Detroit's buckets have a large white stripe down the middle like a football helmet -- plus Red Wings logos on each side ... They wanted their octopus mascot represented in some small way.

The Detroit Red Wings octopus throw might be moving from entertaining tradition to effective strategy. When brothers Jerry and Pete Cusimano started the tradition of throwing an octopus on the ice ...

The Detroit Red Wings are back to practice ... pause for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. The Wings wore the helmets — adorned with their logo on the side, football-style — that they ...

Saturday night in Calgary, the Detroit Red Wings won their fifth straight game ... with both nights ending in a celebratory octopus flying onto the ice. Brett Holmes, Imagn Images "We ...