Book Review: The NHL A Centennial History Rebecca Dobrinski | January 6, 2014 The NHL is well on its way to celebrating 100 years of hockey entertainment. D’arcy Jenish commemorates those 100 years in The NHL A Centennial History.
Book Review: My Last Fight by Darren McCarty Tyler Leli | December 31, 2013 When hockey fans drive their way to watch games every night throughout the winter they are often drawn to the arena by a simple love of watching goals, fast paced…
Book Review: Between The Pipes by Randi Druzin Andrew Forbes | December 13, 2013 Between the Pipes: A Revealing Look at Hockey’s Legendary Goalies, by Randi Druzin (2013, Canada: Greystone Books. Paperback. Pp. 256. $19.95. ISBN 978-1-77100-014-7) As writers, or even just as fans…
Book Review: The Final Call Alison Myers | November 26, 2013 The Final Call: Hockey Stories from a Legend in Stripes by Kerry Fraser with foreword by Wayne Gretzky (2010, Toronto: Fenn Publishing Company and simultaneously in the United States; Plattsburgh:…
Ken Dryden’s ‘The Game’, 30th Anniversary Edition Ross Bonander | November 25, 2013 The Game: 30th Anniversary Edition, by Ken Dryden. (2013, Chicago: Triumph Books. Trade Paper. Pp. 320. $19.95. ISBN: 9781600789618) If you pick up the 30th anniversary edition of Ken Dryden’s…
Book Review: Gordie Howe’s Son by Mark Howe Ross Bonander | November 19, 2013 Gordie Howe’s Son: A Hall of Fame Life in the Shadow of Mr. Hockey, by Mark Howe with Jay Greenberg (2013, Chicago: Triumph Books. Hardcover. Pp. 336. $25.95. ISBN 978-160078-847-5)…
Stephen Harper’s “A Great Game” and its Not-So-Hidden Agenda Joe Pack | November 19, 2013 What does it say about Canada that the Prime Minister has written an extensively researched book about the beginnings of hockey? Perhaps it reveals that the sport is our great…
Fact, Figures, and Outside Perspectives on the Penguins Mike Colligan | October 8, 2013 Don’t be surprised when the Penguins slip into a losing streak after the March 5 trade deadline.
Book Review: Rob Vollman’s Hockey Abstract Ross Bonander | August 5, 2013 “Intelligence and hockey don’t go together.” Gilles Gratton Gratton, a 1970s goalie also known as Grattoonie the Loonie, was actually on to something. Intelligence–real-world, applicable smarts–has never had much of a…
Firewagon Hockey: The Game in the Eighties – Review Mark Ascione | April 26, 2013 Firewagon Hockey: The Game in the Eighties. By Mike Leonetti. (2004, Toronto: Firefly Books. Paperback. Pp. 224. $24.95. ISBN 978-1-5529-7911-2) The term ‘fire-wagon hockey’ was coined in the 1950s, but…
Book Review: Next Goal Wins, NHL Trivia Rebecca Dobrinski | March 11, 2013 Next Goal Wins!: The Ultimate NHL Historian’s One-of-a-Kind Collection of Hockey Trivia By Liam Maguire, with a foreword by Wayne Gretzky. (2012, Toronto: Random House Canada. Softcover. Pp. 227. $19.50…
Wayne Gretzky – 99: My Life in Pictures Mark Ascione | February 27, 2013 99 : My Life in Pictures, by Wayne Gretzky. Foreword by John Davidson. Edited by Dan Diamond. (1999, Toronto: Total Sports. Hardcover. 240 pages. ISBN 978-1-8921-2919-2) On April 19, 14…
