re octopus in detroit harold zazula dlmqc cunyvm bitnet writes i was watching the detroit minnesota game last night and thought i saw an octopus on the ice after ysebaert scored to tie the game at two what gives is there some custom to throw octopuses on the ice in detroit it is a long standing good luck redwing s tradition to throw an octopus on the ice during a stanley cup game they say it dates back to at the olympia when the wings became the st team i think to sweep the cup in games a lot hardet to throw one from joe louis seats than from the old olympia balcony though funniest i ever saw was when some tiger fans threw one on the field during a detroit toronto baseball game i was living in california and the folks i was watching with had never heard of hockey and were incredulous when i recognized the octopus before the camera closeup
