Must Read for all hockey fans, especially Devils fans

Book Review by IanB
Title: Chico Resch's Tales from the Devils Ice
Author: Chico Resch with Mike Kerwick

Chico Resch, Devils announcer and former goalie has been with the Devils from the start. In this interesting book he shares stories of the ups and downs of the team. The stories begin at the birth of the organization when they were the Colorado Rockies and go through the 07-08 season. There are a few serious stories, funny stories (Hope you found your teeth Ken Daneyko) and some that are kind of strange . I loved this book and I couldn't stop reading it. Unfortunately, it can be hard to find, but it's still available in the Devils Den and you can get used and new copies from other sellers on Amazon. Highly recommended reading.

My Rating: 5 hockey pucks

Hockey lessons

Some people think skating lessons are the foundation of good hockey. Others think that coaches are just trying to make a buck and feed parental delusions. Both of my sons had lessons with Doug Brown (http://dougbrownspowerskating.com/pl.htm) today and a) thought the lesson was great; b) though he was really nice, and c) he got off the ice and spoke about very specific things he had identified and worked on with both boys.

I liked what I saw a lot! Am I crazy? I guess we'll see at tryouts...

End of the season

The season is almost over for which, with the way things are going, I am grateful. This has been a tough one for my older son as the team just never seems to have gotten their sea legs. The focus now has to be on figuring out what to do next year.

So many parents switch teams and start trying to suck up to coaches to help their son get on the best team. I feel like my kid suffers because I don't know what's going on behind the scenes. Everyone seems to think they have the inside scoop.

Is every Ice Rink a gossip mill or is it just ours?

Meanwhile, my little guy is having a great season playing with his club in the house league. Maybe travel hockey is just a big scam to get more money out of us stupid parents!