Detroit Jock City
Fansided

Five Hated Athletes in Detroit Sports History

By Gwen De Young

facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 5
Next

Photo credit: www.thehockeynews.com

Sean Avery

Live Feed

Which Red Wings forward comes out once Patrick Kane enters the fray?
Which Red Wings forward comes out once Patrick Kane enters the fray? /

Octopus Thrower

  • Real reason Detroit Red Wings fans should trust Steve Yzerman's rebuild Octopus Thrower
  • Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher keeps churning out points Octopus Thrower
  • Are the Detroit Red Wings a playoff team in 2023-24? Octopus Thrower
  • Detroit Red Wings forward Joe Veleno cooling off after hot start to season Octopus Thrower
  • Detroit Red Wings: Uncertainties Surround Patrick Kane Post Hip Surgery Octopus Thrower

    • Sean Avery was only in the Detroit Red Wings organization for 4 seasons. He got to the Red Wings after the team signed him as a free agent in 1999. He didn’t make his debut with the team until the 2002 season when he played 36 games. That same season the team went on to win the Stanley Cup, but Avery wasn’t on team that went to the playoffs.

    The next season Avery was traded to the L.A. Kings midway through the season. Stories came out throughout the media claiming that head coach Mike Babcock didn’t care for Avery and that he was more a pain than what his playing ability was worth. This turned out to be nothing new as Avery continued his career throughout the NHL.

    If you follow in general NHL news, you probably heard about how no one really liked Avery for his antics on the ice and sometimes what he said off of it. This guy was usually always hated no matter where he went, that includes Detroit.

    Next: Doyle Alexander

    Home/Detroit Sports