fans who eventually climbed the glass and dangled their arms over it before he hit them with his stick. Starting in , the Blackhawks realigned to the West Division while the Red Wings remained in the East. In , they were reunited in the reconfigured Norris Division, which was renamed the Central Division in 1993 after the NHL revamped its alignment naming protocol. 7 of the 10 largest hockey crowds in Chicago's United Center were for Blackhawks–Red Wings games. Blackhawks–Red Wings games were among the ones most notable for fighting. Bob Probert and Stu Grimson played for both teams and fought each other frequently. Bill Gadsby also played for both teams. Fans had much animosity for each other, with Blackhawks fans chanting "Detroit sucks!" in every game. Chicago native Chris Chelios was booed upon his return to the United Center as a Detroit player in 1999, and former Red Wing Marian Hossa earned the same response in 2009 at the Joe Louis Arena as a Blackhawk. In the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, the teams faced off against each other in the playoffs for the 16th time, and have played over 800 games against each other. The Blackhawks won the series 4–3 after trailing 3–1. As a result of the realignment before the 2013–14 NHL season, the Red Wings moved to the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division, joining fellow Original Six teams Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the division, as well as the New York Rangers in the conference (Rangers are part of the Metropolitan Division). Chicago stayed in the Western Conference's Central Division, ending the rivalry between the two teams after almost 90 seasons. Both the Red Wings and Blackhawks only meet twice every season by virtue of being in opposite conferences, and now can only meet in the postseason if both advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHL temporarily realign divisions, regardless of conference allegiance, for the 2020–21 NHL season in order to cut down travel, with Detroit and Chicago, sharing a division (the Central) for the first time since the 2012–13 season, resuming their rivalry for at least one season for a total of eight games. In the 2021–22 NHL season, the league reverted back to its 2013–20 alignment. See also Bears–Lions rivalry Bulls–Pistons rivalry National Hockey League rivalries References History of the Chicago Blackhawks History of the