APThe photo says it all for any Red Wings fan. McCarty. Lemeuix. 1997. The epitomy of Red Wings versus Avalanche. If you're growing tired of basketball right now (or just searching for content to ...

March 26, 1997: A day that will long live in the minds of Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche fans.

On March 26, 1997, the Detroit Red Wings were treated to one of the most memorable sporting moments in Detroit's illustrious history. Not just in hockey either, but in any of the very successful ...

Detroit Red Wings brawler Darren McCarty punches Colorado’s Claude Lemieux in the infamous March 26, 1997 brawl at Joe Louis Arena. (AP file) Oddly enough, it wasn’t started by bruisers.

But whatever you call it, March 26th, 1997 was a great day for Red Wings fans. It was on this day 19 years ago, when the Wings battled their bitter arch-rival, the Colorado Avalanche.

In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a ...

March 26, 1997: The Detroit Red Wings vs. the Colorado Avalanche. As retired Red Wings center Kris Draper recently said in The Players’ Tribune: “I rarely ever use the word ‘hate,’ but I ...

The Red Wings and their fans will never forget the bloody brawl against the Colorado Avalanche. "I can't believe it's been 20 years," Draper said.

McCarty would score the game-winning goal in overtime, and the Red Wings went on to win the Stanley Cup in 1997 and again in 1998, a season that included a compelling follow-up brawl between ...

St. Louis Blues tied the series by dominating Game 4, 4-0. Detroit Red Wings fans fretted 1997 could become a fourth first-round exit in 7 seasons.