2008 Stanley Cup Finals

[BuckeyeTriDelta]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I'm going to die of a heart attack.. I don't know if I can survive double overtime.

BuckeyeTriDelta: Do you know WHY the octopus?

Yes actually I do! I was schooled by my BIL. It goes back to when 8 wins were needed to win the Cup. Octopus= 8 legs. Two brothers who owned a fish market in Detriot just threw one on the ice one night back in to 1950s to symbolize just that. The Wings one the Cup that year (I forget the exact year) and from then on it is considered a good luck charm. I think it's name became Al for the arena manager. Al is now purple and lives in the rafters of Joe Louis.

Crap I just now saw that someone beat me to this! Oh well. That was a looooong game. My BIL didn't even make it to work because he was so tired.

[ZTABullwinkle]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeTriDelta

Yes actually I do! I was schooled by my BIL. It goes back to when 8 wins were needed to win the Cup. Octopus= 8 legs. Two brothers who owned a fish market in Detriot just threw one on the ice one night back in to 1950s to symbolize just that. The Wings one the Cup that year (I forget the exact year) and from then on it is considered a good luck charm. I think it's name became Al for the arena manager. Al is now purple and lives in the rafters of Joe Louis.

Crap I just now saw that someone beat me to this! Oh well. That was a looooong game. My BIL didn't even make it to work because he was so tired.

Sorry, didn't meant to beat you to the punch.

[PinkRose1098]

Go Pens!