Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Parade Information

The Detroit area is used to having sports championship celebrations in the last 11 years. The Pistons won the NBA title in 2004, while the Red Wings had won three Stanley Cups since 1997. With their six game Stanley Cup victory over Pittsburgh, this is the fourth Stanley Cup parade for Detroit in 11 years, after previously having gone 42 years with no Stanley Cups. For the Red Wings latest Stanley Cup parade, Detroit is once again going all out.

The celebration in Detroit will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 6, according to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. TV coverage by Detroit station Local 4 will begin at 9 AM, while the website ClickOnDetroit.com will allow those who can't attend to watch the parade via the Internet.

The parade will begin at the Hockey Town Café on Woodward Avenue, proceeding down Detroit until the players reach Hart Plaza at the Detroit Riverfront. The Red Wings players will ride brand new floats accompanied by marching bands, all within views of the mobs of Red Wings fans. The Michigan Department of Transportation reassured Red Wings fans that there should be smooth access to downtown Detroit. Construction projects in the area should only be a limited problem for people getting into the city.

When the parade ends at Hart Plaza, Mayor Kilpatrick will address the team under invitation from Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch. It will be a warm day for a parade as temperatures will be in the 80's but feel like the 90's, with thunderstorms not expected to arrive until evening. There will be no charge for Detroit fans to attend this latest Stanley Cup parade.

Sources

Detroit News- "Celebrate Wings' victory at Friday parade" www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article

Freep.com- "Red Wings parade scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday" www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article

WDIV Detroit- "Parade Set For Friday June 6" www.clickondetroit.com/news/16501480/detail.html