The “best” items for sale through Wings’ Joe Louis Arena online auction

By @MichaelCaples –

So, there’s some epic stuff and some hilarious stuff available through the Joe Louis Arena online auction.

The “highlights” are below:

• The “Al the Octopus” 10 foot by 10 foot by 8 foot creature that hung from the rafters – imagine having that in your man cave.
• Locker stalls from a bunch of players – yeah, you know you want one.
• The toaster from the players’ lounge – toast your bread like a champion.
• The game countdown clock from the locker room – that’d be an awesome timer for your kitchen.
• The warning sign in the players’ sauna – don’t overheat.
• Restroom entrance signs – No signs of the ‘troughs’ though…yet. We’re still reading.
• Door header leading into the locker room – Yeah, that’s just awesome.
• Chairs from the coaches’ office – Can’t verify which coach sat in which seat though.
• Stanley Cup Final signs – Remember the good times.
• The glass pictures from outside the rooms – If you haven’t seen those, they’re pretty cool; the hallway served as a little Red Wings Hall of Fame.
• Seating section signs – So you can properly separate your living room.
• “Alcohol may not be removed from the building” signs – Going to assume that these will be the most expensive things when the bidding is done.
• Parrot from Daiquiri Bar – No caption necessary.
• Glass signs from concourse – Some iconic shots of No. 9 and others that anyone familiar with The Joe would recognize…really cool.
• “Ice Quality” sign – The NHL and the NHLPA sign spelling out the expected ice conditions…great gift for the local rink Zamboni driver.

We’re still combing through this…