Detroit Red Wings: Farewell To The Joe

 

Over the years, I’ve had the chance to combine two of my favorite passions: photography and the Detroit Red Wings. The organization has been nice enough to give me full access to the team and building many times.  As we close the door on Joe Louis Arena, I’d like to share my 40 favorite photos that I took at the Joe – including many I’ve never shared before. Hey Hey Hockeytown!!!  -spike

 

The Magic Man

 

Lids

 

Cheli warming up

 

Abby

 

Ozzy

 

Z

 

Mac

 

Kronner

 

Drapes

 

25 consecutive post-season playoffs at The Joe

 

Dats, my favorite hockey player

 

Ozzie

 

The Captain

 

Zetterberg

 

Helm

 

Bert

 

Franzen

 

Lids & Dats

 

Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe & Ted Lindsay drop the puck for Niklas Lidstrom and a very nice lady.

 

The old Captain passes to the new Captain: Nik Lidstrom’s last regular season home game

 

Hasek in net

 

Chris Chelios on April 12, 2008, the night he played in his 248th playoff game, breaking the NHL record

 

Abby’s first season with the Wings. As a child in Michigan, he told his teacher “someday I’ll be a Red Wing.”

 

Pavel

 

Helms

 

R.I.P. Joe Louis Arena

 

Nik Lidstrom, one of the nicest guys I’ve ever photographed.

 

Tying Up Vancouver

 

Chris Osgood goofing around in pregame warm-ups

 

Captain Nik

 

center ice

 

face-off

 

Howie

 

Chelios reflects

 

Listrom takes the ice

 

the fans!

 

Nik Kronwall

 

Jimmy Howard

 

“The Perfect Human”

 

“Hands off my camera, Draper!”

 

 

So much fun shooting the Wings in action. Even more fun broadcasting from a Stanley Cup parade!

 

Thank you, boys, for so many great memories!

2008

 

1998

 

2015

 

Raising my girls in the Joe. We should have had our mail forwarded there!

 

That’s 40 of my favorite photos I took in the Joe… here’s a few I took outside The Joe…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can purchase some prints of my images HERE.

Proceeds go to arts & music programs and other needs in Detroit Public Schools.

 

 

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