Episode 24: The Story of the 1935-36 Red Wings. Part 2: Jack Adams “Skate like the devil and fight like hell”
“Jovial John,” “Jolly Jack,” “Genial Jack.” These nicknames were but a few for Jack Adams who was to the Red Wings what Frank Navin was to the Tigers and Potsy Clark was to the Lions: the “father” of the franchise. In a time long before the names of Gordie Howe, Terry Sawchuck and Ted Lindsay; Jack Adams was a star player in his own right. In today’s episode Jamie, Tom and Charles will explore Jack Adams - the player - and seek to understand how this impacted the birth of hockey in Detroit.
