Activity by British traders and the presence of a colony on the Red prompted the United State War Department in 1819 to send Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Leavenworth from Detroit to put a post 300 miles northwest of Prairie Du Chien, until then the most advanced United States post.

After a poor season for Federko in 1988 – 89, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings with Tony McKegney for future Blues star Adam Oates, and Paul MacLean.

The Red Wings are one of the most popular franchises in the NHL, and fans and commentators refer to Detroit and its surrounding areas as " Hockeytown ".

Original Logo of the Detroit Red Wings.

One factor in the Red Wings ' decline was the end of the old " development " system, which allowed Adams to get young prospects to commit to playing for Detroit as early as their 16th birthday.

Interior of the Joe Louis Arena, where the Red Wings have played at home since 1979, when they left the Detroit Olympia.

With Colorado beating Detroit in the third round in 1996, in the second round of both 1999 and 2000, and the Red Wings beating the Avs in the third round in 1997, the battles between these two teams had become one of the fiercest in the league.

On July 2, 2008, the Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of Marian Hossa.

Pittsburgh defeated the Red Wings in seven games, Detroit becoming only the second NHL team to lose the Cup at home in Game 7.

On Thursday, May 31, 2012, Nicklas Lidström retired after his 20th consecutive NHL season, and 6th year as captain of the Detroit Red Wings.

The " Legend of the Octopus " is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings playoff games, in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck.

On April 19, 2008, NHL director of hockey operations Colin Campbell sent a memo to the Detroit Red Wings organization that forbids Zamboni drivers from cleaning up any octopuses thrown onto the ice and that violating the mandate would result in a $ 10, 000 fine.

He later played for the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals.

* 1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2: 30 p. m.

The trophy is named in honour of James E. Norris, owner of the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings from 1932 to 1952.

Heading into the final weekend of the season in 1967, the Twins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and Detroit Tigers all had a shot at clinching the American League championship.

* Dallas Drake, Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings and won a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 2008.

The Walleye is a farm team for the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Rockford Icehogs of the AHL, and the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

** Jimmy Skinner, Detroit Red Wings head coach ( d. 2007 )

** The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season.

The Montreal Maroons and Detroit Red Wings went scoreless until 16 and a half minutes into the sixth OT when Mud Bruneteau ends it at 2: 25 in the morning.

* May 5 – The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.

These jerseys were white, with a single bold red stripe on the sleeves and chest, and a uniquely-styled white Old English " D " ( a Detroit sports tradition, but formerly used by the Wings, Detroit Lions, and the University of Detroit Titans ) centered on the chest stripe, but not to be confused with the Old English " D " used by the Detroit Tigers.

The big factories which are relatively near the centers of our cities -- the rubber factories in Akron, Chrysler's Detroit plants, U.S. Steel's Pittsburgh works -- often began on these sites at a time when that was the edge of the city, yet close to transport ( river ), storage ( piers ) and power ( river ).

Only two teams in each league ( the Yankees and Detroit, the Dodgers and Cincinnati ) are battling for first place.

The Indians have a rivalry with the Detroit Tigers due to the fact that the two cities are fairly close to each other, the teams have been battling for the A. L.

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ), and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan.

The two are connected by the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit – Windsor Tunnel.

There are numerous islands in the Detroit River, and much of the lower portion of the river is incorporated into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

However, today, the Detroit River is rarely referred to as a strait, because bodies of water referred to as straits are typically much wider.

The cities and communities southwest of Detroit along the American side of the river are popularly referred to as the Downriver area, because those areas are said to be " down the river " from Detroit.

There are no islands in the Detroit River that are divided by the international border.

Most of the islands in the Detroit River are in the southern portion of the waterway near Grosse Ile and close to where the river empties into Lake Erie.

As one of the most important waterways in the world, large cargo ship | freighters are a common sight on the Detroit River.

Millions of dollars so far have been used to dredge pollutants out of the river, and the recent cleaning up and restoration of the Detroit River is remarkable, although other problems are still at hand.

There are over 800, 000 recreation boats in the state of Michigan, and more than half of those are regularly used on or near the Detroit River.

An attempt was made to revive the old Northwestern League in 1891, but it also collapsed in mid-season, and Detroit professional baseball took a short hiatus.

The first professional team-sport athlete to come out was former NFL running back David Kopay, who played for five teams ( San Francisco, Detroit, Washington, New Orleans and Green Bay ) between 1964 – 72.

In 1957, Zollner moved the team to Detroit, a much larger city which had not seen professional basketball in a decade.

Displeased with the team's location in downtown Detroit, Davidson moved them to the suburb of Pontiac in 1978, where they played in the mammoth Silverdome, a structure built for professional football ( and the home of the Detroit Lions at the time ).

* Milt Plum, former professional football player, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants ( Westville ).

* Jeffersonville is the birthplace of Detroit Tigers Walt Terrell, NFL wide receiver Jermaine Ross, and professional wrestler Nick Dinsmore.

* Emil Frisk ( 1874-1922 ), professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Browns from 1899 to 1907.

East Detroit High School produced a number of professional football players, including Gary Ballman, Ron Kramer and Mickey Walker.

The Detroit Caesars were a professional softball team that played from 1977 through 1979 in the American Professional Slow Pitch Softball League ( APSPL ), winning two pro softball championships while playing at Memorial Field in East Detroit.

The team disbanded after the 1979 season, but the Detroit Auto Kings would play the 1980 season in the North American Softball League ( NASL ), before ceasing play and ending professional softball played in East Detroit.

* Tony Scheffler, professional football player for the Detroit Lions

With seating for nearly 1, 000, the theatre features a wide variety of professional national and international touring shows ( including Arlo Guthrie, the Chinese Golden Acrobats, the New York Theatre Ballet, and the Guthrie Theatre ), local performing groups ( Playhouse 412, Fargo / Moorhead Jazz Arts Group, Wadena Madhatters ) and events ( wedding receptions, business meetings, and Detroit Lakes ' Annual Festival of the Birds ).

Vetlanda is the birthplace of Johan Franzén, professional ice hockey center playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

* Matt Millen, former professional football player, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins and former President and General Manager, Detroit Lions.

* Keith Dorney, former professional football player, Detroit Lions.

* Matt Millen, former professional football player, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins, former President and General Manager, Detroit Lions.

* Charles Gilbert " Chick " King — Outfielder, Detroit Tigers 1954-56, Chicago Cubs 1958-59 and St. Louis Cardinals 1959, first two-sport professional athlete

* Tex Erwin-Former professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds