On this day in 1952: A strange tradition was born!

[Habsfan18]

Who could have predicted it would become tradition?

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[Bondurant]

Not all heroes wear capes.

 

[FabricDetails]

Remember that commercial from the Blackhawks in 2009 where one of their players (Adam Burish?) says something like, "It's time to do away with old traditions and start new ones" and then he slap shots an Octopus off the ice?

And then in real life they got baptized in a 4-1 series loss. Good times.