You should check out some vids of the rivalry between the Red Wings and Avalanche from the late '90s.
This hit:
which resulted in this:
Quote:
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On May 29, 1996, during game six of the Western Conference Finals of the 1996 playoffs, Draper was checked from behind into the boards at the end of the players bench by Colorado Avalanche player Claude Lemieux. The hit forced Draper face first into the dasher (the top edge of the boards), causing him to suffer a broken jaw, broken nose, broken cheekbone, and a concussion. When the Wings and Avalanche met again on March 26, 1997, play was very physical between the two teams, and the anger over the injuries to Draper set off a massive brawl (Brawl in Hockeytown) between the two teams.
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And here is the "massive brawl":
As since in this video (from the same fight), Red Wings "enforcer" Darren McCarty seeks revenge on Claude Lemieux by dragging him over to the boards and attempting to smash Lemieux's face against the wall.
Hockey rules.
