The Detroit Red Wings hosted their first playoff game of the 2016 postseason Sunday night at Joe Louis Arena. Check out some of MiHockey’s photos from the pregame festivities, as the Wings celebrated their 25th consecutive playoff appearance. Also included is a look at the pregame show from inside The Joe. (Photos by MiHockey’s Michael Caples and Andrew Knapik/video by Stefan Kubus)
Fans had the opportunity to get their photos taken with these ‘hockey players’ at each of the entrances outside of Joe Louis Arena
Fans filling in to The Joe
Messages for Pavel Datsyuk
Al Sobotka firing up the crowd while making his final pass prior to warm-ups
Another look outside Joe Louis Arena
Dylan Larkin making his way onto the ice for warm-ups
Vladimir Konstantinov watching warm-ups from the Red Wings’ bench
Joe Louis Arena is alive and well
Al the Octopus making his first appearance of the postseason
The Joe Louis Arena crowd enjoying the pregame show
Darren McCarty firing up the crowd at the conclusion of the pregame show
Octopus delivery
Octopus landing
Al Sobotka cleaning up an octopus after the national anthem
