The Detroit Red Wings captured the 1997 Stanley Cup by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in four games. The Cup clinching game occurred on June 7.
What should have been a summer full of enjoyment for the Wings turned into a nightmare when a limousine accident left defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov severely injured.
When the Wings won the Cup the following year, Konstantinov was brought onto the ice and given the honor of being the first person other than captain Steve Yzerman to touch the Cup.