Octopus Throwing IN Detroit

Weird NHL Factoid of the day!

The Cusimano Brothers started the tradition of "octopus hurling" during the 1952 NHL PLayoffs

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To expand on this a bit further:

The Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series to capture the Stanley Cup. The octopus, having eight arms, symbolized the number of playoff wins necessary for the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup. The tradition was first started on April 15, 1952 by Pete and Jerry Cusimano,[1] brothers and storeowners in Detroit's Eastern Market

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Quoted from Wikipedia

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I want to be in Detroit one day to actually see this happen, its on my bucket list. lol