It was quite the spectacle Friday, as some of the most legendary figures in the game strapped on skates, shin pads, shoulder pads, and helmets to revisit the Detroit Red Wings-Colorado Avalanche rivalry - perhaps the fiercest in NHL history - at the 2015 Stadium Series Alumni Game at Coors Field.
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The Avalanche defended home ice, or field, with a 5-2 win in the reunion clash, which was markedly well-behaved compared to the standard set throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.
Here are some of the best photos from the event:
There was never any pressure, Henrik Zetterberg.
Burnaby's own.
The always colorful Darren McCarty.
Mike Ricci's hair remains glorious. Chris Simon's now non-existent.
Pondering multiple offers for Jonathan Drouin, probably
Pondering the Avalanche's offer for Jonathan Drouin, probably.
An all-time faceoff.
The very-tanned Chris Chelios found one friend inside Coors Field. The rest, not so much.
The obligatory wide shot.
Feeling a little like Semyon Varlamov.
