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Post by nojmit on Apr 5, 2007 21:46:00 GMT -5
Saw my first Octopus of this season tonight in the Black Hawk vs. Red Wing game at Chicago, believe it or not.
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Post by donna on Apr 6, 2007 1:14:50 GMT -5
I saw that too....but I've also seen a couple within the last two weeks. I can't wait until playoffs. I just hope that we last longer this year! ;D  |
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Post by Dave on Apr 6, 2007 3:19:45 GMT -5
What the heck is that??  |
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Post by donna on Apr 6, 2007 3:29:18 GMT -5
Here's ya go.... ;D
Where did Red Wings' octopus tradition come from?
I grew up in the Detroit area, now I live in Utah. I know that at Detroit Red Wings games we had a tradition in the playoffs of throwing octopus on the ice. But I can't for the life of me remember why! - Tawnia Martin
A. The Motor City's proud tradition of saluting the Detroit Red Wings with slimy creatures of the deep dates back half a century.
The first octopus landed on the ice during the Red Wings' 1952 Stanley Cup run, courtesy of a couple of lads from a local fish shop. If you know your cephalopods, you will know that an octopus has eight tentacles. In those days it took eight playoff wins to claim the Cup, hence the supposed symbolism of the gesture.
Just something we do mostly during playoff games. ;D
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Post by sirfredrico on May 10, 2008 4:23:57 GMT -5
its a tradition....lol...then some nut came up with an imopsed fine for them throwing it out there...... im sure the reasoning at the bottom of it though is money. lol...the key clue in that is *fine*  |
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