Tales from the New Jersey Devils Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Devils Stories Ever Told

by Mike Kerwick, Mike Kerwick

Relive the best stories from throughout Devils history—​newly updated to include coverage of the 2019–​2020 season!
From the moment Dr. John McMullen brought professional hockey to New Jersey to the moment Scott Stevens lifted the Stanley Cup over his head for the third time, the Garden State has been in love with its New Jersey Devils. In this newly updated edition of  Tales from the New Jersey Devils Locker Room , former New Jersey goalie Chico Resch and coauthor Mike Kerwick bring readers along for a wild ride from the lean early seasons to the three Stanley Cup championships and beyond. The book has it all, including details about John MacLean’s game winner against Chicago, the goal that propelled the Devils into the playoffs for the first time in 1988, Ken Daneyko’s emotional curtain call in Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, Martin Brodeur’s yearly playoff dominance, and today’s Eastern Conference contenders. Tales From the New Jersey Devils Locker Room is an easy skate through Devils history, revealing insights behind the stories fans have heard and many others they have not heard until now.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction, Hockey

216 pages, Hardcover

First published October 20, 2011

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this book through Goodreads. Loved this. So many great and interesting stories. A must read for lovers of hockey and sports in general.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for Devils fans... fun stories about your favorite team by someone who was there.

[Randy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book of fun anecdotes and short stories about the golden era of New Jersey Devils and the beginning of the franchise. Quick insights from Brodeur to Zach Parise and everyone in between.

[Jon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, but more informative rather than telling secret stories or something like that. The one I read was also loaded with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

[Margot Correa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ngl I cried a few times 😭 go devs ❤️

[meeps · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love my devils, they should've had this edited a few more times tho

[Matt Kratz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book about the history of the New Jersey Devils. I enjoyed reading.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the book "Tales From the Devils Ice" but with an extra chapter. Much like with the first book, this left me wanting more. I would think "the greatest Devils stories ever told" would have more behind-the-scenes stuff, locker room shenanigans and the like. Instead, this was more of a brief history of the team with a quote thrown in to each story. Which is OK, but unsatisfying.

[MaryAnn · Rating 3 out of 5]

fun little reminiscing book to keep me entertained during lockout.

[John Cavanaugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light reading. Not going to win any literary awards, but fun to hear some of the backstories for any real Devils fans. And who doesn’t like Chico... for him I gave an extra star.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started being a hockey/Devils fan in 2015. There is a ton I don’t know about the franchise and the history of hockey in general. This book filled in a lot of the gaps!