Adirondack Red Wings

The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, USA at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.
==History==
Desirous of promoting a winning atmosphere, Detroit ensured that the Adirondack Red Wings would have, for a minor league franchise, an unusually stable, veteran-laden roster. Veterans such as Glenn Merkosky, Jody Gage, Greg Joly, Norm Maracle and Dennis Polonich bolstered a team that saw over thirty players have 200 or more games with the franchise, including nine with over 300 and two (Merkosky and Joly) with over 400. In consequence, the Red Wings missed the playoffs only once in their twenty-year history.
The Red Wings' uniforms were identical to the parent club, with the white jersey featuring the distinctive red sleeves that the Detroit franchise has worn since 1956. During their final two seasons, the Adirondack Red Wings also wore a third jersey, based on Detroit's throwback design from 1991–92, replacing the word "DETROIT" on the front of the jersey with the winged wheel logo.
The franchise was replaced by:
* Adirondack IceHawks of the UHL (1999-2004).
==Coaches==
*Bill Purcell 1979–1980 
*Wayne Maxner 1980–1981
*Doug McKay 1981–1982
*Bill Mahoney 1982–1983
*Bill Dineen 1983–1989
*Barry Melrose 1989–1992
*Newell Brown 1992–1997
*Glenn Merkosky 1997–1999
==General Managers==
*Ned Harkness 1979–1982
*Jim Devellano 1982–1985
*Neil Smith 1985–1989
*Bill Dineen 1989–1990
*Barry Melrose 1990–1992
*Doug MacLean 1992–1994
*Ken Holland 1995–1997
*Don Ostrom 1997–1999
==Season-by-season results==
* Tidewater Wings 1971–1972
* Virginia Wings 1972–1975
* Adirondack Red Wings 1979–1999
===Regular Season===
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Season 	Games 	Won 	Lost 	Tied 	OTL 	Points 	Goalsfor 	Goalsagainst 	Standing 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1971–72 	76 	22 	45 	9 	— 	53 	197 	275 	6th, West 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1972–73 	76 	38 	22 	16 	— 	92 	258 	221 	3rd, West 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973–74 	76 	22 	44 	10 	— 	54 	216 	307 	6th, South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974–75 	75 	31 	31 	13 	— 	75 	254 	250 	1st, South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979–80 	80 	32 	37 	11 	— 	75 	297 	309 	4th, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980–81 	80 	35 	40 	5 	— 	75 	305 	328 	2nd, South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981–82 	80 	34 	37 	9 	— 	77 	299 	285 	5th, South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982–83 	80 	36 	39 	5 	— 	77 	329 	343 	4th, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983–84 	80 	37 	29 	14 	— 	88 	344 	330 	2nd, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1984–85 	80 	35 	37 	8 	— 	78 	290 	336 	5th, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1985–86 	80 	41 	31 	8 	— 	90 	339 	298 	1st, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986–87 	80 	44 	31 	— 	5 	93 	329 	296 	2nd, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987–88 	80 	42 	23 	11 	4 	99 	306 	275 	3rd, South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988–89 	80 	47 	27 	6 	— 	100 	369 	294 	1st, South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989–90 	80 	42 	27 	11 	— 	95 	330 	304 	2nd, South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990–91 	80 	33 	37 	10 	— 	76 	320 	346 	5th, South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991–92 	80 	40 	36 	4 	— 	84 	335 	309 	2nd, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992–93 	80 	36 	35 	9 	— 	81 	331 	308 	2nd, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993–94 	80 	45 	27 	8 	— 	98 	333 	273 	1st, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994–95 	80 	32 	38 	10 	— 	74 	271 	294 	4th, North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995–96 	80 	38 	32 	8 	2 	86 	271 	247 	2nd, Central 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996–97 	80 	38 	28 	12 	2 	90 	258 	249 	2nd, Empire State 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1997–98 	80 	31 	37 	9 	3 	74 	245 	275 	4th, Empire State 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998–99 	80 	21 	48 	8 	3 	53 	184 	280 	4th, Empire State 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Playoffs===
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Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1971–72 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1972–73 	W, 4-3, Hershey 	L, 2-4, Cincinnati 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973–74 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1974–75 	L, 1-4, New Haven 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979–80 	L, 1-4, New Brunswick 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980–81 	W, 4-2, Binghamton 	W, 4-2, Hershey 	— 	W, 4-2, Maine 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981–82 	L, 2-3, New Brunswick 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982–83 	L, 2-4, Fredericton 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983–84 	L, 3-4, Maine 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1984–85 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1985–86 	W, 4-2, Fredericton 	W, 4-1, Moncton 	— 	W, 4-2, Hershey 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986–87 	W, 4-2, Moncton 	L, 1-4, Sherbrooke 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987–88 	W, 4-3, Rochester 	L, 0-4, Hershey 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988–89 	W, 4-1, Newmarket 	W, 4-3, Hershey 	— 	W, 4-1, New Haven 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989–90 	L, 2-4, Baltimore 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990–91 	L, 4-14, Hershey † 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991–92 	W, 4-1, New Haven 	W, 4-0, Springfield 	W, 2-1, Rochester 	W, 4-3, St. John's 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992–93 	W, 4-0, Capital District 	L, 3-4, Springfield 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993–94 	W, 4-2, Springfield 	L, 2-4, Portland 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994–95 	L, 0-4, Albany 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995–96 	L, 0-3, Rochester 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996–97 	L, 1-3, Albany 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1997–98 	L, 0-3, Albany 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1998–99 	L, 0-3, Rochester 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
† Two game combined total goals series in preliminary round.
==Notable alumni==
*Allan Bester
*Bob Boughner
*Shawn Burr
*Tim Cheveldae
*Steve Chiasson
*Jim Cummins
*Mathieu Dandenault
*Dallas Drake
*Kris Draper
*Murray Eaves
*Darren Eliot
*Brent Fedyk
*Tim Friday
*Jody Gage
*Gerard Gallant
*Adam Graves
*Glen Hanlon
*Dave Hanson
*Shane Hnidy	
*Ken Holland
*Tomas Holmstrom
*Doug Houda
*Greg Johnson
*Sheldon Kennedy
*Petr Klima
*Mike Knuble
*Joe Kocur
*Slava Kozlov
*Pavel Kubina
*Mark Laforest
*Daymond Langkow
*Martin Lapointe
*Pete Mahovlich
*Norm Maracle
*Darren McCarty
*Randy McKay
*Barry Melrose
*Glenn Merkosky	
*Joe Murphy
*Ted Nolan
*Lee Norwood
*Adam Oates
*John Ogrodnick
*Chris Osgood
*Dennis Polonich
*Keith Primeau
*Bob Probert
*Jamie Pushor
*Yves Racine
*Jim Rutherford
*Mike Sillinger
*Greg Stefan
*Sam St. Laurent
*Mike Sullivan
*Tim Taylor
*Wes Walz
*Aaron Ward
*Jason York
==Team records==
:Career goals: Glenn Merkosky: 204
:Career assists: Glenn Merkosky: 212
:Career points: Glenn Merkosky: 416
:Career penalty minutes: Gord Kruppke: 1,028 
:Career games: Glenn Merkosky: 430
==All-time scoring leaders==
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game 
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Player 	Pos 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	Seasons 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Glenn Merkosky 	F 	430 	204 	212 	416 	1985-1991 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dale Krentz 	F 	327 	149 	179 	328 	1985-1990 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jody Gage 	RW 	385 	153 	167 	320 	1979-1985 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Murray Eaves 	F 	227 	125 	176 	301 	1987-1995 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Greg Joly 	D 	396 	36 	194 	230 	1979-1986 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ted Speers 	C 	313 	93 	128 	221 	1983-1987 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stacy Roest 	C 	239 	75 	139 	214 	1994-1999 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ted Nolan 	LW 	299 	84 	126 	210 	1979-1984 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gary Shuchuk 	C 	185 	79 	125 	204 	1990-1993 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dennis Polonich 	C 	300 	96 	104 	200 	1980-1985 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*The Internet Hockey Database - Adirondack Red Wings
Category:Disestablished in 1999
Category:American Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1979
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:American Hockey League teams