title: Tales from the Pittsburgh Penguins Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Penguins Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team)
author:  Joe Starkey 
description: <strong>Joe Starkey</strong> is an afternoon radio host on 93.7 The Fan (CBS Radio) in Pittsburgh and a columnist for the <em>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</em>. He worked the Penguins beat from 1997 to 2002 and continues to cover the team. He has followed stories ranging from Mario Lemieuxs dramatic comeback to Sidney Crosbys dramatic arrival to the teams return to greatness in the 21st century. Starkey grew up in Buffalo, New York, attended graduate school at Duquesne University, and resides in Pittsburgh with his wife, Susan; stepson, Michael; and daughter, Mary Ann.
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  **Table of Contents**
  
    
  
  _Dedication_
  
   _Copyright Page_
  
   _Title Page_
  
    
  
  Chapter 1
  
  Chapter 2
  
  Chapter 3
  
  Chapter 4
  
  Chapter 5
  
  Chapter 6
  
  Chapter 7
  
  Chapter 8
  
  Chapter 9
  
  Chapter 10
  
  Chapter 11
  
  Chapter 12
  
  Chapter 13
  
    
  
  _Jeremy’s Soccer Center_
  
  For Bonnie and Emily
  
  Text copyright © 2002 by Nancy Krulik. Illustrations copyright © 2002
  
  by John & Wendy. All rights reserved. Published by Grosset & Dunlap,  
  a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 345 Hudson  
  Street, New York, NY 10014. GROSSET & DUNLAP is a trademark of  
  Penguin Putnam Inc. Published simultaneously in Canada.  
  S.A.
  
    
  
    
  
  Library of Congress Control Number: 2002106663
  
    
  
  eISBN : 978-1-101-15372-7
  
  [http://us.penguingroup.com](http://us.penguingroup.com)
  
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   **Chapter 1**
  
  “Here comes Jeremy,” Suzanne Lock said. She looked out across the school
  playground. She quickly handed her best friend Katie Carew an e