Troy Murray remembers those nasty days of the Blackhawks-Detroit Red Wings rivalry, especially those games at Joe Louis Arena. Given the animosity between the two teams, it usually didn’t take much for emotions in those games to boil over. But one particular night at Joe Louis, Ed Belfour decided to add fuel to the fire anyway.
"A scrum happened beside the net and Eddie Belfour hit Bob Probert with his blocker, just sucker punched him, and it didn’t faze him. Then everything broke loose," Murray said. "Keith Brown and I both had Bob Probert, and I basically was on his back and Browney was in front of him.