A Look Back at ?The Game? That Created ?Hockeytown?

Alright, I?m sure I?ll take some heat for this, for multiple reasons, but mostly because it goes outside my blog?s rage of coverage which is listed as ?everything but the NHL?. In my defense though, this isn?t news; it?s just a retrospective look at some hockey history. Plus, ever since the recent retirement of Chris Osgood, I?ve been thinking about writing about this, and providing my personal perspective on what I feel is one of the most historic games in Detroit Red Wings franchise history, at least among the games that have been played in my lifetime (1987 to present).

As a young kid growing up in Metro-Detroit, I started casually watching hockey in 1991 - mostly the Red Wings; although I soon developed a love for the Boston Bruins as well, for some unknown reason. Once I watched my first hockey game, I instantly became a fan of the sport, as I found it to be far more entertaining and exciting than football, baseball, and basketball. I quickly learned how to skate and then starting playing hockey, but I still wouldn?t consider my young self much more than a moderate fan of hockey? until May 16, 1996? when St. Louis played Detroit in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals.

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