'Al the Octopus' returns to Joe Louis Arena as Wings prepare for ... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080409/SPORTS05/80409052/1053/sports&cid=0&ei=xyoDSPTTD4iEyQTdqK27DQ&usg=AFrqEzdNTPJsJ4xG48phhfXl5vSucjhuXw)
Detroit Free Press, United States - Apr 9, 2008
But “Al The Octopus” returned to Joe Louis Arena today. The giant, purple, eight-armed cephalopod makes us warm up to the playoffs a little more. ...


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A 'matter' of tradition (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2008/04/a_matter_of_tradition.html&cid=0&ei=NRMLSKniC4KyyQTzlvVO&usg=AFrqEzdrPNxVkZ8xGVkvEtkVfVpUbOyccw)
MLive.com, MI - 1 hour ago
So exactly what "matter" could come off a twirling octopus and land on the ice that might pose a hazard to players? Dr. Steve O'Shea director of the Earth ...


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We live in a country populated by idiots.

Indeed! :roll:

NHL bans octopus swinging; $10000 fine for offenders (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080419/SPORTS05/804190350/1053/SPORTS05&cid=0&ei=E7YNSKTSIYnaygT724BA&usg=AFrqEzfS-4vXGfr669iR1PXWkGdF4IPo5g)
Detroit Free Press, United States - Apr 19, 2008
Details were scarce Friday, but the Wings have been told by the NHL that head octopus wrangler Al Sobotka no longer may swing the mollusks over his head ...


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HELENE ST. JAMES' BLOG No more twirling of the octopus (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080418/BLOG09/80418084/1053/SPORTS&cid=0&ei=E7YNSKTSIYnaygT724BA&usg=AFrqEzcuNGbGWgv9xNiHRsfcOAWB9Afuog)
Detroit Free Press, United States - Apr 18, 2008
Just a little tidbit from Joe Louis Arena: The NHL has decided octopus twirling doesn't fit in with league image, or something to that effect. ...


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Octopus-gate takes another dramatic turn (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080425/SPORTS05/80425013/1053/SPORTS&cid=1153734735&ei=laoRSNOjFIiEyQTV5OjuAw&usg=AFrqEzfqcFTN8fPZNkoFECdDRrePH18eJA)
Detroit Free Press, United States - 2 hours ago
The game marked the Wings' second at the Joe since being slapped with a octopus-twirling ban by the NHL late in round one. But the saga of Octopus-Gate came ...
Tempest in a boiling pot: Putting a twirled octopus to the test (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080424/BLOG24/80424088/1053/SPORTS05&cid=1153734735&ei=laoRSNOjFIiEyQTV5OjuAw&usg=AFrqEzf3Ru3ZARtC2wQqLaZn_h6HqQ82jQ) Detroit Free Press
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Octopus Twirling Test Part Two: The "Raw" Data (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080426/BLOG24/80426037&cid=1154050380&ei=S04USOCIF46uygSmjsHwDg&usg=AFrqEzei6-PfuuBFIxWmGf2URVgbjk7HpA)
Detroit Free Press, United States - 16 hours ago
Well, never one to shirk from a challenge of the cephalopod variety, I decided to repeat my octo-twirling test, this time using a raw octopus instead of a ...


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An off-the-wall take on octopus 'matter' (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2008/04/an_offthewall_take_on_octopus.html&cid=0&ei=S04USOCIF46uygSmjsHwDg&usg=AFrqEzeNKXjYJB5WHl29SNQnNXWxlA9scg)
MLive.com, MI - 15 hours ago
The octopus, though, is a different story. "It is your job, you are involved in the game and if you have to do something that, I don't think we are supposed ...


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It doesn't 'matter,' take two (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2008/04/it_doesnt_matter_take_two.html&cid=0&ei=S04USOCIF46uygSmjsHwDg&usg=AFrqEzdOSXyKYNesft53MCmEom_PhFFf7Q)
MLive.com, MI - 20 hours ago
The Detroit Free Press's Mike Thompson successfully swung a boiled octopus and found that no "matter" (which is supposedly the reason that the NHL has ...


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Hockey.com (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hockey.com/hockey-blogs/nhl-news/953-paul-sobotka-octopus-ban-proof-something-is-fishy-in-motown.aspx&cid=0&ei=S04USOCIF46uygSmjsHwDg&usg=AFrqEzfckxLfOc1L-81e3quii-bQqtwerw)
Paul Sobotka octopus ban proof something is fishy in Motown (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hockey.com/hockey-blogs/nhl-news/953-paul-sobotka-octopus-ban-proof-something-is-fishy-in-motown.aspx&cid=0&ei=S04USOCIF46uygSmjsHwDg&usg=AFrqEzfvnK3h6rXkPZZ6TMzXDr754P95gg)
Hockey.com, Canada - Apr 25, 2008
Oh, and I wanted to save you the hassle of having to pronounce cephalopod. Can't you just feel your IQ plummeting as you read this? Hey, it's your NHL. ...


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NHL puts a lid on Sobotka's octo-protests (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2008/04/nhl_puts_a_lid_on_sobotkas_oct.html&cid=1154243028&ei=jJ8VSPTwFIKyyQSaz7y4Aw&usg=AFrqEzfkOdQ7Lv63DlT7mG4XgYMXXfcoBw)
MLive.com, MI - 20 hours ago
The NHL's ban on Al Sobotka's pregame octopus swinging continues to get even more cumbersome. For Saturday's Game 2 against Colorado, standby referee Don ...
NBC analyst: Wings skating past Avs like tiptoeing through the tulips (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-1&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080427/SPORTS05/80427012/1048&cid=1154243028&ei=jJ8VSPTwFIKyyQSaz7y4Aw&usg=AFrqEzdal5HCRwtAoMc0HjLimqisSDCmBA) Detroit Free Press
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Octopus-gate takes another dramatic turn (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080425/SPORTS05/80425013/1053/SPORTS&cid=0&ei=jJ8VSPTwFIKyyQSaz7y4Aw&usg=AFrqEzcQd8DbbiQryYPhOUJZkn1k_8xfYA)
Detroit Free Press, United States - Apr 25, 2008
The game marked the Wings' second at the Joe since being slapped with a octopus-twirling ban by the NHL late in round one. But the saga of Octopus-Gate came ...


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