Octopus in det

[jrhky36 1]

betman is finding new ways to to the tradations. what,s next no more hat on the ice after a hat trick?

here is the article:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/NHL-vs-octopus-Detroit-police-fine-Red-Wings-f;_ylt=AtWILcmVv71.flRL2UO7zup7vLYF?urn=nhl-wp2695

chris osgood responds:

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/category/watch-listen/

[IPv6Freely 2092]

Ridiculous.

[bigdmac 12]

Ridiculous.

Agreed.

[AIREAYE 248]

While I agree that that ruling seems ridiculous, this article is biased; they never stated why throwing an octopus is 'dangerous' lol they only put out the law statements. But then again, this tradition has been going on for almost 50 yrs with no serious consequences reported (I dunno about this one). Again, its sad how Bettman wants the game more appealing to wider audiences and to those in the US, yet he wants to take this amusing tradition out of one of the best teams in the NHL.

[coryroth24 15]

[jschlenske 0]

Haha that Osgood interview is pretty good, wonder if there will be a fine.

[Rustpot 1]

Wasn't there a big deal a year or two ago when the league decided it would fine Al (the rink manager) for twirling any octopi on the ice, so he has to do it in the tunnel now? I believe after he was fined once the team paid the ludicrous $10,000 he was hit with. Too much "gunk" on the ice according to Bettman.

The part I can't understand is involving the cops. What law was broken? The article cites Detroit municipal code which states that it's illegal to throw things at sporting events that can cause injury. How can an octopus, thrown when no one is moving around and during stops in play, be considered dangerous? So now fans have to tread lightly and find a section without a cop.

[n3ss 0]

Those towels that people wave at games can be distracting to the players and officials. i think they should ban towels.

lol

[jds 20]

Waffle thrower at ACC got charged under the same rule. How can a partially thawed frozen waffle hurt a hockey player. Now if it was soccer, they would likely get knocke unconscious and fracture a tibia in the process :)

Thanks, Gary for thinking of the fans who pay your frickin' salary.

[dsjunior1388 81]

Wasn't there a big deal a year or two ago when the league decided it would fine Al (the rink manager) for twirling any octopi on the ice, so he has to do it in the tunnel now? I believe after he was fined once the team paid the ludicrous $10,000 he was hit with. Too much "gunk" on the ice according to Bettman.

The part I can't understand is involving the cops. What law was broken? The article cites Detroit municipal code which states that it's illegal to throw things at sporting events that can cause injury. How can an octopus, thrown when no one is moving around and during stops in play, be considered dangerous? So now fans have to tread lightly and find a section without a cop.

The funny part was 3/4 of the team immediately said they'd gladly pay the fine.

Thats the biggest part of this I don't understand. The NHL went out of their way to put pressure on the Detroit Cops who work the games to hand out the $500 fine. A guy in game 1 got it. My question is, why isn't Illitch throwing his weight around to protect his fans from unfair persecution from the league? They have a giant purple Octopus hanging above the scoreboard for one reason, and if you kill that reason, where do you stand? I'm sure Illitch can find a way to protect his fans. The cops have gone out of their way to say they don't want to hand out the fines, so if Illitch provided a legal loophole for the Octopi (provided it doesn't hit a player and it's after a whistle) it'd go a long way, PR wise and preserve the tradition.

[Chadd 916]

The funny part was 3/4 of the team immediately said they'd gladly pay the fine.

Thats the biggest part of this I don't understand. The NHL went out of their way to put pressure on the Detroit Cops who work the games to hand out the $500 fine. A guy in game 1 got it. My question is, why isn't Illitch throwing his weight around to protect his fans from unfair persecution from the league? They have a giant purple Octopus hanging above the scoreboard for one reason, and if you kill that reason, where do you stand? I'm sure Illitch can find a way to protect his fans. The cops have gone out of their way to say they don't want to hand out the fines, so if Illitch provided a legal loophole for the Octopi (provided it doesn't hit a player and it's after a whistle) it'd go a long way, PR wise and preserve the tradition.

Someone in Vancouver threw a fish on the ice. The league has to stop it before everyone decides to start their own tradition of throwing crap on the ice. There was a playoff game a few years ago where 11 of them were thrown on the ice in one game, that's why they cracked down on it last time. The reason people can't have nice things (like traditions) is because they abuse them.

[team50 20]

In the year that Florida made it to the finals it took 5+ minutes to clear the ice after every goal the team scored.

[Chadd 916]

In the year that Florida made it to the finals it took 5+ minutes to clear the ice after every goal the team scored.

And the league instituted a policy where the team would be fined/penalized if it happened again after that season.

[chippa13 1844]

Someone in Vancouver threw a fish on the ice. The league has to stop it before everyone decides to start their own tradition of throwing crap on the ice. There was a playoff game a few years ago where 11 of them were thrown on the ice in one game, that's why they cracked down on it last time. The reason people can't have nice things (like traditions) is because they abuse them.

That nails it right there. If it was just an octopus per game then I think nobody cares.

a Red Wings fan who claimed arena personnel encouraged his octopus toss in Game 1, but who was ejected and fined $500 when he tossed his octopus on the ice — after, he said, five others had already been thrown.

[goblue9280 33]

The rats in Florida (and other examples of fans copying the Detroit tradition) are unfair comparisons, as the main issue with those is the delay in the game. That has never been an issue in Detroit, where the octopi thrown after a wings goal are taken care of by the time the refs are done at the scorers table. And I laugh at Bettman using the safety issue angle as there is over 50 years of evidence supporting that octopi gunk is not a risk to players.

[TeamHonda401 54]

The employee at the rink can scrape up the shit in as much time as it takes to walk by it. It takes more time to shovel up hundreds of hats after a trick. Are they going to ban hats in arenas?? Not if they want paying customers to go to games. No way this has any merit to it.

[chippa13 1844]

Call me when there are 6 hattricks in the same game. One octopus is fun, several is just stupid.

"Hey man, did you see the octopus at the game last night?"

"Right at the start of the game, yeah."

"No, not that one, the other one."

"The one 8 minutes in?"

"No, not that one."

"The one at the start of the second?"

"No."

"The one 4 minutes into the third?"

"Nope."

"The one halfway thru the third?"

"Nah."

"The one with two to go?"

"Yeah, that was me!!!"

[shotty 7]

the idiot in vancouver threw the salmon DURING play. one of the linesmen was trying to grab it but he couldn't.

rookie mistake. haha