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The Road To Hockeytown: Jimmy Devellano's 40 Years In Hockey

When you think of the great managers and administrators of the past 40 years, you think of names like Scotty Bowman, Glen Sather, Bill Torrey, Lou Lamoreillo and Harry Sinden. But not everyone immediately thinks of Jimmy Devellano. But you should. Devellano is currently the senior vice president of the Detroit Red Wings, an organization he joined 27 years ago. In that time he was quietly instrumental in turning the "Dead Wings" into the top team in hockey for the better part of the past decade and a half, winning Stanley Cups in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008. Before that he was the assistant general manager and director of scouting with the New York Islanders during their dynasty years, winning Stanley Cups in 1980, 1981, and 1982. He's been a part of 7 Stanley Cup championships, and 14 professional sports championships. Needless to say, being a major piece of two dynasty Stanley Cup teams means Jimmy D has plenty of stories to tell. He does just that in his autobiography The...

2008 Hockey Book Preview: The Road To Hockeytown

The book: The Road to Hockeytown *, hardcover, 320 pages The Author: Roger Lajoie, Jimmy Devellano The Publisher: Wiley Release Date: August 18, 2008 Pre-order: Amazon - Chapters * The book is listed as The Road to Hockeytown: Jimmy Devellano's Forty Years in the NHL , but the publisher's own description hints that the final title will be From Cabbage Town To Hockeytown . We'll have to wait a bit longer on the final title, apparently. Book Description The architect of 13 championship teams, six of them Stanley Cup winners, Jimmy D. has left his indelible mark on the game of hockey everywhere he has gone, from Cabbagetown to Hockeytown USA. Born in the working-class Cabbagetown neighbourhood of 1940s Toronto, Devellano has risen to become one of the most respected and accomplished executives in hockey and in sports in general. He never did play hockey, but has always had an excellent eye for talent. As a scout and assistant general manager with the New York Islanders, he h...