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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