Detroit Red Wings 2026 Advent Calendar

Winter in Michigan has always belonged to red-and-white sweaters, outdoor rinks, and the roar of Hockeytown. The Detroit Red Wings 2026 Advent Calendar turns the 24 days leading up to Christmas into a daily ritual for Red Wings households, pairing a custom-printed rigid paperboard countdown box with 24 miniature hanging ornaments and block-style collector figures. Across the front cover, skating Red Wings players in #13, #71, #40, and #91 jerseys flank the unmistakable purple figure of Al the Octopus on a snowy rink beneath Little Caesars Arena and the illuminated Detroit night skyline.

Each morning from December 1 through December 24, fans press open a numbered perforated door to uncover a new piece of Detroit hockey lore. Every miniature is fitted with a top brass-toned hanging loop for pine branches while maintaining a flat or wide base that lets skaters, trophies, and arena models stand upright along a mantel, desk, or holiday train village.

Inside the 24-Day Hockeytown Ornament Lineup

The 24 compartments balance on-ice action, broadcast and rink characters, and Detroit landmarks so no two daily reveals feel repetitive.

Al the Octopus, Skaters, and Rinkside Characters

Honoring a playoff tradition born in 1952—when eight tentacles stood for the eight wins required to hoist the championship trophy—the purple Al the Octopus mascot ornament wears a crimson winged-wheel sweater with both arms raised in victory. Joining Al on the ice are red-jerseyed Red Wings skaters gripping hockey sticks, a fan waving a red GO WINGS pennant flag, a cheerleader with crimson pom-poms, an on-ice referee in black-and-white stripes signaling with raised arms, a broadcast camera operator with a shoulder rig, an Indigenous chief figure bearing a winged-wheel shield, and a batter-and-husky crossover pair.

Little Caesars Arena, the Stanley Cup, and Holiday Gear Charms

Anchoring the landmark pieces is a snow-trimmed miniature replica of Little Caesars Arena ringed by evergreen trees, paired with a blue-and-gold DETROIT downtown skyscraper plaque and a silver NHL Stanley Cup trophy. Rink equipment and Christmas crossovers complete the 24 surprises: a black hockey puck printed with the winged wheel, a red player helmet with visor, a vintage white goalie mask with red winged accents, a black-and-red ice skate, a red home jersey ornament, a red pickup truck hauling a fresh pine tree, a winged-wheel Christmas tree, a snowman in a knit beanie, a gold glitter bauble, a striped candy cane, and two crimson gift boxes stamped with the Detroit crest.

Printed on sturdy rigid paperboard with rich crimson, white, and twilight-blue inks, the calendar box holds its shape on a living room credenza or beneath the tree long after the final door is opened on Christmas Eve.