Al the Octopus
The Octopus was eventually named "Al" ( after former Joe Louis Arena building operations manager and current Little Caesars Arena building operations manager Al Sobotka ) , and every playoff year since , Al the Octopus gets raised to the rafters , when the Red Wings skate out onto the ice . 
<triplet> Al the Octopus <subj> Al Sobotka <obj> named after