2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2008–09
Team=Detroit Red Wings
Conference=Western
ConferenceRank=
Division=Central
DivisionRank=
Record= 1–1–0
HomeRecord= 0–1–0
RoadRecord= 1–0–0
GoalsFor= 5
GoalsAgainst= 5
GeneralManager= Ken Holland
Coach= Mike Babcock
Captain= Nicklas Lidstrom
AltCaptain= Pavel Datsyuk
Kris Draper
Henrik Zetterberg
Arena= Joe Louis Arena
Attendance= 20,066 (100%)
GoalsLeader= Tomas Holmstrom (2)
AssistsLeader=
PointsLeader= Tomas Holmstrom (2)
PlusMinusLeader=
PIMLeader=
WinsLeader=
GAALeader=

The 2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season will see the Detroit Red Wings' attempt to defend their Stanley Cup title and win the Presidents' Trophy for a second consecutive season. It is the 82nd season for the franchise (76th as the "Detroit Red Wings").

Offseason

June 9: Dominik Hasek announced his retirement from the NHL. [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3433498|title=Lacking motivation to continue career, Hasek retires after 16 seasons|publisher=Associated Press|date=2008-06-09|accessdate=2008-06-20]

June 10: Detroit signed head coach Mike Babcock to three-year contract extension. [cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/SPORTS05/806110444/0/SPORTS05|title=Babcock cashes in, gets new deal for 3 years|publisher=Detroit Free Press|date=2008-06-11|accessdate=2008-06-20]

June 11: Assistant coach, Todd McLellan signed with the San Jose Sharks as their new head coach. [cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=365760&page=NewsPage&service=page|title= Sharks Name Todd McLellan Head Coach|publisher=San Jose Sharks|date=2008-06-11|accessdate=2008-06-20]

June 30: The Detroit Red Wings re-signed defenseman Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract. [cite web|url=http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367267|title=Lilja signs two-year deal with Wings |last=Roose|first=Roose|date=2008-06-30|publisher=Detroit Red Wings|accessdate=2008-07-02]

July 1: Brad Stuart re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings. It is a four-year deal worth $3.75 million per season, and a no-trade clause for the first two. [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3469270|title=Stuart re-signs with Red Wings for $3.75M per season|date=2008-07-02|publisher=ESPN.com news services|accessdate=2008-07-02]

July 2: Marian Hossa Signs 1 year $7.45M Contract

July 15: Dallas Drake announced his retirement from the NHL. [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nhl&id=3488552|title=Red Wings forward Dallas Drake will retire|date=2008-07-15|publisher=ESPN.com news services|accessdate=2008-07-15]

July 23: Ryan Oulahen re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings with a one-year deal. [cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=txredwingssignings&prov=st&type=lgns|title=Red Wings sign RW Haydar, LW Oulahen|date=2008-07-23|publisher=Yahoo.com|accessdate=2008-07-23]

July 30: Valtteri Filppula re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings. It is a $15 million, five-year deal. [cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=244853|title=Red Wings sign Filppula to five-year deal|date=2008-07-30|publisher=TSN.com news services|accessdate=2008-07-30]

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Game log