Season 25 saw the Wings promoted to the Eight-Seven-Seven in tier 4 where they got off to a rough start going 2-3 versus their primary opponents and lost to a league-run team as well for an 11-4 mark, fifth amongst the six primary franchises. While disappointing to the Wings and their fans, it wasn't unexpected as they rated 6th out of the 6 "privately-owned" franchises on most if not all scouting reports. The loss to the league-run team must've done something however, as they then went on an unprecedented tear winning 23 straight to end the season, including winning all 5 key games against privately-owned opponents. This netted them second seed in the playoffs and a cushy 1st round matchup against a league run opponent. The first round sweep was only a matter of taking the ice, but the se