major again caught the attention of an nhl team, when the detroit red wings signed him as a free agent on june 26, 1995. he began play for the adirondack red wings of the ahl in the 1995–96 season and scored 29 points while racking up 234 pims for second on the team. he was known as a player who wouldn't back down from a fight, and he was involved in several fights during adirondack's short playoff run that season, receiving 21 pims in just three games.