Yaqala njani i-Detroit's Octopus-Tossing Tradition

Isiko lokuphosa ii-octopus kwimidlalo ye-Red Wings indala kunamaqela amaninzi kwi-National Hockey League. Imbali ithi isiko lokuqhekeza ii-cephalopods kwi-postseason yayikukudala abazalwana bakaCusimano, uPete noJerry. Abanini beemarike zentlanzi zalapha eDetroit, esi sibini sasikholelwa ekubeni ingwane yenzelwe umtsalane wendalo ngenxa yokuba iintambo zayo ezisibhozo zazifanekisela inani lempumelelo elifunekayo ukukhusela iNdebe yeStanley kwixesha lesithandathu lasekuqaleni.

Ngenye imini, ngelixa wayephethe i-octopus kwivenkile, kucingelwa ukuba uJerry uthathe umlenze kwaye wabonisa umkhuluwa wakhe umqondiso. Njengoko uPete ekhumbulayo kwifayile ye- Detroit Simahla yeendaba Kwiminyaka kamva, ukhumbula uJerry esithi, 'Nantsi into enemilenze esibhozo. Kutheni le nto ungasiphosanga emkhenkceni kwaye mhlawumbi iiWings & apos; ziyakuphumelela isibhozo ngokuthe ngqo? ' Abazalwana baqala ukusebenzisa le ngcamango Ngomhla wesihlanu ku-Epreli 1952 , xa amaWings abomvu abamba iiCanadiens kwinto eyayilungiselelwe ukuba ibe ngumdlalo wokugqibela kwiNdebe yeHlabathi yeStanley. Ngelo xesha, u-Detroit wayenomyalelo o-3-0 okhokelayo, kwaye yayilixesha lokubeka ithiyori kaJerry kuvavanyo. Emva kokuba uGordie Howe efumene inqaku lokuqala kukhuphiswano, uPete waphuma esihlalweni sakhe waza waphosa imollusk yakhe yomkhenkce emkhenkceni. Amaphiko aBomvu aqhubeka nokugqibezela ukutshatyalaliswa kwemidlalo yasemva kwexesha kunye ne-Lord Lord Stanley & apos; s Mug. Abanye bathi, yimbali.

Nangona isithethe ukuphosa i-octopi iye yafana neDetroit playoff hockey, bekungasoloko kunjalo. Emva kwexesha eliphambili apho iklabhu yaphumelela iimbaleki zokubuyela umva ngo-1954 nango-1955 kwaye yafikelela kumdlalo wokugqibela weNdebe yeStanley phantse minyaka le kwii-1960s zakuqala, iiRed Wings zazixutywe lilize kwiminyaka yee-1970 neye-1980. Ngenxa yoko, xa iqela lisilele ukulungela ukudlala emva konyaka emva konyaka, bekungekho thuba lininzi lokuqhubeka nesiko.

Yonke loo nto yatshintshwa ukuphela kwephulo lowe-1986-87, eyokuqala kunye nomqeqeshi oyintloko uJacques Demers. Amaphiko abomvu abeke elona xesha lawo lilungileyo kwiminyaka eyi-14 kwaye kwabonakala ngathi lixesha elifanelekileyo lokuba i-octopi iphinde ibhabhe. Kakhulu kangangokuba umbutho ufikelele kwi Inkampani ephezulu yeNtlanzi ukunceda ukuvuselela isiko, kuba iklabhu inethemba lokuba iya kuba yimidlalo emide yokudlala.

Ngokuka-Kevin Dean, ongumnini-shishini losapho, bacelwa ngumbutho we-Red Wings kunye namajelo eendaba ukuba babanike ii-octopus zokufota kwi-leadup ye-postseason ngaloo nyaka. Kwakukho ithemba elininzi kunye nokuzithemba kumqeqeshi uDemers eza eDetroit kwaye enika iiRed Wings ithuba lokubuyisa iNdebe yeStanley eDetroit kuba ibilahlekile iminyaka emininzi, utshilo uDean kwiVice Sports.

Amaphiko aBomvu agqibe ukuqhubela phambili ukuya kuthi ga kwinkomfa yokugqibela eyadlalwa emva kwexesha lonyaka, kwaye njengoko isithethe sabuyela kwintetho, uninzi lwee-octopus ezaziphoswe kuloo mkhenkce zazivela ku-Dean kunye nosapho. Uye waphawula ukuba kwindawo yokudlala emva kwexesha xa iDetroit ifanelekile, bahlala bethengisa nge-10 ukuya kwi-15 kuyo yonke imidlalo yasekhaya kumjikelo wokuqala emva koko iqale ukufudumeza. Ngo-1998, ngexesha lokugqibela leNdebe yeStanley, sathengisa ngaphezulu kwe-100 octopus ngosuku olunye lomdlalo, utshilo.

Kwakungoku ngeli xesha apho umphathi weDetroit kunye nesicelo sokugcina umkhenkce, UAl Sobotka , Waziwa ngcono ngengxabano yakhe kwi-octopus, wavelisa ubuchule bokujikeleza. USobotka, ngoku uneminyaka engama-63, waqala ngooMaphiko aBomvu emva ngo-1971 xa waqala ukusebenzela iOlimpiki. Ngexesha leminyaka yokuqala akazange abone ii-octopi ezininzi, kodwa ngee-1990s zakuqala, xa iklabhu yaba liqela lokudlala elingapheliyo, umsebenzi wokuqokelela iimollusk wawela kuye, kwaye walwamkela uxanduva.

Ngokuqinisekileyo uye wabona isabelo sakhe esilungileyo see-octopus kumashumi eminyaka, kodwa akakhange abambe balo. Yonke le minyaka ingama-25, ndinqwenela ukuba ndazi ukuba mingaphi. Ingayinto entle ukuba ndigcina ispredishithi kuyo, kodwa andizange & apos; t. Ingangumbuzo olungileyo ukufuna into engenamsebenzi, utshilo uSobotka kwiVice Sports.

Nangona engenako ukubeka inombolo kuyo, zikhona iapos ezimbalwa ezincamathelayo. Ngo-1995 umntu othile waphosa Iiponti ezingama-30 emkhenkceni kwaye xa ndihamba nayo, umdlali okhatshwa ngumdlalo okhatshwa yaza yathi, & apos; Swing that. & apos; Ndaye ndamjonga ndathi, & apos; uyaphambana? Andinako nokusonga isandla sam kuloo nto. & Apos; Intloko eyayikuyo yayinkulu kakhulu, yayinkulu kunentloko yomntu & apos, uyakhumbula.

Le gargantuan octopus yayiyinto eyahlukileyo. Uhlobo onalo & apos; olunokwenzeka ukuba lubonwe ziindidi ezine ukuya kwezintlanu zeeponti. USobotka uthi ezi zezona zilungele ukujijisana kuba iintente zihamba ngenqwelo moya. Kwaye indawo apho wena neapos zakho kunokwenzeka ukuba uzithenge kwezi ziphezulu. Kuba isithethe savuselelwa ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1980, baye baba yindawo yenkulumbuso yokuthenga i-octopus yokumisa. Kodwa ukongeza ekuboneleleni ngee-cephalopods, uSuperior ukwancedile ekuphuculeni isiko. Oku kubandakanya uphuhliso ' i-okthophasi '-Iseti yemigaqo emithathu elula egxile ekulungiseleleni i-octopus efriziwe ngaphambi komdlalo kunye neeprotocol zokuphosa. Esi sikhokelo senzelwe ukuqinisekisa ukuphazamiseka okuncinci kumdlalo ngoba, emva kwayo yonke loo nto, isenzo asivunyelwanga ngokusesikweni yiklabhu kwaye abaxhasi beRed Wings ababanjiweyo kulomdlalo baphantsi kokukhutshwa kwaye banako bajongane nesohlwayo sokuxabisa of $ 500 emapoliseni.

Nangona iiWings Red zingabikho kwi-playoffs okokuqala ngqa kumaxesha angama-26, iSuperior Fish Co isafumana ishishini elininzi njengoko ixesha le-NHL eliqhelekileyo lihlile. Oku ikakhulu kungenxa yemidlalo yokugqibela eyimbali eJoe Louis Arena ekuqaleni kuka-Epreli. Ngokuvalwa kwesakhiwo seHockey esine-Detroit & apos, kwakungekho kunqongophala kwabalandeli ababejonge ukuhlamba iJoe kwi-octopi okokugqibela. 'Kwakukho umdlalo wokugqibela weNdebe yeStanley, ukuba awukho ngaphezulu, ubushushu kunye nomnqweno wokuthenga i-octopus ukuyiphosa emkhenkceni kwimidlalo emibini yokugqibela yasekhaya, utshilo uDean. Ndandinabantu abaninzi abaza kum besithi, & apos; Olu luluhlu lwam amabhakethi, & apos; Ke zininzi iibhakethi ze-octopus eziphoselwe ngaphandle, utshilo. NgoLwesihlanu nangoMgqibelo okhokelela kule midlalo yokugqibela eJoe, uDean uthe bathengise ii-octopus ezingama-45 bebodwa kwaye bathenga izinto ezininzi ngeveki.

Omnye wabo bathengi kwenzeka UJim Boyle . Inzalelwane yaseSt.Claire Shores ibingumlandeli weWings Red ubomi bayo bonke, kodwa yayingazange yaphosa toss. Wayengenako ukukhetha ixesha elingcono lokwenza oko kumdlalo wokugqibela wasekhaya eJoe Louis Arena ngo-Epreli 9. Emva kokuthatha i-octopus yakhe kwi-Superior, uBoyle walandela ii-apos; octoquette & apos; kwaye ubilise imollusk yakhe ngaphambi komdlalo. Wabeka eyakhe inkqubo ngenkqubo yokongeza umbala obomvu wokutya embizeni, ngethemba lokuba izokunceda i-cephalopod yakhe ibonakale esihlweleni. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, ibubusuku bembali, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo ebengafuni ukuba kukuphela komntu ohlekisayo kwizitendi. Nangona iinzame zakhe zokudaya i-octopus yakhe azange zihambe ngokwesicwangciso, akazange aphazanyiswe.

Emva kokuyifaka ngocoselelo kwisakhiwo, wenza intshukumo yakhe nemizuzu eli-13 eseleyo kwixesha lesithathu. Ukuthatha i-baseball stance, wayiphosa emkhenkceni ngawo onke amandla akhe. UBoyle wagqibela ngokuba ngomnye wabo Abantu abangama-35 ngubani ophosa i-octopus ngexesha lomdlalo wokugqibela eJoe Louis. Umsebenzi ufezekisiwe.

Ndiza kuyenza kwakhona, utshilo uBoyle kwiVice Sports. 'Ndingaya kumdlalo oseLittle Caesars Arena [iiWings Red & apos; ikhaya elitsha] kuqala ngaphambi kokuya kwi-rigmarole yokuchwechwela kwi-octopus, ukuze nje ufunde iintambo. Kwaye nje ukuba ndonwabe ngakumbi kwindawo engqongileyo emva koko ndiza kuyenza, utshilo.

Ngokuqinisekileyo ngekhe aphumelele. UKevin Dean uthi sele enabathengi abamxelele ukuba babe ne-octopus eninzi ezandleni zeDetroit & apos; umdlalo wokuqala wasekhaya kwisizini ezayo. 'Abantu sele bezilungiselele,' wahleka. Phakathi kwabo kuya kuba nguSobotka. Akanazicwangciso zokuthatha umhlala-phantsi nangaliphi na ixesha kungekudala, kwaye nangona eza kuba ne-ofisi entsha kunyaka ozayo, ulindele ukuba yena ne-apos babe nezandla ezigcweleyo.

Isithethe mhlawumbi ngekhe sime. Akukho nanye into efana nale nakowuphi umdlalo, 'utshilo.

Iminyaka engamashumi amathandathu anesihlanu emva kokuba uPete Cusimano enze imbali ngokuphosa i-octopus yokuqala kwi-ice e-Olympia, ihlala isezona zithethe zibalaseleyo kwiHockey. Njengokutshintsha kwamaphiko abomvu kwikhaya labo elitsha, akukho mathandabuzo ukuba eli siko liya kuqhubeka nakwiminyaka ezayo. Nangona umkhuba ubukho ugxeke kutshanje ngamanye, akukho nto ibonisa ukuba i-NHL idlala ngokufana nokubona uSobotka ejikeleza i-octopus ngaphezulu kwentloko yakhe. Sinethemba nje lokuba amaPhiko aBomvu abuyile kwi-postseason yonyaka ozayo wokuvula isiko kwibhokisi yabo entsha.