Later Career
In 2008, Devellano co-authored his autobiography with sportswriter and radio personality Roger Lajoie titled The Road to Hockeytown: Jimmy Devellano's Forty Years in the NHL.
Devellano recalled that the one player he tried to acquire on several occasions was Ray Bourque; and that he recommended Scotty Bowman and Al Arbour over Mike Keenan as candidates to be the Wings coach in 1993. He said his best trade was probably in 1996, acquiring Brendan Shanahan and Brian Glynn from the Hartford Whalers in exchange for Keith Primeau, Paul Coffey, and a 1st round draft pick, which turned out to be Nikos Tselios.
In 2006, Devellano was named to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
He also has a Major League Baseball American League championship rings (2006, 2012) with the Detroit Tigers as Senior Vice President.
Recollecting, Devellano called Islanders forward Mike Bossy "the best pure goal scorer" he had ever seen.
Devellano's election to The Hockey Hall of Fame was announced on June 22, 2010. He was inducted November 8, 2010.
Devellano has 15 championship rings: 7 Stanley Cup rings with the Islanders (1980, 1981, 1982), and Red Wings (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008); 3 American Hockey League Calder Cup rings with the Adirondack Red Wings (1986, 1989, 1992); 2 Central Hockey League Adams Cup rings with the Fort Worth Texans (1978) and Indianapolis Checkers (1982); 1 East Coast Hockey League Riley Cup ring with the Toledo Storm (1994); and 2 American League Championship rings with the Detroit Tigers (2006, 2012).
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