0
Detroit Red Wings fans throw an octopus on the ice during the playoffs due to a tradition originating in the "Original Six" Era. At the time, with only four teams qualifying for the playoffs, it took eight wins (Two best-of-seven series) to win the Stanley Cup. The eight arms of the octopus represent those eight wins.
(Originally answered by Garpinator as well. Somehow something went wrong with the "Keep me logged in" feature.)
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThe 1952 playoffs featured the start of the tradition-the octopus throw. The owner of a local fish market, Peter Cusimano, threw one from the stands onto the ice. The eight legs were purportedly symbolic of the eight wins it took to win the Stanley Cup at the time. The Red Wings went on to sweep both of their opponents that year en route to a Stanley Cup championship. The NHL has, at various times, tried to eliminate this tradition but it continues to this day
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoHaha not ALL hockey fans throw octopus onto the ice.... that's only Detroit Red Wings fans. Apparently it started in 1952 when the Wings were in the playoffs. Some crazy fan just decided to throw out an octopus onto the ice..... Back then you used to need only two best of seven series (eight wins) to win the Stanley Cup. Each leg on the Octopus was supposed to be symbolic for each win. After that, the Wings swept the series, and ever since then it's been sort of a good luck charm.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What do the Detroit Redwings fans throw on the ice after home playoff wins?
Octopus
Why do hockey fans throw rats on the ice?
mostly tradition or over excitement, just like Swedish Fans Throw Dildos, a tradition to throw fish on the ice when Cornell hockey faces off against Harvard at home, The Hat Trick where fans throw hats on the ice if someone scores three times in one quarter and Detroit fans throw octopus
What is after hat trick?
fans throw hats on the ice
When does a squid get thrown onto the ice at a hockey game?
Back in the '50's, a local seafood shop owner decided to throw an octopus on the ice during a Red Wings playoff game in order to bring them good luck. Back then, only 8 wins were needed in the postseason to win the Stanley Cup, and so the octopus' 8 tentacles represented the number of games Detroit had to win. Detroit went on to win 3 consecutive Stanley Cups in the '50's and the local seafood shop owner was hailed as a hero.
What is the heaviest octopus thrown on ice at a Detroit playoff game?
The heaviest octopus ever throw at a red wings game weighed 50 pounds. The heaviest octopus ever throw at a red wings game weighed 50 pounds.
Is there octopus flavored ice cream in china or japan?
The Octopus ice cream is in Japan.
Why do fans throw flowers or toys onto ice rink at Olympics?
These things are thrown as gifts for the skater in appreciation for their performance.
Why did the green men throw waffles at the leafs?
In a recent home loss, leafs fans booed their team and thew waffle on the ice to heckle them
How do you get the squid to come out in Pocket God?
go on the ice island and make sure ice hole and ice squid are in in the menu bar thingy. then get a pygmy and turn the sun really hot. he will melt a hole in the ice. then put a pygmy over top of the ice hole and the squid will come out
When did NHL fans start throwing animals onto the ice?
The tradition of throwing an octopus onto the ice started at a Detroit Red Wings game on April 15, 1952. It’s a pretty fascinating tradition, and over the decades, it has spread to other NHL teams.We can thank brothers Pete and Jerry Cusimano for coming up with the idea. They owned a fish market in Detroit, and by mid-April, the Red Wings were in a great position: They led the Stanley Cup Final series 3-0 over the Montreal Canadiens. They’d won seven straight games, but they needed one more win to come home with the Cup.Jerry figured the easiest way to ensure the victory was to...throw a dead octopus onto the ice.“Here's the thing with eight legs,” Jerry reportedly told Pete. “Why don't we throw it on the ice and maybe the Wings'll win eight straight?"After Gordie Howe scored the first goal of the game, the brothers threw out the octopus (they’d boiled it prior to the game to ensure that it wouldn’t stick to the ice). According to legend, the game announcer quickly warned fans not to throw any additional cephalopods:"Octopi shall not occupy the ice. Please refrain from throwing same."In any case, the Red Wings finished the sweep, and the strange tradition was formed. Soon, other fans were throwing octopi, and the Cusimanos became local legends."If you try to throw [an octopus] like a baseball, you'll throw your arm out," Pete told The Washington Post in 1998. "I would fling it sidearm like a hand grenade. One time I missed and knocked a man's hat off. When he spotted what it was hit him, he left and never came back to his seat.”Other teams tried to adopt similar traditions with varying results. In the 1995-96 NHL season, Florida Panthers player Scott Mellanby killed a rat with his hockey stick in the locker room, then scored two goals in the team’s home opener. Soon after, Panthers fans were throwing toy rats onto the ice after every goal (prompting the NHL to issue rule changes to prevent unnecessary delays).In 2003 (or 1999, depending on the source), Nashville Predators fans began throwing catfish onto the ice to show support for their team—and, perhaps, to show Red Wings fans they don’t hold a monopoly on the practice of throwing around dead sea creatures."I thought it was an octopus," former Predators owner Craig Leipold told The Associated Press of the newer tradition. "I was pleasantly surprised when I realized it was a catfish. I figured it had to be one of our fans mocking the Red Wings. I was not disappointed."Of course, throwing anything onto the ice can cause delays, and in rule 63.4 of their official rulebook, the NHL discourages the practice. Teams can be penalized if their fans throw too many octopi, fish, rats, or other objects, and in recent years, the tradition has changed; fans usually throw items before the game starts.But while fans can be kicked out of the arena and fined for throwing items onto the ice, the traditions are mostly tolerated. Hockey is, after all, an intense sport—and if some superstitions seem strange to outside observers, rest assured that they make total sense to dedicated fans.
What does squid ink ice cream?
Please be more specific.
Why do hats get thrown on the ice at hockey game what does it mean?
When a player scores 3 goals in one game, it is called a hat trick. Im not sure why it's called that, but fans throw hats on the ice because its called a "hat trick"
