The Avalanche–Red Wings brawl was a large-scale on-ice melee that occurred March 26, 1997, at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, between two National Hockey League (NHL) rivals: the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings.

The Avalanche–Red Wings rivalry is a historic rivalry in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings.

Jun 24, 2022 · THE GREATEST RIVALRY in hockey history left quite a mark on the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche.

Jun 28, 2022 · DETROIT -- Excitement and nostalgia swept through Hockeytown on Saturday night. Detroit Red Wings faithful relived the fierce rivalry between Detroit and the Colorado Avalanche with an...

May 7, 2022 · Inside The Joe, on March 26, 1997, the visiting Colorado Avalanche and the hometown Detroit Red Wings served knuckle sandwiches, early and often, in a bloody reckoning of a vicious feud. It was...

Jun 28, 2022 · Colorado went on to win the Stanley Cup in 1996 after beating the Red Wings in the conference finals, but the Aves lost in the next round in '99 and 2000 after defeating Detroit.

Mar 23, 2017 · Almost 20 years ago to the date, the NHL had its greatest brawl of all-time – a classic because of the tension building up to it and, really, because they don’t let players fight like this anymore...

Mar 25, 2022 · DETROIT – The “Brawl in Hockeytown” between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche will never, ever, ever get old. It is one of the most iconic moments in Detroit sports history -- and...

The game on March 26, 1997, inside Detroit’s old Joe Louis Arena, has become known in hockey lore as Fight Night at the Joe, was the epicenter of the rivalry. The high-stakes revenge game had been simmering for nearly a year, fueled by bus brawls, sucker punches, horrific injuries, heartbreaking losses, bomb-sniffing dogs, and nonstop ...

Feb 22, 2024 · Colorado makes its way to Detroit after winning two consecutive games at home and three of its past four contests overall. The Avs’ win on Tuesday was the club’s 17th comeback win of 2023-24 to...