The "Brawl in Hockeytown" will never, ever, ever get old.

17 May 1997: Right wing Claude Lemieux, left wing Waleri Kamensky of the Colorado Avalanche celebrate during a playoff game against the Detroit Red wings at the McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado. MandatoryDETROIT - In May 1996, Claude Lemieux put Kris Draper's face into the boards during a playoff game between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings. Draper was badly injured suffering a concussion, broken jaw, broken nose, and broken cheekbone. Lemieux, by far, won ClickOnDetroit's "Most Despised Athletes in Detroit Sports" bracket contest. We decided to leave it to athletes we faced and not Detroit athletes we didn't enjoy.

17 May 1997: Right wing Claude Lemieux, left wing Waleri Kamensky of the Colorado Avalanche celebrate during a playoff game against the Detroit Red wings at the McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Red wings won the game 4-2. MandatoryWho did Detroit Red Wings fans despise the most? The NHL region of the bracket is loaded, thanks mostly to the long run of success for the Red Wings between 1995 and 2009. These two battled and brawled with the Red Wings for years, including the legendary "Brawl in Hockeytown" in 1997.

OK hold up -- here's what I'm talking about: We launched a new bracket tournament on ClickOnDetroit this week to find out who Detroit sports fans have despised the most over the past few decades. The Red Wings region of the bracket is loaded, thanks mostly to the long run of success for the Red Wings between 1995 and 2009. Four championships and big-time playoff match-ups molded this region into a list of heavy hitters. These two battled and brawled with the Red Wings for years, including the legendary "Brawl in Hockeytown" in 1997. Dave Bartkowiak Jr. authors this Red Wings newsletter.

17 May 1997: Right wing Claude Lemieux, left wing Waleri Kamensky of the Colorado Avalanche celebrate during a playoff game against the Detroit Red wings at the McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Red wings won the game 4-2. MandatoryWho did Detroit Red Wings fans despise the most? The NHL region of the bracket is loaded, thanks mostly to the long run of success for the Red Wings between 1995 and 2009. These two battled and brawled with the Red Wings for years, including the legendary "Brawl in Hockeytown" in 1997.

DETROIT I went with my wife and daughter the other night to see "The Russian Five." RELATED: Red Wings 'Russian Five' documentary goes to big screenI remember interviewing Red Wings General Manager Jimmy Devellano many times. I remember when Sergei Fedorov arrived, but I had forgotten the international stir it caused when he defected from Russia to join the Red Wings. We knew so little of the enormous professional and personal trials he faced both on and off the ice. If you were a fan in 1997, youll remember the joy of that Stanley Cup championship that scratched a 42-year itch.