The Detroit Red Wings won four Stanley Cup championships between 1997 and 2008.
Detroit captured consecutive titles in 1997 and 1998, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals. Those championships ended a 42-year drought and established the Red Wings as the NHL’s dominant team of the late 1990s. Steve Yzerman was captain, while coach Scotty Bowman guided both championship teams.
The Red Wings returned to the top in 2002, beating the Carolina Hurricanes in five games. Six years later, they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2008 Final. Detroit reached the Final again in 2009, but Pittsburgh won that rematch, so it did not add another championship to the 1997–2008 total.
The wording can cause confusion because Detroit won four Cups during the period but not in four consecutive seasons. The relevant championship years are 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008. The 2004–05 season was canceled because of the NHL lockout.