Gemel Smith woke up from his game-day nap, grabbed his phone and saw a tweet with an octopus.
The next thing he knew he was driving to Detroit, where his brother Givani waited with open arms if not an open door.
Gemel Smith, who has appeared 88 career NHL games, made his first public appearance with the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, two days after he was claimed off waivers by Wings general manager Steve Yzerman. It was an amazing turn of events for Gemel, who by his own admission " has loved the team since I was 3 years old.