100 Reasons Why
The Red Wings Are Greater Than The Blackhawks
This is 100 Reasons Why the Red Wings Are Greater Than the Blackhawks — the definitive, wildly biased, Detroit-soaked manifesto you didn’t know you needed but absolutely deserve. If you’re hoping for balance, diplomacy, or even a shred of sympathy for Chicago… you must be lost, mate. This is Hockeytown territory. We deal strictly in glory, octopi, and generational smugness.
Detroit gave hockey the Russian Five, Yzerman’s smirk, and Lidström casually ruining forwards’ lives at age 42. Chicago gave hockey… a jersey people argue about on Twitter. Detroit built Hockeytown; Chicago built a dynasty so brief it fit neatly into one documentary.
If you’re a Red Wings fan, this book will feel like a warm hug from Nick Lidström himself.
If you’re a Blackhawks fan, this book will feel like watching Detroit sweep you in 2013 on loop.
If you’re neutral, you’ll still enjoy watching Detroit’s greatness contrasted with Chicago’s… “midwestern attempt.”
So lace up, throw an octopus (metaphorically — lawyers get weird about these things), and let’s dive into 100 reasons why the Red Wings run history, run the rivalry, and run the entire Original Six food chain.
Because Detroit is Hockeytown.
And Chicago? Chicago is just looking for parking.
What's Inside
Inside, you’ll find a lovingly brutal breakdown of a rivalry that only feels close if you squint hard enough through Chicago’s fog of denial. This book lays out the simple truth:
- Detroit has 11 Cups, Chicago has excuses
- The Red Wings made 25 straight playoffs, the Blackhawks made trendy entrances
- Hockeytown built dynasties, Chicago built cap problems
- Detroit drafts late-round magic like Lidström, Zetterberg, and Datsyuk; Chicago drafts high and panics
- Detroit’s traditions involve octopi; Chicago’s involve leaving early to beat traffic
- The Red Wings resurrect; the Blackhawks “retool” (which is code for please don’t look directly at the roster)