15th Anniversary of The Red Wings/Avalanche Brawl

On this day in 1997 the bad blood between the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche boiled over into a melee of epic proportions.  I wish the current Red Wings had a rivalry as passionate as this one was.  Rivalries make sports more exciting and give each individual game an immeasurable meaning.  In any aspect of life, when pride is on the line, the stakes are high.  I wish hockey players were still allowed to interrupt the game and scrap like they used to do.  Taking away that element of the sport is a big mistake. Oh and... Patrick Roy is a sissy.

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