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2002 - Red Wings name Dave Lewis 25th coach in franchise history

Dave Lewis receives the unenviable task of replacing the legendary Scotty Bowman as the next head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. 

An assistant under Bowman, Lewis won three Stanley Cups with the Red Wings before succeeding him. He guides the Wings to consecutive 48-win seasons, including a Presidents' Trophy in 2004, but is unable to build on successes in the regular season. 

Detroit wins just a single postseason series under Lewis before management allows his contract to expire in 2005.

Most-recently, Lewis served as an assistant coach under Kirk Muller in Carolina, but was fired in May.  

Birthdays

1956 - Bryan Trottier
1977 - Marc Savard
1980 - Ryan Miller
1991 - Oliver Ekman-Larsson

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