On this day in 2017, the Red Wings closed out their 38-year residency at Joe Louis Arena with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Fans celebrated by hurling 35 octopuses on the ice. Also, in 1877, ragtime pianist Hughie Cannon was born in Detroit, Michigan, and gained fame in Jackson.

Red Wings Farewell and Hughie Cannon's Birth | Apr 9

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