Gretzky’s Tears: NHL Trade Deadline reminds of the deal that shook hockey nations Christopher Ralph | February 26, 2012 Book Review: Gretzky’s Tears – Hockey, America, and the Day Everything Changed By Stephen Brunt This 2009 release told the story of the most monumental trade in hockey history and…
Book Review – Pelle Lindbergh: Behind the White Mask by Bill Meltzer THW Archives | January 20, 2012 Almost four years to the day I was born, the Philadelphia Flyers lost one of its greatest goalies, Pelle Lindbergh, in a horrific car accident in which alcohol was involved.…
Book Review: Maurice Richard Rebecca Dobrinski | January 7, 2012 Maurice Richard: The Most Amazing Hockey Player Ever. By Chris Robinson. (2011, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 128. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55277-900-2.) “Don’t let anyone say that it’s…
King of Russia: A Year in the Russian Super League David OConnor | December 28, 2011 The story of Dave King’s time coaching in the Russian Super League is told in the appropriately named book, King of Russia: A Year in the Russian Super League. Written…
Hockey Book Review: Black and Gold Rebecca Dobrinski | December 26, 2011 Black and Gold: Four Decades of the Boston Bruins in Photographs (Revised & Updated). Photography by Steve Babineau. Written by Rob Simpson. (2012, Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons Canada,…
Team Canada: Thirty Years Of The Game At Its Best (Book Review) Christopher Ralph | December 19, 2011 Team Canada: 30 Years Of The Game At Its Best is an invigorating look at Hockey Canada’s highly successful Program of Excellence.
Book Review: Adam Proteau’s Fighting the Good Fight Shoud be Mandatory Reading Steve Kendall | December 16, 2011 Factual evidence, persuasive arguments, and straight-forward ideas have forced me to rethink what hockey actually is versus what it should/could be.
I Hate Hockey: Francois Barcelo’s Novel from Baraka Books Brent Lemon | December 13, 2011 Governor General Award-winning author Francois Barcelo and translator Peter McCambridge have combined to produce a brisk and often disturbing piece of fiction in I Hate Hockey. At fewer than 100…
Book Review: My First Goal Rebecca Dobrinski | December 8, 2011 My First Goal: 50 Players and the Goal that Marked the Beginning of Their NHL Careers By Mike Brophy. (2011, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 254. CAN…
Book Review: Stellicktricity Christopher Ralph | November 29, 2011 Stellicktricity: Stories, Highlights, and Other Hockey Juice from a Life Plugged into the Game by Gord Stellick Check out the THW Book Room for many more hockey book reviews. While…
Book Review: Summit Series ’72 Rebecca Dobrinski | November 25, 2011 Summit Series ’72: Eight games that put Canada on top of world hockey By Richard Brignall. (2011, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 151. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55277-883-8.) Like…
Book Review: The Lives of Conn Smythe Rebecca Dobrinski | November 20, 2011 The Lives of Conn Smythe: From the Battlefield to Maple Leaf Gardens: A Hockey Icon’s Story . By Kelly McParland. (2011, Toronto: FENN/McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 370. $32.99.…