Octopus on ice @ stanley cup Dec 11, 2005 21:25:29 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostBack to Top Post by Foster Whitney on Dec 11, 2005 21:25:29 GMT -5 An octopus is thrown onto the ice in the Stanley cup because back in the fifties, it took **eight**playoff wins to win the Stanley cup... symbolized by the eight legs on an octopus.-Foster Whitney B8Source proicehockey.about.com/library/blquestions_octopus.htm