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Back in the '50's, a local seafood shop owner decided to throw an octopus on the ice during a Red Wings playoff game in order to bring them good luck. Back then, only 8 wins were needed in the postseason to win the Stanley Cup, and so the octopus' 8 tentacles represented the number of games Detroit had to win. Detroit went on to win 3 consecutive Stanley Cups in the '50's and the local seafood shop owner was hailed as a hero.

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Never. Squid are not used. Only Octopus get thrown on the ice in a hockey game. It it must never interrupt the flow of the game or the home team will be penalized.

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its a Detroit thing that usually happens during the playoffs when the red wings score a goal.

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Squid means you score three goals or a hat-trick . This is because in Detroit instead of throwing hats if a player scores three goals the fans would throw a squid

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