The 1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season was the tenth

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for the Detroit franchise in the

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(NHL) and the fourth operating as the Red Wings. Under head coach

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, the Red Wings compiled a 24–16–8 record, finished first in the American Division, and won the Stanley Cup championship. The Wings scored 124 goals, second most in the NHL, and gave up 103 goals by opponents. The team played its home games at

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. In the Stanley Cup semifinals, the Wings defeated the

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, three games to zero. The first game of the series was the longest ice hockey game ever played. The game began at 8:30 p.m. at the Forum in Montreal, and ended at 2:25 a.m. when

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scored in the sixth overtime period. In the 1936 Stanley Cup Finals, the Wings defeated the

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, three games to one. The Stanley Cup championship was the first in Detroit franchise history.

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Doug Young was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Marty Barry with 21 goals and 40 points scored,

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with 23 assists, and

Ebbie Goodfellow Ebenezer Robertson Goodfellow (April 9, 1907 – September 10, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Goodfellow played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for fourteen seasons with the Detroit Red Wings from 1929 to 1944 a ...

with 69 penalty minutes. Barry's 40 points were the second most in the NHL during the 1935-36 season; his 21 goals were third most in the league.

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was the team's

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in all 48 games. Smith's 24 wins as goaltender and 3,030 minutes played led the NHL during the 1935-36 season. Four members of the team have been inducted into the

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: Ebbie Goodfellow (inducted in 1963); Syd Howe (inducted 1965); Marty Barry (inducted 1965); and Herbie Lewis (inducted 1989).

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Forwards

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Defencemen

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Goaltending

''Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''

Playoffs

(C1) Montreal Maroons vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings

''Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–0.'' Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings ''Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–1.''

References

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External links

Red Wings on Hockey Database
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Stanley Cup championship seasons

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