Table of Contents CHAPTER PAGE Meet the Devils 4 Glory Days 6 Home Ice 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Hockey 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Line Change 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
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Meet the Devils Which is more frightening the legendary creature known as the New Jersey Devil or a player for the New Jersey Devils The first is a myth but not the second The Devils are a very real ery real team and very frightening if you happen to be wearing a different different color uniform The Devils do things a little differently than other teams in ms in the National Hockey League NHL From their coach to to their top scorers to the last man on the bench they work k extra-hard to blend their strengths in ways that make them difficult to beat There are no superstars on the team Night in and night out everyone plays as if their jobs depend on it This book tells the story of the Devils After years of struggle and uncertainty they discovered the key to championship hockey Along the way the team made stops in two other cities But once the Devils arrived in New Jersey they finally felt right at home David Clarkson Patrik Elias and Mattias Tedenby jump for joy after a big goal during the 2012 13 season 5
