. ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁AP ▁and ▁UP ▁pol ls . ▁( UP - 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 5 5 ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings ' ▁com eb ack ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁in ▁seven ▁games ▁over ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens ▁( DR - 1 ) ▁ ▁Al ▁Kal ine ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 0 ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁batt ing ▁champion ▁in ▁major ▁league ▁history ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 4 0 ▁batt ing ▁average . ▁( UP - 2 , ▁DR - 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁collapse ▁from ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁last ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁( UP - 3 ; ▁DR - 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁hockey ▁ri ot ▁in ▁Montreal ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁for fe iture ▁of ▁a ▁game ▁to ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings . ▁( UP - 4 ) ▁ ▁Joe ▁Sch o en ith ' s ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁G ale ▁V ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁American ▁Power ▁Bo at ▁Association ' s ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁back ▁to ▁Detroit ▁( DR - 4 ) ▁ ▁The ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ines ▁football ▁team , ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁and ▁then ▁losing ▁two ▁of ▁their ▁last ▁three ▁games , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 7 - 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁Ohio ▁State . ▁( UP - 5 ) ▁ ▁An ita ▁Cant