OK, now I have to admit that I never watch hockey and never really understood the game. I guess it's basically like soccer but on ice right? Or is it like water polo? I dunno.... Now there is one thing in particular that I've never understood about hockey and that's the fighting that goes on during the games. I mean, basically the referees will let you punch and punch the opposing players until you are too tired to punch anymore. Now I just don't get this at all. Every other sport will have the fight broken up, players will be ejected, penalties will be called and players are suspended for future games. Hockey fights? I think the players are sent to a penalty box or something for a few minutes, if that. Go figure. Anyway, SAXOMAN does not understand this sport at all! HAHA! Oh yeah, I've also seen fans that throw live octopus (octopie?) on the ice during hockey games.What? What's up with that?
Do they bring the octopus in with them? Do they sell octopuses at hockey games? Where exactly does one get an octopus?
ReplyDeleteSAXOMAN HAS NO CLUE ABOUT THIS AT ALL. ALL I KNOW IS I'VE SEEN IT ON THE SPORTS HIGHLITES MANY, MANY TIMES. MAKES NO SENSE ........
ReplyDeleteI had to google the octopus thing...it is hard to believe but then so are they times when men (I don't think women do it) will crush a beer can against their foreheads...here goes...
ReplyDeleteThe Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games where octopodes are thrown onto the ice surface. 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 practice started April 15, 1952 when Pete and Jerry Cusimano, brothers and storeowners in Detroit's Eastern Market, hurled an octopus into the rink of The Old Red Barn.[1] The team swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens en route to winning the championship, as well as winning two of the next three championships.
Since 1952 the practice has persisted with each passing year. In one 1995 game, fans threw 36 octopuses, including a specimen weighing 38 pounds (17 kg).[2] The Red Wings' unofficial mascot is a purple octopus named Al, and during playoff runs two of these mascots are also hung from the rafters of the Joe Louis Arena, symbolizing the 16 wins now needed to win the Stanley Cup. It has become such an accepted part of the team's lore, that fans have developed what is considered proper etiquette and technique for throwing an octopus onto the ice.[3]
More info then SAXOMAN would ever want to know. Still seems kinds silly to me.......
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