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Detroit Red Wings: Stanley Cup Countdown to Christmas – Cup 1

Stanley Cup Season: 1936

What Else Happened That Year:

As the Wings win their first Stanley Cup in 1936, the Detroit Tigers won their first World Series in 1935 against the Chicago Cubs in six games. The BBC also started the first public television broadcasts in London in 1936. In America, the Hoover Dam was finished and began generating hydroelectric power.

Who Detroit Defeated:

Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in a best of five series 3-1.

Team Leaders:

  • Goals – Marty Berry (21)
  • Assists – Herbie Lewis (23)
  • Points – Marty Berry (40
  • PIM – Ebbie Goodfellow (69)
  • Wins – Normie Smith (24)
  • GAA – Normie Smith (2.