Posts About "Joe Louis Arena"
Hockey Craic: Farewell To The Joe; Red; The Quiet Man And Bick
April 12th, 2017 What Is Hockey Craic? In order to explain what Hockey Craic and this column will be about, I need to tell you what the Irish term Craic means. Here is the definition you'll get if you Google Craic: "Craic" (/kræk/ KRAK) or "crack" is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent...
Witnessing Red Wings History? Cough It Up
April 6th, 2017 If you’re looking to be a part of history this weekend for the final two Detroit Red Wings games at Joe Louis Arena, you’re going to have to pay a pretty penny. A plethora of pennies, to be more precise, as the average ticket price on the secondary market is hitting record numbers. According to TicketIQ, which tracks 90 percent...
Detroit Red Wings: Top 5 Most Iconic Moments at Joe Louis Arena
October 19th, 2015 With the construction of the Detroit Event Center underway, it’s only a matter of time (hopefully) until the Detroit Red Wings pack their bags and move on from historic Joe Louis Arena. Since 1979, the Red Wings and their fans have experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows in the stadium named after one of Detroit’s most...
It's Time For Fedorov to Join Detroit's Elite
February 16th, 2015 This past Thursday, the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inducted Sergei Fedorov into their ranks. It is a deserving honor for a player who meant so much to the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan. Yet, it feels as if there’s something missing - an even greater honor that Sergei has earned. It’s time for Fedorov’s jersey to hang...
Joe Louis Arena: What Will I Miss Most?
July 22nd, 2014 This weeks announcement of the Detroit Red Wings' plans to move to a new home in 2017 got me reflecting about what I will miss most about Joe Louis Arena. Since attending my first game at The Joe at 6-years-old there's a lot of things I've grown fond of about the old rink over the years. So, here's a snapshot about some of...
The Signature Experience of NHL Arenas: Atlantic Division Part I
July 14th, 2014 What Makes NHL Arenas Special? NHL arenas offer an environment and an atmosphere that cannot be found at any other major sporting event. A camaraderie and sense of brotherhood exists between fans of the same team that does not exist in other sports. At their core, all NHL arenas are essentially the same. They seat anywhere from 15,004...
Can the Bruins Steal a Game in Detroit?
April 22nd, 2014 The Boston Bruins have been one of the best teams in the NHL over the past five seasons, making two appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals with a win in 2011. However, the Bruins have not won a game in Detroit since 2007, during the Dave Lewis days, or the blue era. It's really quite an anomaly. The Bruins have been one of the...
Joe Louis Arena: A Hockey Fans First Impression
October 8th, 2013 Home of the 11-time Stanley Cup champions, Joe Louis Arena is one of the most well-known venues in the National Hockey League. Lined with banners in the rafters and playing past highlights before games, it’s clear the Detroit Red Wings and the city are truly fans of the game and fans of their storied history. Putting The Red Wings...
The Detroit Red Wings Shouldn't Build a New Arena... Yet
July 26th, 2013 The city of Detroit and their politics sure have gotten quite a black eye recently with Kwame Kilpatrick and the city becoming the largest North American city to file for bankruptcy. Well, that shiner upon the face of Detroit is swelling back up with the today's news of the city still backing its plans to replace the Joe Louis Arena...Top 10 Goal Scorers in Detroit
Detroit joined the NHL for the 1926-27 season, part of the first wave of expansion in the 1920s which saw the NHL expand into the United States for the first time. Detroit had bought most of the players of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League, and continued to use the Cougars name. The name was later changed to the Falcons,...
