Wombat 26 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 Sorry if this was posted earlier, but I looked and couldn't find a topic about it. Ken Daniels mentioned Pete Cusimano's passing on last night's telecast. Here is his obituary in the Macomb Daily Thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdinc 45 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 R.I.P :octo: :octo: :octo: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 R.I.P. Pete. All the best to your friends and family, and thanks for your contribution to Red Wings history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dimaline312000 51 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 Thoughts and prayers go out to all his friends and family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 Taken from a photocopy of the column "Fair Game", by Paul Chandler, Detroit News, Wednesday, April 16, 1952. Any Significance in an Octopus? Many things happend for the first time in the history of hockey as the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup at Olympia last night, and one of them was the appearance of a genuine octopus on the ice surface. It flew out of Section 10 about the middle of the game, a blue-gray hunk of a thing with legs about 14 inches long. During the years all breed of normal fish have appeared on the ice and galoshes, girdles, beef steak and buttons, but never an octopus. Some say the octopus was alive, some say it was dead and up to now the owner has not presented himself to expalin the origin. Bob Goldham ultimately turned it over to an usher, who brought it to the press box for inspection. A suggestion it appear between periods on television was rejected. Thought Behind it? It was good for chuckles, of course, but what one ponders now is whether the funster who made the toss was a thinking man, a prankster with a feeling for strategic significance. An octopus has eight legs. Detroit was winning the Stanley Cup in eight games. Could this prank have been chosen with thought? Nick Londes and Louis Smith phoned to point out that octopus is a word that stems from the Greek , oktopous, meaning eight-footed, okto plus pous, foot. However, in terms of the Red Wings, Webster's second definition seems to be the best: "An organization with many branches through which it maintains a hold on others." Thank you, Mr. Peter S. Cusimano. You, and your family, will always be part of the history of the Detroit Red Wing Hockey Club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zata fan 40 6 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 Thank you Pete. RIP and thoughts and prayers with your family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegerkin 189 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 Who knew it would catch on? RIP and thoughts and prayers to your family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) Everyone Thank Bettman for banning them the last two years of his life... a true sportsman. R.I.P. Edited November 2, 2009 by CaliWingsNut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paolino99 5 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 Rest in Peace man..we'll be missing you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wombat 26 Report post Posted November 2, 2009 I do hope the Wings honor him before an upcoming game, or dedicate something to him. It's not every day that you can pinpoint the actual creators of a long standing, much appreciated sporting tradition such as this. The Wings are better for having him as a fan. Most fans want to impact the teams they love, and he did! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
