“Dormant” would be the last word used to describe the Detroit Red Wings, a franchise preparing for its 25th consecutive playoff appearance.
Yet that’s how former Detroit coach Scotty Bowman described the organization before everything changed.
Detroit now has the longest active playoff streak across the four major American professional sports. The next-best active streak is the San Antonio Spurs with 19 straight postseason appearances in the NBA.
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For those looking for the answer as to how this is possible, Bowman goes straight to the top.