Five facts about ‘the Brawl in Hockeytown’
The Red Wings and Darren McCarty have reminded us that today marks the 16th anniversary of, "The Brawl in Hockeytown," and in honor of "Turtle Day" (via RedWingsFeed), 97.1 the Ticket's Jamie Samuelssen offers five facts about the game that might surprise you:
1) Joe Kocur missed the game because of the flu. If there was one game in his career that Joe...
16 years ago today, the Detroit/Colorado rivalry was brought to a whole new level
16 years later I still get goosebumps watching the 1997 brawl between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche, an incident that took that rivalry to a whole new level. It’s one of moments in sports history where you knew exactly where you were when it happened as well as being able to recall the excitement that was brought on the next day. For me, I remember the anticipation...
Welcoming A New Member to NOHS
In case you all haven't noticed, we've been doing a lot of guest posts lately from a "Franklin Steele." Well, as these were almost all excellent, we've extended the initiation to Franklin to join us at NOHS as a co-writer. While his first post was yesterday, we thought an introduction post was appropriate.
Some of you might remember him as being one...
Detroit Red Wings: Alumni Team Raises over $100,000 for Slain Officer’s Family
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Free Press
By Rhys Richards (@RREsq)
On Friday night, the Red Wings Alumni team took on the Heroes in Blue at Compuware Arena in an effort to raise money for the family of police officer Patrick O’Rourke. More than 4,000 people attended the event.
The Joe Kocur Foundation for Children teamed up with the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and the...
McCarty and Maltby sign autographs for fans and talk about the 1997 Stanley Cup Championship
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
The Detroit Red Wings may not be playing hockey now due to the NHL lockout. Darren McCarty and Kirk Maltby
But that doesn’t mean that several former players can’t get together to talk about their past success. Former Red Wings players Kirk Maltby and Darren McCarty got together to talk to fans about...
McCarty and Maltby sign autographs for fans and talk about the 1997 Stanley Cup Championship
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
The Detroit Red Wings may not be playing hockey now due to the NHL lockout. Darren McCarty and Kirk Maltby
But that doesn’t mean that several former players can’t get together to talk about their past success. Former Red Wings players Kirk Maltby and Darren McCarty got together to talk to fans about...
Take On The Grind Line
Detroit, MI... Some of the most popular players in the recent history of the Detroit Red Wings will be giving local hockey enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience in the coming weeks. The formidable foursome of Darren McCarty, Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper and Joe Kocur has reunited to present the ‘Grind Line 4-on-4 Fantasy Challenge’ at Joe Louis Arena...
Two NHL alumni games at the Winter Classic promise twice the nostalgia
Alumni games are always fun. It's great for fans to see the players of their youth lace up the skates again, and it's a blast for the guys to go back out on the ice where they made their livlihoods, this time for fun. Franchises get to re-live the moments that made them great, and the host team gets a chance to sell a ton of tickets, most of which are more affordable than...
Wings, Leafs alumni squads to play double dip
Detroit -- Some of the greatest players in Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs history will be skating in a doubleheader of the Alumni Showdown as part of the 2012 Hockeytown Winter Festival.
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park, former Red Wings Joe Kocur, Dino Ciccarelli, Alex Delvecchio and Ted Lindsay were joined by former Maple Leafs Kevin Maguire, Wendel Clark...
Report: McCarty fends off partying suburbanites
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- Court records show retired NHL player Darren McCarty and his wife got personal protection orders against four former friends in suburban Detroit.
The Detroit News reports Wednesday that the veteran of 15 NHL seasons who won four Stanley Cups with the Red Wings claims harassment by the three women and one man. McCarty and his wife, Sheryl, say in court papers...
Darren McCarty getting death threats for not partying
Just when you think you have moved on, they keep trying to pull you back in. So is that case for Darren McCarty, the former Detroit Red Wings enforcer who has battled substance abuse and financial failures the last several years. McCarty looked to have put his past in the past, but former friends are [...]
THE PAST IS THE PAST
Ex-NHLer harassed by former friends
Former Red Wings star Darren McCarty and his wife have been granted personal protection orders against four people from his hard-partying past.
Red Wings mid-day news in progress: a Cup anniversary tease and repetition
Given the staccato nature of the Red Wings news cycle, I’m guessing that as soon as I head out the door for a 90-minute appointment, I’m going to miss a big story, just as penning that, “well, there isn’t much going on right now” overnight report gave way to news about Darren McCarty‘s personal life, the Wings’ decision to sign Max Nicastro...
And, later in the morning...
McCarty, wife get protection orders
Court records show retired NHL player Darren McCarty and his wife got personal protection orders against four former friends in suburban Detroit.
The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/L2wEsw ) Wednesday that the veteran of 15 NHL seasons who won four Stanley Cups with the Red Wings claims harassment by the three women and one man. McCarty and his wife, Sheryl, say in court papers...
Ex-NHL player McCarty, wife get protection orders
(Eds: APNewsNow.) Court records show retired NHL player Darren McCarty and his wife got personal protection orders against four former friends in suburban Detroit.
The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/L2wEsw ) Wednesday that the veteran of 15 NHL seasons who won four Stanley Cups with the Red Wings claims harassment by the three women and one man. McCarty and his wife, Sheryl...
Former Red Wing Darren McCarty takes out PPO’s against former friends
According to the Detroit News’s Mike Martindale, former Red Wings forward and recovering alcoholic Darren McCarty has taken out personal protection orders against four former friends who Darren and his wife Sheryl, accuse of harassing and stalking McCarty:
The McCartys accuse the four of trying to get the couple fired from their jobs, threatening both through text messages and...
Red Wings exec Kris Draper’s number retired…by his high school
Red Wings fans might be more apt to suggest, or at least hope, that their team might somehow find a way to honor the contributions made by Darren McCarty, Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper, Chris Osgood and, assuming his playing days are done, Tomas Holmstrom to the team’s 4 Stanley Cup championships—some sort of banner honoring the quartet, if not the opening of a Tigers-style “Hall...
The State Of The Wings
Paul for George…
from Zack Crawford of the Wings website, Having clinched a playoff spot this week, the Red Wings had good reason to be positive at the Detroit Economic Club luncheon held at MotorCity Casino Hotel on Tuesday afternoon….
As for the current state of affairs, Holland pointed to the “offense by committee” as one of the things he likes most about the team...
15th Anniversary: Avalanche/Red Wings brawl
On March 26, 1997, equipment littered the ice as the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche had one-on-one tea parties all over the Joe Louis Arena ice. It started with former Red Wings center Igor Larionov and former Avalanche winger Peter Forsberg getting physical in the corner. It continued with Darren McCarty pummeling a turtling Claude Lemieux in retaliation for Lemieux...
15th Anniversary: Colorado Avalanche/Detroit Red Wings brawl
15 years ago today, equipment littered the ice as the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche had one-on-one tea parties all over the Joe Louis Arena ice. It started with former Red Wings center Igor Larionov and former Avalanche winger Peter Forsberg getting physical in the corner. It continued with Darren McCarty pummeling a turtling Claude Lemieux in retaliation for Lemieux...
2008 All Over Again?
Similarities exist between this season and the cup winning 2008 season and those similarities have most of us convinced that the Wings are still the team to beat this year. However, there are some key differences. We'll explore those, then I'll let you decide how much whiskey to add to your glass.Jump to start the exploration:
Okay, so it's late in the season and Lidstrom...
Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry revival?
By MICHAEL J. HAPPYFOXSportsDetroit.com
DETROIT -- Gone are the goalie wars of the 1990s. Patrick Roy, Mike Vernon and Chris Osgood have all hung up their skates.
Claude Lemieux and Darren McCarty are retired, too. They've even become buddies of sorts, teamed up for a series of public appearances last year to sign autographs and talk about their infamous fight of March 1997...
Here’s Red Wings great Darren McCarty trying to pawn 14-foot alligator (Video)
Last September, we told you about Darren McCarty's rather interesting career move: Working for American Jewelry and Loan in Detroit, a pawnshop featured on the truTV series "Hardcore Pawn."
On Tuesday night's episode, we get to see how the former Detroit Red Wings grinder got the gig, but not before we see Darren McCarty try to pawn a 14-foot taxidermied alligator...
The Exodus of the Enforcer
“You’re f***ing irrelevant out here.”
When historians look back on the slow, plodding demise of the hockey goon, they will reference those words as the opening salvo.
According to Mike Rupp, captured on HBO cameras in the fantastic 24/7, Jody Shelley was irrelevant.
“If you had any outcome on the game I’d f***in’ go with you, but you don’t!”
But he wasn’t just irrelevant...
Frame It
My favorite Red Wing picture used to be a little ditty featuring mild mannered Darren McCarty ramming Claude Lemieux’s head into the JLA boards after pummeling his face with punch after vengeful punch, preceded by an exquisitely placed knee to the bridge of Lemieux’s nose.
But George went and pointed us to another image today that immediately vaulted to the top of my list. ...
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