Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
Wrigleyville an 'Octopus Free Zone' on New Year's
Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley is a Blackhawks fan. It goes without saying he hates the Detroit Red Wings.
Comments
Blog Reactions

Maturity is a beautiful thing
Snapshots — The Chicago Sun-Times' Mark Konkoi provides more proof that maturity and the status of "authority figure" are not mutually exclusive: July 23, Chicago Sun-Times : Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley is a Blackhawks fan. It goes without saying he hates the Detroit Red Wings. So when Quigley put together an official resolution Tuesday celebrating the Hawks' outdoor showdown against the Red Wings on New Year's Day at Wrigley Field, he included a secret message to the reigning Stanley Cup champions and their fans. He used red capital letters in the last line of his resolution to ...

Chicago Politician Takes A Shot At Detroit
KK Hockey — ... be ‘’Chicago Blackhawks Day’’ in Cook County, Quigley’s resolution designates Wrigley Field and the surrounding area an ‘’Octopus Free Zone’’—a dig at Red Wings fans’ tradition of throwing octopi on the ice after their team scores. ‘’The good thing about being a Blackhawks fan,’’ Quigley said, ‘’is you don’t have to live in Detroit.’’ more

Chicago county commish officially resolves that 'Detroit Sucks'
Puck Daddy — ... can maintain this level of intensity and snark until Jan. 1, 2009. Because he's off to a flying start. From the Chicago Sun-Times, this dedicated ...

Related: mike quigley blackhawks
Afternoon Blogdome: I Made A Lot Of Mistakes, I Made A Lot Of Mistakes [Afternoon Blogdome]Deadspin
• Drove to Chicago...: Chicago county commissioner and spastic Blackhawks fan, Mike Quigley, is happy the Detroit Red Wings will play in Wrigley Field this year, but he won't be cheering for them — not even a little bit: "He used red capital letters in the last line of his resolution to spell out a favorite chant he learned while growing up a Hawks fan ''in the second balcony in ...