wings made the Finals in four of the next six years between [[1960–61 NHL season|1961]] and [[1965–66 NHL season|1966]].<ref name="1960s Wings">{{cite web|title=Written History 1960s – Detroit Red Wings|url=https://redwings.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43761|website=NHL.com|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310131215/http://redwings.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43761|url-status=live}}</ref> However, they came away empty-handed.<ref name="1960s Wings"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Bak|title=Sid Abel's Wings Fell Short in four Stanley Cup Finals|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/sid-abels-wings-fell-short-four-stanley-cup-finals/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026162047/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/sid-abels-wings-fell-short-four-stanley-cup-finals/|url-status=live}}</ref>