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Detroit Red Wings
Hockeytown is not a marketing slogan - it is a statement of fact. The Red Wings are the sport's most decorated American franchise, an Original Six colossus whose winged wheel has been synonymous with excellence from Gordie Howe to the Russian Five to the present day.
Every season in Detroit Red Wings history, from the most recent to the founding year.
| Year | Record | Finish | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0–0 | In Progress | Todd McLellan |
| 2024 | 37–32 | No Playoffs | Todd McLellan |
| 2023 | 41–32 | No Playoffs | Derek Lalonde |
| 2022 | 35–37 | No Playoffs | Derek Lalonde |
| 2021 | 32–40 | No Playoffs | Derek Lalonde |
| 2020 | 19–27 | No Playoffs | Jeff Blashill |
| 2019 | 17–49 | No Playoffs | Jeff Blashill |
| 2018 | 32–40 | No Playoffs | Jeff Blashill |
| 2017 | 30–39 | No Playoffs | Jeff Blashill |
| 2016 | 33–36 | No Playoffs | Jeff Blashill |
| 2015 | 41–30 | No Playoffs | Jeff Blashill |
| 2014 | 32–36 | No Playoffs | Mike Babcock |
| 2013 | 39–28 | First Round | Mike Babcock |
| 2012 | 24–16 | Second Round | Mike Babcock |
| 2011 | 48–28 | First Round | Mike Babcock |
| 2010 | 47–25 | Second Round | Mike Babcock |
| 2009 | 44–24 | First Round | Mike Babcock |
| 2008 | 51–21 | Second Round | Mike Babcock |
| 2007 | 54–21 | Stanley Cup Champions | Mike Babcock |
| 2006 | 50–19 | Conference Finals | Mike Babcock |
| 2005 | 58–16 | First Round | Mike Babcock |
| 2003 | 48–21–11 | Second Round | Dave Lewis |
| 2002 | 48–20–10 | Conference Finals | Dave Lewis |
| 2001 | 51–21–10 | Stanley Cup Champions | Scotty Bowman |
| 2000 | 51–17–10 | Second Round | Scotty Bowman |
| 1999 | 48–24–10 | Second Round | Scotty Bowman |
| 1998 | 43–32–7 | Second Round | Scotty Bowman |
| 1997 | 44–23–15 | Stanley Cup Champions | Scotty Bowman |
| 1996 | 38–26–18 | Stanley Cup Champions | Scotty Bowman |
| 1995 | 33–36–13 | Conference Finals | Scotty Bowman |
| 1994 | 26–10–4 | First Round | Scotty Bowman |
| 1993 | 33–11–4 | First Round | Scotty Bowman |
| 1992 | 47–28–9 | First Round | Scotty Bowman |
| 1991 | 36–38–6 | First Round | Bryan Murray |
| 1990 | 34–38–8 | First Round | Bryan Murray |
| 1989 | 28–38–14 | No Playoffs | Bryan Murray |
| 1988 | 34–34–12 | First Round | Jacques Demers |
| 1987 | 41–28–11 | Conference Finals | Jacques Demers |
| 1986 | 34–36–10 | Conference Finals | Jacques Demers |
| 1985 | 17–57–6 | No Playoffs | Jacques Demers |
| 1984 | 27–41–12 | First Round | Harry Neale |
| 1983 | 31–42–7 | First Round | Nick Polano |
| 1982 | 31–42–7 | First Round | Nick Polano |
| 1981 | 21–47–12 | No Playoffs | Wayne Maxner |
| 1980 | 19–43–18 | No Playoffs | Wayne Maxner |
| 1979 | 26–43–11 | No Playoffs | Bobby Kromm |
| 1978 | 23–41–16 | First Round | Bobby Kromm |
| 1977 | 32–34–14 | Second Round | Bobby Kromm |
| 1976 | 16–55–9 | No Playoffs | Larry Wilson |
| 1975 | 26–44–10 | No Playoffs | Alex Delvecchio |
| 1974 | 23–45–12 | No Playoffs | Alex Delvecchio |
| 1973 | 29–36–13 | No Playoffs | Ted Garvin |
| 1972 | 37–29–12 | No Playoffs | Johnny Wilson |
| 1971 | 33–35–10 | No Playoffs | Doug Barkley |
| 1970 | 37–29–12 | No Playoffs | Doug Barkley |
| 1969 | 40–21–15 | No Playoffs | Sid Abel |
| 1968 | 35–31–10 | No Playoffs | Bill Gadsby |
| 1967 | 33–31–12 | No Playoffs | Bill Gadsby |
| 1966 | 27–39–4 | No Playoffs | Sid Abel |
| 1965 | 31–27–12 | First Round | Sid Abel |
| 1964 | 31–27–12 | Second Round | Sid Abel |
| 1963 | 25–37–8 | Second Round | Sid Abel |
| 1962 | 32–25–13 | First Round | Sid Abel |
| 1961 | 23–33–14 | No Playoffs | Sid Abel |
| 1960 | 25–29–16 | First Round | Sid Abel |
| 1959 | 28–29–13 | First Round | Sid Abel |
| 1958 | 25–37–8 | No Playoffs | Sid Abel |
| 1957 | 29–29–12 | Second Round | Sid Abel |
| 1956 | 16–34–20 | No Playoffs | Jimmy Skinner |
| 1955 | 22–34–14 | Second Round | Jimmy Skinner |
| 1954 | 30–24–16 | Stanley Cup Champions | Jimmy Skinner |
| 1953 | 37–19–14 | Stanley Cup Champions | Jimmy Skinner |
| 1952 | 36–16–18 | Stanley Cup Finals | Tommy Ivan |
| 1951 | 44–14–12 | Stanley Cup Champions | Tommy Ivan |
| 1950 | 44–13–13 | Stanley Cup Finals | Tommy Ivan |
| 1949 | 37–19–14 | Stanley Cup Champions | Tommy Ivan |
| 1948 | 34–19–7 | Second Round | Tommy Ivan |
| 1947 | 30–18–12 | Stanley Cup Finals | Tommy Ivan |
| 1946 | 22–27–11 | Second Round | Jack Adams |
| 1945 | 20–20–10 | Stanley Cup Finals | Jack Adams |
| 1944 | 31–19 | Second Round | Jack Adams |
| 1943 | 26–18–6 | Second Round | Jack Adams |
| 1942 | 25–14–11 | Stanley Cup Champions | Jack Adams |
| 1941 | 19–25–4 | Second Round | Jack Adams |
| 1940 | 21–16–11 | Second Round | Jack Adams |
| 1939 | 21–16–11 | First Round | Jack Adams |
| 1938 | 18–24–6 | First Round | Jack Adams |
| 1937 | 12–25–11 | First Round | Jack Adams |
| 1936 | 25–14–9 | Stanley Cup Champions | Jack Adams |
| 1935 | 24–16–8 | Stanley Cup Champions | Jack Adams |
| 1934 | 19–22–7 | First Round | Jack Adams |
| 1933 | 24–14–10 | Second Round | Jack Adams |
| 1932 | 25–15–8 | First Round | Jack Adams |
| 1931 | 18–20–10 | First Round | Jack Adams |
| 1930 | 16–21–7 | No Playoffs | Jack Adams |
| 1929 | 16–21–7 | No Playoffs | Jack Adams |
| 1928 | 19–16–9 | First Round | Jack Adams |
| 1927 | 19–19–6 | No Playoffs | Jack Adams |
| 1926 | 12–28–4 | No Playoffs | Art Duncan |