Theme nights added to Red Wings’ list of promotions and giveaways for “Farewell Season at The Joe”

By @MichaelCaples –

UPDATE: The Red Wings formally announced both the promotional giveaways list and the ‘theme nights’ for the “Farewell Season at The Joe” campaign via press release today. Here are the theme nights:

Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night – Oct. 29 vs. Boston

Military Appreciation Night – Nov. 15 vs. Tampa Bay

Food Collection Night – Nov. 20 vs. Calgary

Toys for Tots Collection Drive – Dec. 9 vs. Columbus

Smoke Detector Collection Drive, presented by Comerica – Jan. 14 vs. Pittsburgh

NHL Green Week Celebration and Hockey Equipment Collection Drive – March 18 vs. Colorado

ORIGINAL POST: The 2016-17 season will be the Red Wings’ final campaign at Joe Louis Arena, and the team is going out with a bang – at least in the promotions and giveaways department.

Check out some of the items fans will be able to collect at JLA this season during the “Farewell Season at The Joe” year-long celebration.

Notable giveaways:

• Oct. 17 (home opener) – Rally towels (all fans) and a Gordie Howe poster (all fans)
• Oct. 25 – Dylan Larkin bobblehead (first 5,000 fans)
• Nov. 4 – Gordie Howe Statue replica (first 5,000 fans)
• No. 29 – Ted Lindsay Statue replica (first 5,000 fans)
• Dec. 15 – Joe Louis Arena championship banner flag (first 5,000 fans)
• Dec. 27 – 1997 championship celebration locker room hat (first 5,000 fans)
• Jan. 18 – 1998 championship poster (first 5,000 fans)
• Jan. 31 – Joe Louis Arena retired jersey banner flag (first 5,000 fans)
• Feb. 3 – Puck coasters (first 7,500 fans)
• Feb. 7 – 2002 championship celebration poster (first 5,000 fans)
• Feb. 21 – Alex Delvecchio Statue replica (first 5,000 fans)
• Mar. 20 – 2008 championship celebration poster (first 5,000 fans)
• Apr. 8 – Joe Louis Arena mini replica (first 10,000 fans)
• Apr. 9 (final regular-season game at JLA) – Farewell to The Joe mini stick (all fans)

See the full list here.