Feature: Devin Twins Come as Package Deal
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The following feature article on Mike and Joe Devin appeared in the November 7 issue of The Cornell Daily Sun.
By Yael Borofsky
When freshman hockey players Mike and Joe Devin look at each other, it must be just like looking in a mirror. With a height difference of about an inch and a weight difference of a couple of pounds depending on whose eaten more recently, these fraternal twins from Scituate, Mass., are shockingly difficult to tell apart. With similar voices and the ability to complete each other's sentences, it's no wonder that when they were younger, they frequently fooled teachers, friends and teammates by pretending to be the other.
"The whole team is having trouble and the coaches mess us up sometimes," Mike Devin said.
The Devin's father, Chuck Devin, played hockey and introduced his two young sons to the ice when they were about three years old. While some sets of twins try to find their own identities by having different interest and hobbies, the Devin twins have always done everything together, especially hockey. Having played on the same teams their entire lives, the twins started looking at schools with their hearts set on playing for the same school as a package deal. Lucky for them, the Red has a longstanding tradition of having twins on the team, so the brothers knew they would fit right in.
Complete article can be accessed via Daily Sun Web site by clicking here.
