Twenty-four years ago on Monday, the decades-long wait ended for the Detroit Red Wings and their fans. On that night in 1997 at Joe Louis Arena, the Wings completed their four-game sweep of the Flyers and kicked off the Hockeytown dynasty. The Free Press’ new book — “Stanleytown: 25 Years Later” — tells the behind-the-scenes stories of the Stanley Cup's return to Detroit, including how the players celebrated that summer. An excerpt from the book:
Steve Yzerman described the days as tiring. Chris Osgood didn’t sleep at all.
And Kirk Maltby went on a cleaning detail in the dead of night.