Farewell To The Joe

DAVID E. KLUTHO recently photographed Detroit’s storied Joe Louis Arena in its final season, and SI revisits vintage Klutho photos of the Red Wings‘ rink through the years.

Farewell To The Joe

Championship banners, 2017

Nicklas Lidstrom and goalie Jimmy Howard cover the net, 2011

Fans at Gordie Howe statue, 2017

Cup-crazy fans, 1999

Brendan Smith steals the faceoff, 2017

Valtteri Filppula scores, 2007

Players’ entrance, 2017

Pregame spectacle, 2009

Xavier Ouellet defends, 2017

Dominik Hasek lifts the Stanley Cup, 2002

Fans at the merchandise booth, 2017

Arena operations manager Al Sobotka in his office, 2003

Michigan native Dylan Larkin now plays for the team he watched growing up, 2017

SI cover shoot of Chris Chelios, Brett Hull, Brendan Shanahan and Lidstrom, 2002

Commemorative game puck, 2017

Two Zambonis resurface the ice, 2003

Action near the players’ benches, 2017

Pavel Datsyuk at the bench, 2005

Kids love the octopus, 2017

Sobotka slings an octopus, 2009

The Wings wear tribute patches for Gordie Howe (9) and Mike Ilitch (Mr. I), 2017

Lidstrom’s locker, 2008

Wings fans celebrate, 2017

Traffic in the goalmouth, 2004

Home of the Red Wings, 2017