"The Joe: The Detroit Red Wings & Joe Louis Arena" is an incredible film that can be seen from time to time on the NHL Network. The Joe features comments from several former Detroit Red Wings including Alex Delvecchio, Sergei Fedorov, Gordie Howe, Nicklas Lidstrom, Ted Lindsay, Brendan Shanahan, and Henrik Zetterberg. The Joe also includes comments from current Red Wings Head Coach Jeff Blashill, Defenseman Danny DeKeyser, and General Manager Steve Yzerman. Ken Daniels (TV play-by-play), Ken Kal (radio play-by-play), and Mickey Redmond (TV color commentator) are also featured in The Joe.
The Joe covers many topics throughout the hour and eleven-minute-long film including the construction of Joe Louis Arena, the "Dead Wings" era, the purchase of the franchise by Mike Ilitch, the draft pick of Steve Yzerman, the hiring of Scotty Bowman, "The Russian Five", the limousine accident, the rivalry with the Colorado Avalanche, and the teams that hoisted the Stanley Cup. The Joe can also be seen on the NHL YouTube channel.
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- "The Joe: The Detroit Red Wings & Joe Louis Arena" was written and directed by Evan Neel.
- "The Joe: The Detroit Red Wings & Joe Louis Arena" was narrated by David Kaye.
- Former Detroit Red Wings Chris Chelios, Kris Draper, Brett Hull, Joey Kocur, Niklas Kronwall, Igor Larionov, and Darren McCarty were also featured in The Joe.
- Former NHL legend Wayne Gretzky "The Great One" was also featured in The Joe.
- Joe Louis Arena opened in 1979.
- Joe Louis Arena closed in 2017.
- The demolition of Joe Louis Arena was completed in 2020.
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