Tales from the Pittsburgh Penguins Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Penguins Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team)

This was a birthday gift for my wife who is a huge Pittsburgh Penguins fan. Shortly after she began reading this book, she started sharing some of the anecdotes with me. After an hour immersed in the book, she marked her spot and offered to let me read it. What a great book! Ever wonder why they are called the Penguins? The humorous explanation is given here. The day that Mario Lemieux brought the team out of bankruptcy is recounted, as well as the day he announced he was returning as a player ("This changes everything" being the general sentiment after the announcement). Coach Herb Brooks taking on a Colorado television commentator for a verbal cheap shot on one of his players, the (at the time) third longest game in league history and, just a few years later, another marathon overtime game...these stories and so many others are told in this lively book. Highly recommended for Penguins fans or, for that matter, fans of the game.

I bought this for my sister for her birthday, who is a lifelong, diehard Penguins fan to take on her trip to Mexico to read on the plane. She said she couldn’t put it down! Would be a great read for the Penguins fan on your shopping list!

So glad to finally have this book back in stock on Amazon! This is quite the collection... more than 200 pages of Pens history in one collection. Perfect for every fan, from the know-it-all to a team novice, the book features stories that give you great insight into the Penguins bench... past and present. The author is a local Pittsburgh sports writer who has logged countless hours following the team and reporting from the locker room. This kind of rare access resulted in a book only someone who has spent time on the "inside" could deliver.

I followed Penguin hockey from the beginning it so the book brought back many memories. It also gave background on many stories that I remembered, but didn't know the details. I was thrilled that they even brought up the Polish Army who camped out in the nosebleed section of the Civic Arena. I used to sit there all the time and had fun no matter what the score.

I bought this book as a gift for my Dad. We are a BIG Pittsburgh Penguins family (Scratch My Back with a Hacksaw!!!!!!!!). My Dad got a real chuckle out of this book! My mom says that she periodically hears a big chuckle coming from the living room as he sits in there reading his "Locker Room Stories."

Purchased for my wife who is a huge penguins fan. She truly love reading this

My husband bought this book for himself. He is all about the penguins and usually does not read many books but this sparked his interest. He wo ukd air every night reading this. I asked him to review out of 5 stars and he sais 5 stars!

Every serious Pens fan should have this book. It’s loaded with short facts and one paragraph stories... great for guys like me with a short attention span. Starkey did a great job on this.

A fun read for any hockey fan

very good

It was interesting