COACH is the story of the three time NHL coach of the year award winner, Pat Burns. In 1992, when I was 8 years old, I came home from hanging out with my friends and proudly proclaimed that I liked hockey and that I was now a Montreal Canadiens fan. My Uncle got wind of…
In BEAUTIES, author and sportscaster James Duthie sits down with (well, in the era of COVID, takes phone calls from) a wide variety of folks asking of them just one thing, “tell me a great hockey story”. A fairly simple request that leads to some truly excellent stories, but to label the whole book as…
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL’s First Black Player is the memoir of Willie O’Ree, former Boston Bruin and current ambassador for the NHL’s Hockey is for Everyone program. I received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. To be honest, before reading his book, I didn’t know a…
Burke’s Law: A Life in Hockey is the memoir of “the gruffest man in hockey”, Brian Burke. I received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I first came to appreciate Brian Burke when he took over my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs as general manager in 2008. Like many other…
Veteran hockey journalists and broadcasters Bob McKenzie and Jim Lang return with their second volume of Everyday Hockey Heroes. I received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In the same style of the first volume, McKenzie and Lang bring you more stories of men and women who contribute to…
A follow-up to One Night Only, a book about hockey players who had only played one game in the NHL, One To Remember throws a spotlight on athletes who had the misfortune (or fortune depending on how you look at it) of only scoring a single goal in their entire NHL career. One To Remember…
My Life is the story of the life and career of retired Finnish hockey player Teemu Selanne. From a young age, Selanne had hinted at greatness. His natural speed would help him excel at nearly every sport he tried. While he enjoyed both soccer as well as track and field, his heart belonged to hockey. …
Road to Gold is the story of how the annual IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Tournament rose to fame and became a holiday tradition in Canada. Prior to 1981, Canada would send over its reigning Memorial Cup Championship team to compete in the tournament. The biggest problem being that the Memorial Cup was competed for…
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