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The 2008 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2007–08 season, and the culmination of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested between the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
The 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 9, 2008, after the 2007–08 regular season.The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup.
The 2008 Stanley Cup champion Red Wings present two jerseys to U.S. President George W. Bush. The 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season was the franchise's 76th season as the Red Wings and 82nd in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team won their eleventh Central Division title, sixth Presidents' Trophy, fifth Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, and won ...
It was the first time a team captained by a non-North American player (Lidstrom) won the Stanley Cup. [172] On July 2, 2008, the Red Wings announced the signing of Marian Hossa. [173] On January 1, 2009, the Red Wings played the Chicago Blackhawks in the second NHL Winter Classic at Chicago's Wrigley Field, defeating them 6–4. [174]
The 2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season was the 83rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Detroit Red Wings attempted to defend their Stanley Cup title, but they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games in the Stanley Cup Finals, the team they defeated in the finals the previous season.
Five years after he left the Detroit Red Wings, Ken Holland is back in the Stanley Cup Final, this time with the Edmonton Oilers.