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What was the world like when Detroit Red Wings won in 1997-98?

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What was the world like when Detroit Red Wings won in 1997-98?

Detroit Red Wings won this Stanley Cup in the 1997-98 season. This is an older edition; 2007-08 is the most recent verified title season in this archive.
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CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON1998SEASON 1998

OPENING BANNER 9 OF 11.

THE DETROIT RED WINGS WIN IT ALL.

Stanley Cup.

official1997-98 season

THAT WAS

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BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD…

The calendar reads 1998. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.
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THE WORLD OF 1998

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The calendar reads 1998. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.

World events

Bill Clinton was impeached.

The House approved articles alleging grand-jury perjury and obstruction of justice on December 19.
Source: List of impeachments ↗

Wait, That Happened?

Google is born—with a Lego server and garage office.

A $100,000 check helped Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporate Google; its early story included a Lego-built server case and a garage with bright blue carpet.
Source: How we started and where we are today ↗
How do you count “winning it all”?

We count the top championship named for the selected competition—not conference, division, playoff appearance, or consolation titles. Season labels stay separate from the date the trophy was actually clinched.

  • NFL defaults to Super Bowls; pre-Super Bowl league titles are identified separately when included.
  • Relocations follow the franchise unless a league’s official record book separates the history.
  • FBS selectors, split titles, claims, vacancies, and co-champions are labeled rather than flattened.

Result checked 2026-08-28. View Stanley Cup Champions ↗

Stanley Cup as NHL playoff championship from 1926-27 onward; current 32-franchise field; completed through 2025-26. The archive includes every recognized title attributed to the current franchise under this policy.