December 7, 1941, may be a day that lived in infamy for the majority of the U.S., but for Avalanche fans, it’s March 26, 1997. That’s the day the Colorado Avalanche indulged in a foll out brawl with the Detroit Red Wings.
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It was that nasty Lemieux. The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings had already started hating each other during the 1995-96 regular season. However, that Game 6 Claude Lemieaux hit on Chris Draper cemented the rivalry.
It wasn’t pretty, and it doesn’t reflect well on the Avalanche.