Wings fan throws octopus, kicked out of Pittsburgh arena, sneaks back in
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NHL Morning Papers: Stanley Cup Finals Edition (Sunday)
Published 6/1/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
... without the unbelievable play of Henrik Zetterberg. Here is a the story of a sneaky Red Wings fan. ...
Wings fan shows true octopus matter
Published 6/1/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
The Detroit Free Press's Ben Schmitt found a Red Wings fan who displayed guts of the cephalopod kind on Saturday night: June 1, Detroit Free Press : Splat! The octopus hit the ice of Mellon Arena to a chorus of boos just after the national anthem Saturday. But the tentacled toss didn't come from a Michigander. Zach Smith, 19, of Cleveland, an avid Red Wings fan and adrenaline junkie, hurled the slimy creature. Then he got tossed. Security guards threw him out. "You're outta here," Smith said they told him. "Come back in and you get arrested." But Smith and his two friends from ...
The Price of Octopus
Published 6/1/2008 by Alanah at KK Hockey
... of Cleveland, an avid Red Wings fan and adrenaline junkie, hurled the slimy creature. Then he got tossed. Security guards threw him out.
“You’re outta here,” Smith said they told him. “Come back in and you get arrested.”
But Smith and his two friends from metro Detroit, who asked not to be identified, had a plan. They had bought an extra ticket in anticipation of his booting. That’s an extra $300 from a scalper
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Wings fan throws octopus, kicked out of Pittsburgh arena, sneaks back in
Published 6/1/2008 by Fraser at The Hockey Herald
via Detroit Free Press:
The octopus hit the ice of Mellon Arena to a chorus of boos just after the national anthem Saturday.
But the tentacled toss didn’t come from a Michigander. Zach Smith, 19, of Cleveland, an avid Red Wings fan and adrenaline junkie, hurled the slimy creature.
Then he got tossed. Security guards threw him out.
“You’re outta here,” Smith said they told him. “Come back in and you get arrested.”
But Smith and his two friends from metro Detroit, who asked not to be identified, ...
There's Only One Way To Describe This Fan: HERO
Published 6/1/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Impressively, he had bought an extra ticket from a scalper in anticipation that he would get kicked out for throwing the octopus on the ice. So he sauntered up to the admission gate in his new duds with the extra ticket. He walked right back in, with no one the wiser. ...
Red Wings Fan Pays An Extra $300 To Get Kicked Out Of Mellon Arena
Published 6/1/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... bought an extra ticket in anticipation of his booting. That's an extra $300 from a scalper. And Smith was wearing a regular T-shirt, instead of Red Wings gear, when he threw the octopus. Outside, he quickly threw on a Red Wings sweater and walked back into Gate 3. "I feel great," Smith said as he roamed around the arena. "I'm not nervous. Anything with an adrenaline rush, I love it."Genius. Seems like a waste of $300 to me but whatever floats your boat. Wings fan throws octopus, kicked out of Pittsburgh arena, sneaks back in (Detroit Free Press)
Fan tosses octopus, gets ejected, returns via scalper ticket
Published 6/1/2008 at Puck Daddy
... arena, threw on a Red Wings jersey ... and re-entered the game via a $300 ticket purchased from a scalper. Read the full, rather awesome story by Ben Schmitt of the Detroit Free Press. ...
Red Wings Fan Throws Octopus on Penguins Ice
Published 6/1/2008 by Tuffy at SPORTSbyBROOKS
There are many places where war is fought. The trenches. The air. Behind enemy lines. Through subterfuge. However, when you need one man to fight in all those places, there’s only one person to call. Not Jason Bourne . Not James Bond . Not Sgt. Rock . Red Wings octopus ...
If You've Come This Far...
Published 6/2/2008 by Pensblog Staff (noreply@blogger.com) at The Pensblog
... Bourdon's memorial services and may miss Game 5.
And is Scuderi injured more than we think?
:: And the Baby Pens are stunned.
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Warning: Anti-Penguinite article.
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The Roundup: Perhaps Jay Bruce is the Denver Alien
Published 6/2/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Beasley have character issues? (Wichita Eagle)
This Nicklas Lidstrom guy - he’s quite good. (Washington Times)
The Jay Bruce love is already at DEFCON 3. (Diamond Hoggers)
So ultimately, does anyone believe this is actually an alien? (Denver Post)
Flopping’s out, but Hack-A-Shaq is still around? (Morning Juice)
Red Wings fan throws Octopus on ice, gets tossed, and then sneaks back into the arena. (Freep)
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Octo-Sleuth: Reaction
Published 6/2/2008 at Kuklas Korner
... By now you’ve read of the exploits of one Zach Smith, the wack job who bought two tickets to Game 4 so that he could toss a ‘pus, get kicked out and get right the hell back into Mellon Arena. ...
Top 5 Fan-Throwing-Stuff-Onto-Field Episodes
Published 6/2/2008 by Jodie at Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field
... Most Unusual Tradition With the Coolest Ending: The Detroit Red Wings fan who threw an octopus on the ice this weekend inspired this post. Not only did he sneak it into the arena, but he got himself back in the arena after getting thrown out! ...
PITTSBURGH NO MATCH FOR TEEN WITH PLAN
Published 6/2/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip to brighten this short, dark life
The Penguins are 0-3 in Finals games this year in which octopi land on the ice before the initial face-off. The Detroit tradition was obviously in place during the Red Wings' two home wins, but the Wings' Game 4 victory came only after a rogue fan defied Pittsburgh's effort to curtail octopus-hurling. Zach Johnson, a 19-year-old Red Wings fan from Cleveland, purchased his octopus with his girlfriend in Detroit, drove to Pittsburgh, wrapped the octopus in plastic, taped it to his stomach under his shirt, then chucked it onto the ice just after the National Anthem. After getting ejected and threatened with arrest, he put on his Red Wings sweater and ...
What has 10 legs, $300, and a hell of a lot of balls?
Published 6/2/2008 by The Eggplant of Evil (noreply@blogger.com) at Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos
... This guy. This kid apparently doesn't take "Get Out!" for an answer. Not only did he throw the octopus in the Pens arena, but he had the guts (and money) to sneak back in with a scalped ticket. I'm sure his face made it onto the JumboTron as he was esscorted out so he is damn lucky this game wasn't on the other side of Pennsylvania. Flyers fans would've kicked his ass. ...
The Detroit Free Press Wants No Penalties Called Unless, of Course, Someone Gets Decapitated
Published 6/4/2008 by Kevin (noreply@blogger.com) at Barry Melrose Rocks
Everyone has a bad day. Everyone has a bad column. That's why it's surprising that the MSM Joker of the Week comes to us from the Detroit Free Press. The Free Press has been on top of their shit all playoffs long, including their most recent episode of ...
