Darren McCarty, former Detroit Red Wing right wing, announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday. D Mac, you gave us fans many many reasons to cheer over 13 seasons and your heart and drive will surely be missed. Best known for decisively evening the score with Fraud LePew, he is also known for scoring the game-winning goal in the 1997 Stanley Cup Final that broke Detroit's 42-year drought and ushered in the beginning of Hockey Inc and Hockeytown supremacy. Mac had his demons, certainly, but his talents on the Grind Line with Kirk Maltby and Kris Draper and willingness to flash the badge will endear him to Red Wings fans forever.
It's so cool to watch this clip and realize you recognize the players from their faces, not just from seeing the number.
Here is Mac's 1997 Stanley Cup-winning goal. Mac was never known for his finesse skating but who knew he had a move like that in him?
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