Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan and Martin Lapointe are all smiles after Red Wings-Avalanche alumni game at Coors Field, Feb. 26, 2016. Video by Helene St. James, DFP
DENVER -- Brendan Shanahan threw his arm around Martin Lapointe. Steve Yzerman smiled and laughed. Nearly every player had a beer in his hand.
The Detroit Red Wings alumni regretted the loss but relished the reunion Friday at Coors Field, where they played with passion and pleasure and humor.
"It was great," Yzerman said. "We had a lot of laughs.