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Landmark fights in NHL history – The Denver Post
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Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry gets new ESPN documentary
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Throwback Thursday: A look into Darren McCarty's tenure with the Flames - Matchsticks and Gasoline
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Claude Lemieux still most-hated athlete in Michigan
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20 years later, Kris Draper reflects on infamous “Brawl in Hockeytown”
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Darren McCarty: I'd never wanted to hurt anyone as much as I wanted to hurt Lemieux - The Hockey News
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Darren McCarty Recalls Taking On Claude Lemieux And Wings-Avalanche Rivalry
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Avalanche-Wings 1997 game a battle royal to remember – The Denver Post
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All Hail the Mysterious Gap — March 26, 1997: The Greatest Hockey Game Ever
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Avalanche, Red Wings revisit classic NHL rivalry for Stadium Series
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Darren McCarty weighs in on his all-time NHL team - and two former Blues make the list - St. Louis Game Time
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This Day In Hockey History-March 26,1997-Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings ”Brawl in Hockeytown” – This Day In Hockey History
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Eye for an Eye: Revisiting the 1997 Red Wings, Avalanche Brawl - The Hockey News
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How did one violent hit snowball into years of championship-grade hockey beef? 👀 The Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry dominated hockey in the late 90s It could've all been avoided with just a