The best photos from Red Wings-Avalanche alumni game

It was quite the spectacle Friday, as some of the most legendary figures in the game strapped on skates, shin pads, shoulder pads, and helmets to revisit the Detroit Red Wings-Colorado Avalanche rivalry - perhaps the fiercest in NHL history - at the 2015 Stadium Series Alumni Game at Coors Field.

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The Avalanche defended home ice, or field, with a 5-2 win in the reunion clash, which was markedly well-behaved compared to the standard set throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Here are some of the best photos from the event:

There was never any pressure, Henrik Zetterberg.

Burnaby's own.

The always colorful Darren McCarty.

Mike Ricci's hair remains glorious. Chris Simon's now non-existent.

Pondering multiple offers for Jonathan Drouin, probably

Pondering the Avalanche's offer for Jonathan Drouin, probably.

An all-time faceoff.

The very-tanned Chris Chelios found one friend inside Coors Field. The rest, not so much.

The obligatory wide shot.

Feeling a little like Semyon Varlamov.

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