The Detroit Red Wings octopus throw might be moving from entertaining tradition to effective strategy. When brothers Jerry and Pete Cusimano started the tradition of throwing an octopus on the ice ...

The “Legend of the Octopus” in the NHL is a tradition in which Red Wings fans throw octopuses on the ice during home playoff games. The ritual started in 1952 when it took only eight wins ...

Saturday night in Calgary, the Detroit Red Wings won their fifth straight game ... with both nights ending in a celebratory octopus flying onto the ice. Brett Holmes, Imagn Images "We ...