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Road to Stanleytown: Flyers reduced to 'Team Chaos' after 1997 Red Wings ring their bell

Special to Detroit Free Press

In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought.

The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the Motor City After 41 Frustrating Seasons.”

Day 48: June 2, 1997

The backstory: The headline in the Free Press said it all: Let It Snow.