March 26, 1997: All 10 fights between the Avalanche and Red Wings
In the epic game between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche on March 26, 1997, at Joe Louis Arena, there were 39 penalties, 148 penalty minutes and 10 fights. Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the brawl in Hockeytown.
Here’s a breakdown of the fisticuffs, according to dropyourgloves.com:
Brent Severyn (Avs) vs. Jamie Pushor (Wings)
When: 4:45 into the first period.
Duration: 20 seconds.
Size: 6-feet-2, 210 pounds for Severyn; 6-3, 218 for Pushor.
Punches by Severyn: One thrown, none landed.
Punches by Pushor: Seven thrown, none landed.
Blood: None.
Winner: Draw.
Rene Corbet (Avs) vs. Kirk Maltby (Wings)
When: 10:14 into the first period.
Duration: 4 seconds.
Size: 6-0, 187 pounds for Corbet; 6-0, 193 for Maltby.
Punches by Corbet: One thrown, none landed.
Punches by Maltby: None.
Blood: None.
Winner: Draw.
Claude Lemieux (Avs) vs. Darren McCarty (Wings)
When: 18:22 into the first period.
Duration: 21 seconds.
Size: 6-1, 215 pounds for Lemieux; 6-1, 215 for McCarty.
Punches by Lemieux: None.
Punches by McCarty: Eight thrown, eight landed.
Blood: A lot from Lemieux.
Winner: McCarty.
Patrick Roy (Avs) vs. Mike Vernon (Wings)
When: 18:22 into the first period.
Duration: 22 seconds.
Size: 6-0, 192 pounds for Roy; 5-9, 170 for Vernon.
Punches by Roy: Six thrown, four landed (one big one).
Punches by Vernon: Five thrown, four landed (one big one).
Blood: A lot from Roy.
Winner: Vernon.
Adam Deadmarsh (Avs) vs. Vladimir Konstantinov (Wings)
When: 18:37 into the first period.
Duration: 15 seconds.
Size: 6-0, 205 pounds for Deadmarsh; 5-11, 190 for Konstantinov.
Punches by Deadmarsh: Five thrown, three landed (one big one).
Punches by Konstantinov: One thrown, none landed.
Blood: None.
Winner: Deadmarsh.
Adam Foote (Avs) vs. Brendan Shanahan (Wings)
When: 4 seconds into the second period.
Duration: 45 seconds.
Size: 6-2, 226 pounds for Foote; 6-3, 220 for Shanahan.
Punches by Foote: 12 thrown, five landed.
Punches by Shanahan: 12 thrown, five landed.
Blood: A bit.
Winner: Draw.
Mike Keane (Avs) vs. Tomas Holmstrom (Wings)
When: 3:34 into the second period.
Duration: 18 seconds.
Size: 5-10, 185 pounds for Keane; 6-0, 204 for Holmstrom.
Punches by Keane: Three thrown, two landed.
Punches by Holmstrom: Three throw, two landed.
Blood: A bit.
Winner: Draw.
Brent Severyn (Avs) vs. Aaron Ward (Wings)
When: 3:34 into the second period.
Duration: 1 minute, 5 seconds.
Size: 6-2, 210 pounds for Severyn; 6-2, 215 for Ward.
Punches by Severyn: Ten thrown, four landed.
Punches by Ward: None.
Blood: None.
Winner: Severyn.
Adam Deadmarsh (Avs) vs. Darren McCarty (Wings)
When: 7:24 into the second period.
Duration: 15 seconds.
Size: 6-0, 205 pounds for Deadmarsh; 6-1, 215 for McCarty.
Punches by Deadmarsh: Nine thrown, three landed (one big one).
Punches by McCarty: Five thrown, one landed.
Blood: A bit.
Winner: Deadmarsh.
Uwe Krupp (Avs) vs. Jamie Pushor (Wings)
When: 11:26 into the second period.
Duration: 27 seconds.
Size: 6-6, 235 pounds for Krupp; 6-3, 218 for Pushor.
Punches by Krupp: Nine thrown, four landed.
Punches by Pushor: Eight thrown, four landed.
Blood: None.
Winner: Draw.
Rocky Mountain rivalry
The Wings and the Avs met six times in the playoffs over a 12-season span. The winners of each round:
1995-96: Western finals
Avs win, 4-2
Aftermath: Colorado wins Stanley Cup.
1996-97: Western finals
Wings win, 4-2
Aftermath: Detroit wins Stanley Cup.
1998-99: Western semifinals
Avs win, 4-2
Aftermath: Colorado lost to Dallas in conf. finals.
1999-00: Western semifinals
Avs win, 4-1
Aftermath: Colorado lost to Dallas in conf. finals.
2001-02: Western finals
Wings win, 4-3
Aftermath: Detroit wins Stanley Cup.
2007-08: Western semifinals
Wings win, 4-0
Aftermath: Detroit wins Stanley Cup.
Darren McCarty and Claude Lemieux meet with smiles, not punches