27 years ago, The Detroit Red Wings get their revenge on Claude Lemieux because of a dirty hit a year prior. The start of a rivalry
November 13, 2024
27 years ago, The Detroit Red Wings get their revenge on Claude Lemieux because of a dirty hit a year prior. The start of a rivalry
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Was McCarthy feeding Lemieux a couple knees in there?
Claude lemieux was a dirty little bitch, huge shit talker and antagonizer when the refs or other players were around but one on one he would always shy away and turtle like the little bitch he was/is
All I remember as a child was thinking hell yeah.
I remember watching this live as a Wings fan and it was insane. When Roy came rushing in and Shanahan cut him off and sent him flying I was jumping out of my chair. That was hockey!
Clause The turtle
For those of you not around then, Lemieux deserved this thoroughly and more. His assault of Kris Draper the prior year should’ve resulted in criminal charges or a year’s suspension, and he got 2 games. He’s routinely been voted by his peers as one of the dirtiest, most hated players in NHL history.
As for why hockey isn’t like this anymore, Lemieux is a major contributor to that being the case. He so routinely crossed the line that it was becoming increasingly clear that a genuinely horrifying, not remotely related to hockey maiming on the ice was imminent. That happened several years later with the Todd Bertuzzi/Steve Moore incident, an act so vile that it ended Moore’s career and *did* result in criminal charges. That Moore survived having his neck broken on the ice by a blindsided assault is dumb luck.
this shit got me hyped on my toilet at 5:30 in the morning 😂
Why post now?
Any person that attended that game was 100% the most popular person to talk to at work or school the next day. Also imagine this being your time watching a hockey game haha
Seeing a goalie charge in is always badass and funny reminds me of those old hockey movies and goon lol
The greatest rivalry in all of sports. No matter what team you loved, you always tuned into the Wings vs Avs games.
I remember watching this live when I was in 5th grade! Shit was all we talked about at school for weeks.
He deserved it. Probably deserved more tbh. I remember that hit.
30 comments
Was McCarthy feeding Lemieux a couple knees in there?
Claude lemieux was a dirty little bitch, huge shit talker and antagonizer when the refs or other players were around but one on one he would always shy away and turtle like the little bitch he was/is
All I remember as a child was thinking hell yeah.
I remember watching this live as a Wings fan and it was insane. When Roy came rushing in and Shanahan cut him off and sent him flying I was jumping out of my chair. That was hockey!
Clause The turtle
For those of you not around then, Lemieux deserved this thoroughly and more. His assault of Kris Draper the prior year should’ve resulted in criminal charges or a year’s suspension, and he got 2 games. He’s routinely been voted by his peers as one of the dirtiest, most hated players in NHL history.
As for why hockey isn’t like this anymore, Lemieux is a major contributor to that being the case. He so routinely crossed the line that it was becoming increasingly clear that a genuinely horrifying, not remotely related to hockey maiming on the ice was imminent. That happened several years later with the Todd Bertuzzi/Steve Moore incident, an act so vile that it ended Moore’s career and *did* result in criminal charges. That Moore survived having his neck broken on the ice by a blindsided assault is dumb luck.
this shit got me hyped on my toilet at 5:30 in the morning 😂
Why post now?
Any person that attended that game was 100% the most popular person to talk to at work or school the next day. Also imagine this being your time watching a hockey game haha
Seeing a goalie charge in is always badass and funny reminds me of those old hockey movies and goon lol
The greatest rivalry in all of sports. No matter what team you loved, you always tuned into the Wings vs Avs games.
I remember watching this live when I was in 5th grade! Shit was all we talked about at school for weeks.
He deserved it. Probably deserved more tbh. I remember that hit.
The Melvins 🤘🏻
At least post what the revenge was for: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkMSSxWPrqE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkMSSxWPrqE)
Claude Lemieux, biggest piece of shit of all time
Hockey was so awesome back then
Was not expecting to hear the Melvin’s lmao
Turtle for the ages. What an absolute piece of shit. Shame Neely didn’t get him like he deserved a few years peior
What a great game this was. The hype for a week before added to it. Mac brought the house down on Lemieux.
“Do it for Draper”
In ‘The Russian Five’ there’s a great segment where McCarty talks about this incident. Lemieux got off easy.
Also I love watching Roy get fucking rag dolled by Shanahan, and then dummied by Vernon.
Lemieux….king of the cheap shot and then turtle.
What a cunt
I don’t think we will see a rivalry this fierce for a long time. This was the golden age of hockey.
Edit: grammar hard
Shanny flying it to hit Roy makes me laugh every time. The future Director of Player Safety 🤣
The interception/mid air hit on the Avalanche goalie is fucking wild! What a fight.
Claude Lemieux was such a bastard on the ice.
Lemieux deserved everything coming his way
Claude “The Turtle “ Lemieux !
LFG! Red Wings all day 💯