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Joe Louis Arena Detroit Welcome! We look forward to serving you during your visit to the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Special Event Hotels offers discounted hotel rates for guests attending the Joe Louis Arena. With over 50 hotels to choose from you can rest assured that you are getting the best selection, best availability, and the best rates. All of our Joe Louis Arena Hotels have been approved by both the Automobile Club of America and the Mobil Travel Guide, both the recognized authorities in hotel/travel ratings. Book online or call us toll free at 1-866-656-7127. |
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About Joe Louis Arena The arena was called the "Joe Louis Warehouse" when it opened in 1979 because it looks so vast and bleak inside, but when Mike and Marian Ilitch bought the team in 1982, they did some redecorating. There is an inviting concourse decorated with hockey artwork, for example. The Red Wings' most eagerly anticipated tradition is throwing of an octopus on the ice during the playoffs. The bizarre fan ritual began back when only four NHL teams made the playoffs, and the eight legs symbolized the eight wins needed to win the Stanley Cup. Attendants are booed if they use a shovel to remove the octopus and cheered if they use their bare hands. . . . .more |
