Having read dozens of hockey player memoirs, they are rarely something that I get overly excited about. While I find both coaches and those in management often tend to put out more engaging reads, it’s the players who have the harder time producing an entertaining story. I don’t know if you’ve ever watched an interview…
Sum 41 was just about everywhere during my final year of high school all the way back in 2002. The band’s appearance on the soundtracks for both the first Spider-Man film as well as the second American Pie movie coupled with the near constant airplay on MuchMusic made it damn near impossible to get away…
BOWER: A LEGENDARY LIFE is the story of the life and career of beloved Toronto Maple Leafs legend, Johnny Bower. While Johnny was not able to put pen to paper to tell his life story in his own words prior to his passing in 2017, author Dan Robson took on the task of sorting through…
IRON MIKE: MY LIFE BEHIND THE BENCH is the memoir of professional hockey coach Mike Keenan. I came of age as a hockey fan in the mid-90s, right around the time Keenan was winning his first – and only – Stanley Cup as head coach of the New York Rangers. Despite multiple trips to the…
Veteran sportscaster Jim Lang is back once again, this time without frequent collaborator Bob McKenzie, to present another volume of the Everyday Hockey Heroes series. Lang presents the story of fifteen men and women whose selfless actions have helped to make the game more accessible and enjoyable for everyone. The stories here are uplifting and…
Following the success of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, acclaimed author and journalist David Grann is back with a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder with his new book, THE WAGER. The story follows a ramshackle British vessel as it pursues a Spanish warship that had been believed to contain unfathomable treasure. Along the way,…
Author Garrett M. Graff has been churning out critically acclaimed releases the last few years. Back in 2020, I read and reviewed his oral history of 9/11, THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY; a book I still think about often. Since then, he’s crafted a new and updated history of Watergate, an investigative look at…
Prior to 1995, NHL players had their only substantial moment with the Stanley Cup on the ice after they’d won it all and aside from a few events and the championship parade, many did not get to spend time with hockey’s ultimate prize; the physical manifestation of their hard work and sacrifice. However, that all…
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