A few days ago we headed over the border to Detroit for what would be my first NHL game.
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| After an over-complicated border crossing having to answer ridiculous questions presumably designed to entertain the morons asking them, I arrived stateside and soon saw why Detroit has gained a reputation as being America's dying city. It took me less than a minute to walk from the bus to this view over the Detroit River and when I turned around, I was confronted by a guy asking me for money for his brother who had just got out of prison. Welcome to Detroit. |
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Inside the 'Joe Luis Arena' it felt above all else a little safer.
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| The stadium is named after the boxing legend 'Joe Louis' who was born in Detroit. |
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| The Arena which holds approximately 20066. It is also the fourth oldest venue in the NHL. |
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| The Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships (11) of any NHL franchise based in the United States, and are third overall in total NHL championships. |
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| In 1932, the NHL let grain merchant James E. Norris, who had made two previous unsuccessful bids to buy an NHL team, purchase the Falcons. Norris' first act was to choose a new name for the team – the Red Wings. Earlier in the century, Norris had played on one of hockey's early powers, the Montreal HC, nicknamed the "Winged Wheelers." Norris transformed the club's logo into the first version of the Red Wings logo as it is known today. |
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| Nick Spaling competing against Darren Helm. |
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| Anthems before the match. |
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The game was made more interesting by the fact that Cassandra's cousin Scott (an NHL referee) was officiating.
After a very close encounter, Detroit scored with 5 seconds on the clock to give the Red Wings their record-breaking 22nd consecutive home victory.
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