List of NHL mascots

This is a list of current and former National Hockey League (NHL) mascots, sorted alphabetically.

Current mascots

Al the Octopus

Al the Octopus is the eight legged mascot of the Detroit Red Wings. It is also the only mascot that is not costumed. In 1952, when east side fish merchants Pete and Jerry Cusimano threw a real octopus onto the Olympia arena ice, the eight legs represented the eight victories needed to secure a Stanley Cup in those six-team days. Since then, fans throw an octopus onto the ice for good luck. In one game in the 1995 Playoffs, fans threw forty-five onto the ice. Arena Manager and Zamboni driver Al Sobotka ceremoniously scoops them up and whirls them over his head, and play continues. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman forbade Sobotka from doing so during the 2008 playoffs, claiming that debris flew off the octopuses and onto the ice. Sobotka and the Red Wings have denied that this occurs, but even so Sobotka acquiesced and now twirls the octopuses once he departs the ice. In 2011 the NHL forbade fans from throwing any octopuses on the ice, penalizing all violators with a $500 fine. This has led to local outcry at the seemingly intentional destruction of a classic tradition. Red Wing's forward Johan Franzen has pledged to pay any and all fines as an attempt to continue the tradition.

WAAL

WAAL ("The Whale") is a classic rock radio station broadcasting at 99.1 MHz and licensed to Binghamton, NY and is under ownership of Townsquare Media. WAAL is the oldest FM radio station in the Southern Tier. During weekday mornings and weekday afternoons, traffic reports are announced after every classic rock ride.

On-air lineup

Weekends - Classic Rock Weekend Themes

Shows

The New Whale Morning Show

Doug Mosher is on the air from 5am-10am on weekdays. They have many contests, music news, fun, crazy stuff, traffic, and weather.

6 Pack Classic Rock Ridea

Each hour featuring at least 6 great Classic Rock songs in a row,after the Whale Morning Show.

The Whale Diner

An hour of requests and dedications hosted by Don Morgan.

Get the Led Out

For 15 years, the Whale has been playing a triple shot of Led Zeppelin every weeknight at 9:15pm.

Whale (disambiguation)

A whale is a sea mammal.

Whale or The Whale may also refer to:

In print

Music

Places

United Kingdom

United States

Other

Film and television

The Whale (The Office)

"The Whale" is the seventh episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series The Office. The episode originally aired on NBC on November 15, 2012. The episode guest stars Jack Coleman as Robert Lipton and marks the return of actress Melora Hardin as Jan Levenson.

The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) is tasked with selling paper to a woman—who is later revealed to be Jan (Hardin)—from the Scranton White Pages, so Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) and the women of the office teach him how to interact with women. Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) confides in Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) that her husband, Robert (Jack Coleman)—who is secretly having a relationship with Oscar—is cheating on her. Oscar helps her spy on her husband at his yoga class. Meanwhile, Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) convinces several of the men in the office to grow mustaches for "Movember".