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Lemieux's hit on Draper in Game 6 sent him out of the game and into the hospital with a broken jaw, shattered cheek and orbital bone which required reconstructive surgery involving his jaw being wired shut and numerous stitches. The Avalanche would upset the Red Wings in six games, eventually winning
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each other, and McCarty received a double-minor for roughing Lemieux, giving Colorado a power play. Vernon was so convinced that he was ejected that he went to his locker stall only to have an official race in to tell Vernon to put his gear back on and get back in net. Forsberg aggravated an injury
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skated down the length of the ice to confront Roy but tripped on a discarded stick, causing him to crash into and knock over Roy. Infuriated, Roy threw off his glove and mask to fight as Hasek did the same, but the two were restrained by the officials, thus preventing Roy from fighting a third Red
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from behind, driving Draper's face into the boards. While not a specific retaliation, earlier, in Game 3 of the series, Avalanche defender Adam Foote had been hit from behind into the glass by Slava Kozlov, resulting in injuries leading to 20 stitches. Kozlov had not been penalized, and Avalanche
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went out to center ice to try and grab Foote off of Shanahan. Roy saw this going on and got Vernon's attention by pulling him off his teammate, which ended up escalating to a fight when Vernon and Roy dropped their masks, gloves, and blockers. While the fight between Roy and Vernon wound down,
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and a linesman and turning to cold-cock Lemieux. McCarty laid many blows on Lemieux, who fell to the ice and covered his head; McCarty managed to land a few more punches, drag Lemieux to the boards and knee him in the head before the two were separated by officials.
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across the glass separating the two benches. Bowman then told Crawford, "I knew your father before you did, and I don't think he'd be very proud of how you're acting." The Wings won that game 6–0 and went on to win the series in six games, en route to capturing the
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Mike Vernon, who won his 300th career game, believed the brawl-filled game "brought the Red Wings together" in time for the playoffs. Red Wings broadcaster Ken Kal surmised that the game was a turning point as far as the team's success went. Colorado
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A similar free-for-all between the teams took place on May 22, during game four of the Western Conference finals at Joe Louis Arena, when during a penalty-filled game, Crawford was seen screaming obscenities at Red Wings head coach
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The next season during a game on November 11, 1997, between the two teams, McCarty and Lemieux began to throw punches seconds after the opening faceoff, much to the delight of the Joe Louis Arena crowd.
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McCarty dragged Lemieux's body to where Draper was standing on the Red Wings bench. As a result of the third brawl of the first period, Forsberg and Larionov each received matching minor penalties for
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There would be five more fights (and four stoppages) in the second period: a fight between Shanahan and Foote four seconds into the second period, simultaneous fights between Avalanche winger
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at 3:34 in (Severyn and Ward were ejected for a secondary fight), McCarty and Deadmarsh at 7:24 (McCarty also received a roughing), and between Pushor and Avalanche defenceman
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The game and brawl is considered a defining moment in modern hockey history. However, as players began to leave each team through free agency, trades or retirements, the
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in the scrum with Larionov and would not return, and the McCarty/Lemieux incident left patches of blood on the ice that were visible before the ice was resurfaced by the
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used Lemieux's hit on Draper and his lack of remorse as a rallying cry in order to get his team to add a physical edge to their game. On the day of the game,
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printed a "wanted" poster of Lemieux with a prison number under his photo under the headline "A Time For Revenge", and compared Lemieux to a carjacker.
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at center ice. The referees called more severe penalties this time, as Roy and Osgood both received minor, major, misconduct, and game misconduct
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A game between the Red Wings and Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on March 23, 2002, broke into a brawl (much smaller than the previous two) when
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Wing goaltender since 1997. The Red Wings would also go on to win this game 2–0, and win the 2002 Stanley Cup a couple of months later.
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On April 1, 1998, Joe Louis Arena was the site of another Avs-Wings brawl. This time Patrick Roy challenged and then squared off with
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When the third period ended, the score was tied 5–5. Incidentally, it was McCarty who scored the winner against Roy 39 seconds into
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On March 26, 2022, 25 years after this brawl, McCarty and Lemieux met again at a local bar in Michigan to rewatch this game.
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The major melee ensued at the 18:22 mark, leading to the third fight. Shortly after a collision between Red Wing center
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said of Lemieux, "I can't believe I shook this guy's friggin' hand after the game; that pisses me right off."
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where Forsberg knocked Larionov onto his backside away from the play in front of the Red Wings bench, Wings
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came into Patrick Roy's net and Roy took exception. The brawl continued when Red Wings goaltender
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for the Red Wings, are both currently serving as the general managers for their teams.
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skated out of his net to defend his teammate, but was intercepted by Red Wing forward
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1997 NHL ice hockey brawl between the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings
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would drop the gloves in another fight for the final fight in the first period.
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was a large-scale on-ice melee that occurred March 26, 1997, at
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Fifteen seconds after the Roy/Vernon fight, Avalanche winger
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team members, including enforcer Lemieux, had been enraged.
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This article is about the March 26, 1997, brawl between the
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In Game 6 of the 1996 Western Conference Finals, Avalanche
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criticized Draper for having McCarty fight on his behalf.
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and subsequent fight with Lemieux (McCarty received a
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Seeing what McCarty was doing to Lemieux, Avalanche
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Claude Lemieux
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