Joe Louis Arena / The Joe was an arena in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.
Completed in 1979, it sat adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena station on the Detroit People Mover. The venue was named after former heavyweight champion boxer Joe Louis, who grew up in Detroit.

It was the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the second oldest NHL venue after Madison Square Garden.

The Red Wings played their 1st game at Joe Louis Arena on December 27, 1979, hosting the St. Louis Blues. The game ended in a 3–2 loss for the Red Wings. The Red Wings' 1st win at the arena came on December 30, 1979, where they defeated the New York Islanders 4–2.

On November 22, 2006, the arena's West Entrance was named the "Gordie Howe Entrance" in honor of the legendary Red Wing player, and a bronze statue of Howe was placed inside the entrance.

The Red Wings hosted the Stanley Cup Finals at the arena 6 times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009). Two of their 4 Stanley Cup championships were clinched at Joe Louis Arena in 1997 and 2002. The Pittsburgh Penguins were the only visiting team to win the Stanley Cup at The Joe, winning in 2009. It was also the only Game 7 of the Cup Finals played at the arena.

The Red Wings' final game at Joe Louis Arena was played on April 9, 2017, against the New Jersey Devils. The final game at the arena also served as then Red Wings' captain Henrik Zetterberg's 1,000th game. The Red Wings won 4–1, the final goal in the arena's history coming from Red Wings forward Riley Sheahan. It was the 2nd of 2 he scored, which were also the only goals he scored at all during the 2016–17 NHL season.

The Joe also hosted the he Detroit Junior Red Wings, Windsor Spitfires, Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans.

The venue was succeeded by Little Caesars Arena. The arena closed in July 2017. Demolition started in early 2019 and was completed by mid-2020.