A Tweet of historical note: Happy 94th birthday, Red Wings

The Red Wings are 94 years old today:

Per NHL.com’s John Kreiser:

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Sept. 25

1926: The NHL officially approves franchises in Chicago and Detroit for the 1926-27 season. Along with a second franchise awarded earlier to New York, the NHL becomes a 10-team league and soon adopts a two-division format.

The Detroit team calls itself the Cougars after purchasing players from the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League, which ceases operations after the 1925-26 season. The franchise changes its name to Falcons in 1930 before becoming known as the Red Wings two years later.

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