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In Game 6 of the 1996 Western Conference Finals, Avalanche right winger Claude Lemieux checked Red Wings center Kris Draper from behind, driving Draper's face into the boards. While not a specific retaliation, earlier, in Game 3 of the series, Avalanche defender Adam Foote had been hit from behind into the glass by Slava Kozlov, resulting in ...
On May 29, 1996, during Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals of the 1996 Stanley Cup 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 ...
Claude Percy Lemieux (born July 16, 1965), [1] is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for six teams between 1983 and 2009. Lemieux won four Stanley Cup championships during his career, two with the New Jersey Devils , with whom he won the Conn Smythe Trophy during the team's ...
Book excerpt from “Stanleytown 25 Years Later" on Fight Night at the Joe, when Darren McCarty and Detroit Red Wings bloodied Colorado Avalanche
Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche rivalry starting in 1990s is storied. Watch ESPN's E:60 'Unrivaled Red Wings vs. Avalanche' documentary trailer.
At 14:07 of the first period, Detroit forward Kris Draper was down along the half-boards at centre ice when Colorado forward Claude Lemieux checked Draper's head from behind into the edge of the bench. The hit sent Draper to the hospital with a broken jaw and a shattered cheek and orbital bone, which required surgery and stitches.
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McCarty stunned Avalanche right winger Claude Lemieux with a blistering punch and continued punching Lemieux while Lemieux "turtled" his body to avoid damage. The fight was revenge for a hit that Lemieux inflicted on Kris Draper in the previous years playoffs that caused significant injuries to Draper.