Why do the fans throw squid on the ice in Detroit?
457079
Well, everybody knows they're Detroit Red Wing history now.  I'd also like to add that during the playoffs, Detroit suspends a huge octopus from the rafters named "AL the Octopus".  Although, all the posts on here about it starting back in 1952 are 100% correct.  but nowadays many people convert the resemblence of the eight tentacles to represent the eight teams from each conference to make the playoffs, which is false.  Also, I know for a fact, in Detroit, I've never seen a penalty assesed for the throwing of octopus or hats for that matter.  although when it is thrown, it's usually during a stopage of play.  But we all love to see it.  It pumps us up.  Go Wings
1146196
OK since a bunch of stupid people thought it was for Americans how about if I give the REAL STORY of this. Hockey isn't a very popular sport among ratings. Actually if the ratings were 1-2% the league just about has a heart attack. Well Fox has become a sports network and did excellent with the NFL. They thought they would try to bring intrest to hockey. After all they were paying all that money for the contract they thought MAYBE they could raise the ratings and make it worthwhile. So they went out and talked to non-fans(not just Americans to those in Canada that need to GROW-UP) and asked why they didn't like/watch hockey. They were being told it was hard to follow, among other things people weren't sure where the puck was. So Fox put the chip in so they could make the puck glow, and they could show it "through" the wall when it got too close to the wall. It allowed people to know where the puck was better. Well here comes the problem. The purists HATED the glowing puck, it was actually kinda distracting by how big it made the puck look. The bigger problem though was that RATINGS WENT DOWN. See the non-fans didn't start watching and the purists and people who were fans for the most part stopped watching. So the "Glow" puck and the Comet Trail were ended. The Comet trail for those who forget was when a slap shot was taken. If the puck went above like 90mph a little trail was shown from where the shot was taken to where it stopped and the speed. That wasn't really liked by the purists either but honestly it wasn't as bad as the glow puck. I mean it only showed on for a few seconds at most.
13745
They get a ton of respect. Almost everyone I know is a staunch Pistons fan. Race has nothing to do with this. They get the recognition they deserve. Perhaps it's where you live that doesn't mention the Pistons too much.
493664
they freeze the water artificially.  ie; there's cooling equipment under the ice, so it doesn't have to be below freezing in the arena.
786104
because the fans are childish crybabies. when things dont go thier way they throw the ice on the filed.
645415
Because the salt melts the ice so people dont slip
424860
Thats not totally true. There is a rink down in southwest florida that has the best ice, or close to the best, in the ECHL. It has also been said that they have better ice than many NHL buildings. They also host numerous non-ice events each year and are home to a NBDL team and an arena football team. It's true that it does make for worse ice conditions but by proper maintance it can be fixed. The worst ice in the NHL is Madison Square Garden. Also keep in mind that some teams want different ice conditions based on who they're playing. When Chicago plays Detroit in Chicago, they soften the ice so it is slower. It gives them an advantage over the faster Detroit team.
984037
Some places DO keep them and you can claim it after the game. (Knoxville IceBears do this)  / Most do not.\n\n\nSome give the hats to charities. Some give them to the employees. The rest get thrown out.
654226
the population is too small.  their money is worth half of an american dollar which amounts to the player getting paid less.  they have great fans but the teams can't get arenas to fill up unless the more popular teams come to town.  the arenas are costly to build.  the nhl has six canadian teams.
878722
Its a hazing technique where the freshmen have 2 skate around naked on the ice-rink with obscineties and other funny and humiliating comments written on their bodies and the senoirs of the fraternity get to try to "JAM" something(like a broom handle or adult toy....etc) into certain areas....lol\n\nThey basically get sodamized!lol\n\n♥
621404
It f***ing should be. I get tickets so many times it sux! whats the deal with the public and sk8rs. I see people on their bikes riding around. Or on their gay a** roller blades, whats up with sk8boards. Wait i know y, it's cuz it makes noise or we have a stereotype on us that we r gonna destroy something by grinding or sk8ing on it. Or that we r in a gang. Dumba**. L8r
776427
They are doing real well, even better than the high expectations before the season. Pronger is having a fantastic year, and they can pretty much have either Neidermeyer or Pronger on the ice at all times on Defense. Giguere is playing like he did in the 03 playoffs. I don't think they have anyone along the lead's leading scorers, but because they have a well-balanced team and the kids are doing a lot, they are among the leaders in goals scored anyway. Despite all this, attendance seems to be down so there should be plenty of good seats to most games. Go see em'!
1007429
most of them jumped on the mark cuban band wagon...whiners.  \nOthers are pissed off pistons fans, seriously they're all haters!
449312
cuz no one really cares about Hockey
426091
I really appreciate Georgie Peorgies comment that it would be nice to see some Canadians teams because "after all, it is a Canadian sport and why did us Americans take it away."\n\nExactly.  \n\nNashville was facing elimination tonight and they didn't even sell out the arena.  Lame.  I mean, what else was happening tonight in Nashville?  Country music?  WWE Wrestling?  Doesn't matter, that's your interest, certainly not hockey.  Who's bright idea was it to take away a perfectly good hockey team in Winnipeg and Quebec (crawling with hockey fans) and create a team in freakin' Nashville?  Someone (hmmm Gary Bettman) should be shot.\n\nHere in Montreal people are crawling all over each other just to get a seat in a bar.  It's stupid and it pisses every single Canadian off right down to the bone.  And we're sorry about winning the World Series' back in the day,  (when the Blue Jays won all those years back).  I would trade that 1000 times over just to see the Stanley Cup back in Canada thank you very much. \n\nOkay, onto the real discussion:  New Jersey and San Jose.  There's no question.  I would love to see Edmonton, or Calgary, or Montreal or Ottawa, but if these teams all make the 2nd round, they'll eliminate each other.\n\nBesides, no one can beat New Jersey now.  15 wins in a row!?  I mean, Elias is so much on fire that you can practically see fire burning off his jersey, Brodeur is a stone wall with experience, and Gionta, Madden, etc. it doesn't matter:  No one is beating New Jersey (I say this, and I am a true New Jersey Devils hater.  I hate New Jersey and their stupid faces.) \n\nSan Jose is also too strong.  Calgary's the only team with a chance, and I don't like their chances.\n\nSo:  New Jersey vs. San Jose and New Jersey in 4.\n\nPS - what really pisses us Canadians off is that like %60 of the league is Canadian.  So we're seeing Canadians fighting Canadians every single night in the name of some lame team name like "the Predators" to a crowd that rates the excitement factor of the game somewhere between darts and lawn bowling.  Stupid.  Bettman can put that in his pipe and smoke it.
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Fans often threw an octopus onto the ice as a good luck charm.\nThe buy them at markets or fish them.\n\nLegend of The Octopus Encyclopedia\nhttp://www.karr.net/encyclopedia/Legend_of_the_Octopus/\n\nThe Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home games in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck during a playoff run. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series — needing to win eight games — 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 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.\n\nSince 1952, because the tossing of octopuses is generally viewed as a successful symbol of good luck, the practice has persisted each year; in one 1995 game, fans threw 36 octopuses, including a 30-pounder[1]. The Red Wings 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, symbolising the 16 wins now needed to win the Stanley Cup.\n\nIn recent years, however, animal rights groups, such as PETA, have objected to the activity, claiming that "flinging an octopus is no more acceptable than hurling kittens and puppies." [2]
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Hockey pucks are frozen to keep them more stable on the ice.  When they're frozen they bounce, wobble, skitter and skip less.