The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the "Original Six" teams of the league. The franchise and its members have won numerous team and individual awards and honors. The first team trophy acquired by the club was the Prince of Wales Trophy in 1934, at the time awarded to the champion of the American Division. Their most recent team trophy was the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl in 2009, taken in honor of being the champions of the Western Conference. The team has captured the Stanley Cup as league champion eleven times, most recently in 2008.

Gordie Howe is the team's most decorated player, with six wins each of the Art Ross Trophy as regular season scoring leader and the Hart Memorial Trophy as regular season most valuable player (MVP), twenty-one selections to the First and Second Team All-Stars (the most in league history), twenty-two appearances in the All-Star Game, the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding contributions to the sport in the United States, and the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award for long term contributions to hockey. Nicklas Lidstrom has the most awards of any defenseman, having once won the Conn Smythe Trophy as post season MVP to go along with having won the James Norris Memorial Trophy (Norris Trophy) seven times as the best defenseman in the league as well as twelve selections to the First and Second Team All-Stars and twelve selections to the All-Star Game. Terry Sawchuk leads goaltenders with three wins of the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender, seven selections to the First and Second Team All-Stars, seven selections to the All-Star Game, the Lester Patrick Trophy, and the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie. Howe, Lidstrom, and Sawchuk have all had their uniform number retired by the team and have all been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Three Red Wings have been the inaugural recipient of an award and three awards are named in honor of former Red Wings. In 1932 Carl Voss was named the first winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy. The first time the Norris Trophy was awarded was in 1954, when Red Kelly won. In 2007 Chris Chelios was named the first annual winner of the Mark Messier Leadership Award, the award previously having been given on a monthly basis. The Jack Adams Award, given to the best coach, is named for Jack Adams, long-time head coach and general manager of the club. The Norris Trophy takes its name from James E. Norris, who owned the club from 1932 to 1952. In 2010, the Lester B. Pearson Award was renamed the Ted Lindsay Award to recognize Ted Lindsay "for his skill, tenacity, leadership, and for his role in establishing the original Players' Association."

League awards

Team trophies The Detroit Red Wings have won the O'Brien Trophy five times, the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl and the Presidents' Trophy six times each, the Stanley Cup eleven times, and the Prince of Wales Trophy thirteen times.

+Team trophies awarded to the Detroit Red WingsAwardDescriptionTimes wonSeasonsReferencesStanley CupNHL championship11, , , , , , , , , , O'Brien TrophyNHL championship runner-up5, , , , Clarence S. Campbell BowlWestern Conference playoff championship6, , , , , Prince of Wales TrophyAmerican Division championship, most regular season points13, , , , , , , , , , , , Presidents' TrophyMost regular season points6, , , , ,

Individual awards Many members of the Red Wings organization have received individual awards from the league. The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy has been won fourteen times by seven different players in recognition of their gentlemanly play; Pavel Datsyuk has won four times while Red Kelly and Alex Delvecchio have each won three times. The Hart Memorial Trophy, for most valuable player, and the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league's best defenseman, have each been won nine times. Gordie Howe won the Hart six times and Nicklas Lidstrom won the Norris seven times. Three coaches have been honored with the Jack Adams Award a total of four times; Jacques Demers is the only person to have won the award in consecutive years as well as being the only coach to win twice with the same team.

+Individual awards won by Detroit Red Wings players and staffAwardDescriptionWinnerSeasonReferencesArt Ross TrophyRegular season scoring champion1949–501950–511951–521952–531953–541956–571962–63Bill Masterton Memorial TrophyPerseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey1983–842003–04Calder Memorial TrophyRookie of the year1932–331947–481950–511955–561964–652021–22Conn Smythe TrophyMost valuable player of the playoffs1965–661996–971997–982001–022007–08Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who demonstrates the most defensive skill1993–941995–961999–20002003–042007–082008–092009–10Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player1939–401948–491951–521952–531956–571957–581959–601962–631993–94Jack Adams AwardCoach of the year1977–781986–871987–881995–96James Norris Memorial TrophyDefense player of the year1953–541994–952000–012001–022002–032005–062006–072007–082010–11King Clancy Memorial TrophyLeadership qualities on and off the ice, and humanitarian contributions within their community2002–032014–15Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct1936–371948–491950–511952–531953–541955–561958–591965–661968–691974–752005–062006–072007–082008–09Mark Messier Leadership AwardLeadership and contributions to society2006–07NHL Foundation Player AwardCommunity service2002–032012–13NHL Lifetime Achievement AwardLong term contributions to hockey2007–08NHL Plus-Minus AwardHighest P Plus–minus1991–921995–962001–022007–08Ted Lindsay AwardMost outstanding player in the regular season1988–891993–94Vezina TrophyTop goaltender1936–371942–431951–521952–531954–55William M. Jennings TrophyFewest goals given up in the regular season1995–962007–08

All-Stars

NHL first and second team All-Stars

The NHL first and second team All-Stars are the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.National Hockey League 2013, p. 234 Gordie Howe has been selected twenty-one times, more than any other player in league history.National Hockey League 2013, p. 233

+ Detroit Red Wings selected to the NHL First and Second Team All-StarsNational Hockey League 2013, pp. 234–236PlayerPositionSelectionsSeasonTeam41941–422nd1948–491st1949–501st1950–512nd31936–371st1942–431st1944–452nd11936–371st11936–371st11969–702nd12001–021st11994–951st11964–651st12008–092nd21952–532nd1958–592nd11993–941st11964–652nd11988–892nd11954–552nd31935–362nd1936–371st1939–401st21955–562nd1956–571st11944–451st12008–092nd211948–492nd1949–502nd1950–511st1951–521st1952–531st1953–541st1955–562nd1956–571st1957–581st1958–592nd1959–601st1960–612nd1961–622nd1962–631st1963–642nd1964–652nd1965–661st1966–672nd1967–681st1968–691st1969–701st11944–452nd81949–502nd1950–511st1951–521st1952–531st1953–541st1954–551st1955–562nd1956–571st11995–962nd121997–981st1998–991st1999–20001st2000–011st2001–021st2002–031st2005–061st2006–071st2007–081st2008–092nd2009–102nd2010–111st91947–481st1948–492nd1949–501st1950–511st1951–521st1952–531st1953–541st1955–561st1956–571st21968–692nd1969–702nd11942–431st11984–851st11995–962nd41957–582nd1958–592nd1959–601st1960–611st31946–472nd1947–481st1948–491st21972–731st1973–742nd21949–502nd1950–512nd11932–331st71950–511st1951–521st1952–531st1953–542nd1954–552nd1958–592nd1962–632nd21999–20001st2001–022nd11936–371st51942–431st1945–462nd1946–472nd1947–481st1948–491st21964–651st1966–672nd11934–352nd11999–20001st12007–082nd

NHL All-Rookie Team

The NHL All-Rookie Team consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.National Hockey League 2013, p. 237 Steve Yzerman was the first Red Wing selected, in the 1983–84 season. Goaltender Jimmy Howard is the most recently selected player, having been named to the team in 2009–10.

+ Detroit Red Wings selected to the NHL All-Rookie TeamPlayerPositionSeason1990–912009–101991–921991–922021–222021–221983–842002–03

All-Star Game selections The National Hockey League All-Star Game is a mid-season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season. Sixty-four All-Star Games have been held since 1947, with at least one player chosen to represent the Red Wings in each year. The All-Star game has not been held in various years: 1979 and 1987 due to the 1979 Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous '87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team, respectively, 1995, 2005, and 2013 as a result of labor stoppages, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2026 because of the Winter Olympic Games, 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2025 when it was replaced by the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.

Detroit has hosted five of the games. The 4th, 6th, 8th, and 9th games all took place at the Detroit Olympia.Podnieks 2000, p. 36Podnieks 2000, p. 44Podnieks 2000, p. 52Podnieks 2000, p. 55 On October 8, 1950, the Red Wings, winner of the 1950 Stanley Cup Final, played a team of All-Stars in the 4th All-Star Game. Only 9,166 people attended the game, making it is the smallest attendance figure in All-Star Game history. Ted Lindsay scored the first hat trick in an All-Star Game, as the Red Wings won 7–1.Podnieks 2000, pp. 36-38 The 6th All-Star Game was held on October 5, 1952. For the second year in a row, the format had the First and Second Team All-Stars, with additional players on each team, play each other. After the game ended in a tie for the second year in a row, the NHL decided that they would continue with the previous format of the Stanley Cup winner playing an all-star team.Podnieks 2000, pp. 44-46 The Red Wings won both the 1954 Stanley Cup Final and the 1955 Stanley Cup Final and so hosted the 8th and 9th All-Star Games, each on October 2. The 1954 match ended in a 2–2 tie while the Red Wings won the 1955 game by a score of 3–1.Podnieks 2000, pp. 52-58 The 32nd National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on February 5, 1980. The Wales Conference all-star team won for the fifth consecutive time. Gordie Howe, then of the Hartford Whalers, appeared in his twenty-third and final All-Star game, his first twenty-two coming during his career in Detroit.Podnieks 2000, pp. 162-166