It was just the second year of the Steve Yzerman era with the Detroit Red Wings, and while it may have taken the team a little while to find their strides, they sure knew how to take care of themselves.
Let’s throw it back to 1984 and an eye-opening bench clearing brawl between Detroit and the Minnesota North Stars, who featured a young hot-head by the name of Dino Ceccarelli!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rPR5NTK3Qg&t=103s
Six players were ejected and 94 penalty minutes issued. We don’t often see hockey like that anymore, but it sure brought the fans to their feet!