WHY YOU SHOULD BOIL YOUR OCTOPUS BEFORE THROWING IT.

WHY YOU SHOULD BOIL YOUR OCTOPUS BEFORE THROWING IT. It’s pretty well-known that fans of the Detroit Red Wings throw octopuses onto the ice at important moments in Red Wing history. This WikiAnswer tells the history of this custom and also explains that “the octopus should be boiled prior to the game to prevent it from sticking to the ice, and to eliminate any residue from the outside of the octopus flying off of it as Al Sabotka swings it around over his head to fire up the crowd when he removes it from the ice.”