Devils Player Recalls NHL Dynasty 30 Years After Winning First Stanley Cup Championship
The New Jersey Devils won a franchise-first NHL Stanley Cup championship on June 24, 1995—sweeping the Detroit Red Wings in four games.
Former New Jersey Devils player Tom Chorske walks to center ice for the jersey retirement ceremony for Scott Stevens before the game against the Buffalo Sabres at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Feb. 3, 2007. Andy Marlin/Getty Images
Tom Chorske remembers Saturday, June 24, 1995, like it was yesterday. The celebration continued through Sunday morning.
Hours earlier at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the NHL Devils won their first of what would be three Stanley Cup championships in nine seasons.
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
