Wanting to try and help make this “reverse fish yeet” into an away game tradition, I ordered a stuffed salmon to bring to Denver. Unfortunately, it didn’t arrive until after we flew in out, so my husband and I scrambled to try and find some other stuffed/plush and “salmon-like” fish here in Denver. After *extensive* searching, that silly little fish was the best we could find in this landlocked city! After tossing it on the ice, someone on the Kraken team grabbed it, Piper Shaw gave it to Grubi, during a post game interview, and apparently [he’s keeping it](https://soundofhockey.com/2023/05/01/kraken-avalanche-game-7/) as a memento for the special win!
To add to the great description from u/zeeleezae, throwing real sea creatures *onto* the ice has a long history in the NHL. In Detroit, they throw octopuses, whose eight legs were meant as a metaphor for the number of wins Detroit needed to win the Stanley Cup in 1952. Detroit’s long association with the octopus is one reason the Kraken do *not* have an octopus as our mascot (we have Buoy). In 2002, Nashville started a tradition of throwing catfish on the ice, in response to a series against Detroit. At one point or another, most arenas have seen fish thrown on the ice. Throwing fish even happens in the minor leagues.
And, to add a bit more depth to it, Seattle has a popular fish market (the Pike Place Market) where the fishmongers throw fish to each other, putting on a show for everyone (it’s actually pretty fun to watch). The fish throwing is one of those things that Seattle is known for.
Fish are for yeeting
3 stars of the game but ‘let’s make it memeworthy’
Bit forced, mayhe, but the sheer amount of work that went in ti designing easily throwaway fishes is impressive.
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A kraken fan at the game last night threw it on the ice when we won!
[check out this post here for the explanation](https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleKraken/comments/134dq9t/does_anyone_have_a_grubis_interview_with_piper/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
I’m the fan who tossed it onto the ice after the win last night.
After all home game wins, the three stars of the game will each sign a giant stuffed salmon to toss into the crowd (commonly referred to as [“yeet the fish”](https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/the-background-behind-the-krakens-tradition-of-yeet-the-fish/c-336425452)). This started early in season one, with a different type of salmon being used this season.
Several weeks ago, [some Kraken fans brought their own huge stuffed salmon to an away game in Nashville, and tossed it on the ice after the Karen win as sort of “reverse fish yeet.”](https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Toy7JgKbfKkndb5uEJfXcvdFptxd7p6Qk5CCTwPbSDUAQJ3u8x9J9TNqtCXbowmPl&id=336053526893227&mibextid=Nif5oz) I saw them do it and thought it was amazing! The Kraken’s social media team also shared a [photo of Grubi holding that fish](https://twitter.com/SeattleKraken/status/1639735096717742081?t=ofhSxvEbKwGAxsQSkj0_kQ&s=19) across every platform (including a few silly edits).
Wanting to try and help make this “reverse fish yeet” into an away game tradition, I ordered a stuffed salmon to bring to Denver. Unfortunately, it didn’t arrive until after we flew in out, so my husband and I scrambled to try and find some other stuffed/plush and “salmon-like” fish here in Denver. After *extensive* searching, that silly little fish was the best we could find in this landlocked city! After tossing it on the ice, someone on the Kraken team grabbed it, Piper Shaw gave it to Grubi, during a post game interview, and apparently [he’s keeping it](https://soundofhockey.com/2023/05/01/kraken-avalanche-game-7/) as a memento for the special win!
To add to the great description from u/zeeleezae, throwing real sea creatures *onto* the ice has a long history in the NHL. In Detroit, they throw octopuses, whose eight legs were meant as a metaphor for the number of wins Detroit needed to win the Stanley Cup in 1952. Detroit’s long association with the octopus is one reason the Kraken do *not* have an octopus as our mascot (we have Buoy). In 2002, Nashville started a tradition of throwing catfish on the ice, in response to a series against Detroit. At one point or another, most arenas have seen fish thrown on the ice. Throwing fish even happens in the minor leagues.
And, to add a bit more depth to it, Seattle has a popular fish market (the Pike Place Market) where the fishmongers throw fish to each other, putting on a show for everyone (it’s actually pretty fun to watch). The fish throwing is one of those things that Seattle is known for.
Fish are for yeeting
3 stars of the game but ‘let’s make it memeworthy’
Bit forced, mayhe, but the sheer amount of work that went in ti designing easily throwaway fishes is impressive.