To start the 2007 – 08 campaign, Henrik Zetterberg recorded at least a point in each of Detroit's first 16 games, setting a club record.

On July 31, Aaron hit a home run in the All-Star Game ( played at Detroit's Tiger Stadium ) for the first time.

On February 28, 2006, Kid Rock released his first live album, Live Trucker, comprising songs from his homestead performances in Clarkston ( on September 1, 2000, and August 26 through August 28, 2004 ), and Detroit's Cobo Hall ( March 26, 2004 ).

Despite Detroit's much better regular season record, the Oilers pulled off a six-game upset for their first playoff series win since 1998.

It became heavily populated between 1910 and 1930 as one of Detroit's first commuter suburbs ; in the previous century Grosse Pointe was home to cottages, resorts, farms, and widely spaced lakefront mansions.

The MC5 earned national attention with their first album, Kick Out the Jams, recorded live on October 30 and 31, 1968, at Detroit's Grande Ballroom.

Nichols would later be elected as Oakland County Sheriff ) to become Detroit's first black mayor.

Following the first three events under the name Detroit Electronic Music Festival ( 2000 – 2002 ) were Movement ( 2003 – 2004 ), Fuse-In ( 2005 ) and currently, Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival ( 2006 – present ), with each name change reflecting shifts in festival management.

Detroit's Wayne State University was the first to begin serious work on collecting data on the effects of high-speed collisions on the human body.

On October 20, 1968, she was the featured personality of Detroit's magazine, Detroit and that same month, she gave birth to twin girls, Michelle Chapman and Nicole Chapman, the first two of her three children.

The defending Cup champions would win their first All-Star Game in 1950 by a 7 – 1 margin, thanks to Detroit's Production Line and the fact that five of the First and Second NHL All-Star teams were Red Wings.

He hit the longest measured home runs at Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium,, and Baltimore's Memorial Stadium,, and was the first of just four batters to hit a baseball over the left field roof at Detroit's Tiger Stadium.

Poletown was settled in the 1870s when the first waves of Polish and Kashubian immigrants came to Detroit, and served as the heart of Detroit's Polish community for many years.

The Livingstone house in Detroit's Brush Park was Kahn's first known design, created while he was employed by the Detroit architect George Mason, who is the architect of record.

Freehan drove in the first of three runs in the tenth inning of Game 4 in a memorable 4-3 come-from-behind victory which tied the series ; he also drove in Detroit's only run in the 2-1 Game 5 loss.

At 5: 35 of the first period of Detroit's 2010-11 home opener, on just his second shift, Modano took a pass from Cleary and beat Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller for his first goal as a Red Wing.

Perhaps the first edge city was Detroit's New Center, developed in the 1920s.

He was the team's first pitcher, and started Opening Day on March 31, 1998, throwing the Devil Rays ' first ever pitch ( a ball to Detroit's Brian L. Hunter ).

Kubina was suspended by the NHL for the first game of the 2006 – 07 season for cross-checking Detroit's Jiří Hudler in a preseason game.

The Cougars played their first game at the Olympia on November 22, 1927 and Detroit's Johnny Sheppard scored the first goal at the new building.

He was benched for the final week of Detroit's 2003 season to avoid becoming the first pitcher in 23 years to lose 20 or more games in a single season.

Second Baptist was Detroit's seventh major church.

The trunkline is the dividing line between Detroit's East and West sides, providing access to some of the city's major freeways like Interstate 94 ( I-94, Edsel Ford Freeway ) and M-8 ( Davison Freeway ).

The trunkline starts in Downtown Detroit and runs through the city in a northeasterly direction along one of Detroit's five major avenues.

North of Monroe Avenue, the street runs through the Randolph Street Commercial Buildings Historic District before M-3 crosses under the People Mover again and turns northeasterly along Gratiot Avenue, one of Detroit's five major thoroughfares.

The combination of Rowland's natural design talent, Harvard education, and Detroit's healthy economy positioned him to make major contributions to the city's architecture.

One of Detroit's major interscholastic athletic facilities, adjacent to Martin Luther King High School, is named Lorenzo C. Wright Field.

Detroit's central location in the Great Lakes Region has contributed to its status as a major center for commerce and global trade.

After a visit to the Fillmore and a talk with promoter Bill Graham, he operated Detroit's Grande Ballroom and was a major player in the late sixties / early seventies Motor City music scene.

On November 7, 1959, Rogers married Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, who became one of the major figures in Detroit's Motown record label.

Stanley's seven games at shortstop were his 10th through 16th major league appearances at the position, having played Detroit's final nine regular season games at short in preparation for the Series.

It was one of Detroit's first major mixed-use projects and was a popular location for many medical offices.

But the Lions dominated the game, forcing six turnovers and allowing only 112 yards passing in a 59 – 14 rout, Detroit's last league championship to date.

Heading into the All-Star game, as the top team in the league, Detroit's Babcock was selected to coach the Western Conference in the All-Star game.

McCallum's predecessor Perry Watson led a successful program at Detroit's Southwestern High School before coming to UDM after some years as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan and maintained strong recruiting ties within the city's public league.

So far, Detroit's 20 consecutive playoff appearances ranks tied for fifth in league history after 29 consecutive trips by the Boston Bruins from 1967 – 1968 to 1995 – 1996, 28 consecutive trips by the Chicago Blackhawks from 1969 – 1970 through 1996 – 1997, 25 consecutive appearances by the St. Louis Blues from 1979 – 1980 to 2003 – 2004, 24 and 21 consecutive berths by the Montreal Canadiens from 1970 – 1971 to 1993 – 1994 and 1948 – 1949 through 1968 – 1969 respectively as well as tied with their own streak of 20 seasons from 1938 – 1939 to 1957 – 1958.

Following his retirement as a player in 1973 — having, at the time, played the second most games and with the second highest assist and point totals in league history — Delvecchio served two stints as Detroit's head coach and then as General Manager, until leaving hockey in 1977 to go into business.

Former Men's Basketball Coach Perry Watson led a successful program at Detroit's Southwestern High School and served as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan before coming to UDM and maintained strong recruiting ties within the city's public league.

Although he competed in 12 games for the Red Wings that season, he played the majority of the campaign with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League ( AHL ), Detroit's minor league affiliate, scoring 49 points in 57 games in his rookie AHL season.

Jordan, league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, was the ultimate challenge for Detroit's top-notch defense.

After production ended of the MGA, MG ( who at that point was the last foreign automaker in NASCAR ) decided not to field another entry in the circuit, which resulted in a de-facto monopoly of the NASCAR circuit by Detroit's Big Three.