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: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the Motor City After 41 Frustrating Seasons.”
Day 45: May 30, 1997
The backstory: On the eve of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Red Wings practiced for the first time in Philadelphia, although in the Spectrum, the Flyers’ old home, because the circus was in town at the next-door CoreStates Center.