It has often been said that the Detroit Red Wings are more than just a hockey team. They are a family. This rings through especially nowadays under the stewardship of owner Mike Illitch, who the players all rally around and for. But this family tradition has been around for past great Detroit Red Wings teams, too, albeit sometimes under very different circumstances. Back in the 1950s the Detroit Red Wings were a powerful Stanley Cup dynasty, perhaps the best ever. They, too, were a closely knit group, often compared by the players themselves to a family. Only those players rallied in unison against their boss, Jack Adams. Either way, family is a great way to describe the atmosphere that has been cultivated in Hockeytown over the years. Several generations of hockey players and coaches can attest to that personally, as evidenced Kevin Allen and Art Regner's 2006 book What It Means To Be A Red Wing . The 322 page hardcover book was published by Triumph Books . | Buy at: Amazon - Cha...