Jun 28, 2022 - Sports

Wings-Avalanche feud revisited in documentary

Sean Avery #42 of the Detroit Red Wings fights Pascal Trepanier #3 of the Colorado Avalanche in 2002

Sean Avery of the Detroit Red Wings fights Pascal Trepanier of the Colorado Avalanche in 2002 DIGITAL Photo credit: Brian Bahr/Getty Images/NHLI

Hockey fans are reliving the bitter Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry thanks to a new ESPN documentary.

The intrigue: Fists flew and blood spilled when Colorado and Detroit took the ice in the late 90s.

  • The two-hour documentary gives a behind the scenes look at how the fiercest rivalry in hockey took shape.
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