Playbook's Stadium 50 -- Significant moments in North American stadium history
Olympia Stadium
Olympia Stadium, 1952
The first octopus tossed onto the ice.
A tradition was born when two brothers tossed an octopus onto the ice to symbolize the eight playoff wins needed for the Detroit Red Wings (or anyone else) to win the Stanley Cup. With the expanded playoffs, they really need some sort of beast with 16 suctioning limbs. You know, like an owner with his hands in every taxpayer's pocket while seeking a new $500 million facility.
Advertisement
ESPN Video
- 00:43
High schooler with Down syndrome sinks 3-pointer
Leslie County (Ky.) High School's Ethan Wolfe, who has Down syndrome, checks into the game and knocks down a 3-pointer.
- 02:04
Hurts surprises family with donation toward a new home
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts surprises a family, whose child is battling cancer, with a $30,000 donation to go toward a new home.
- 01:25
Ron Rivera rings the bell after final day of cancer treatment
Washington coach Ron Rivera receives an ovation as he walks down the hospital hallway to ring the bell after his final day of cancer treatment.
