Book Review: The Art of Scouting Rebecca Dobrinski | May 8, 2011 The Art of Scouting: How the Hockey Experts Really Watch the Game and Decide Who Makes It. By Shane Malloy. (2011, Mississauga, Ontario: John…
Book Review: Tim Horton – From Stanley Cups to Coffee Cups Rebecca Dobrinski | April 18, 2011 Tim Horton: From Stanley Cups to Coffee Cups. By Don Quinlan. (2010, Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Hardcover. Pp. 72. $22.95 CAN / $19.95 US. ISBN 978-1-55455-148-4.) As…
Calder Trophy Winners, Videos and Stories Bruce Hollingdrake | April 17, 2011 The Calder Trophy is a National Hockey League award given to the player deemed most proficient in his first year of play in the NHL. Typically called Rookie of the…
Norris Trophy Winners, Videos and Stories Bruce Hollingdrake | April 10, 2011 The Norris Trophy is a National Hockey League award given to the best all-around defenseman as voted by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association (The Hockey Writers website has…
Canucks unveil Neilson statue, name award winners Cam Charron | April 8, 2011 Right arm outstretched, the blade of journeyman forward Jim Nill’s stick in hand, holding aloft a white towel on the butt-end, a Vancouver Canuck associate coach made history, and is…
Book Review: Queens of the Ice Rebecca Dobrinski | March 25, 2011 Carly Adams adds to the case for Hilda Ranscombe and the Preston Rivulettes’ induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Toronto – I hope you’re listening. Queens of the…
Bill McCreary: Veteran Referee Reflects on His Career Bruce Hollingdrake | March 24, 2011 It is one of, if not the most, thankless job in sport. The referee. There is perhaps no single word that garners more hatred and disgruntlement from sports aficionados.
From Gretzky’s Office: Random Hockey Facts Christopher Ralph | March 15, 2011 Like many sports and hockey fans, players and writers, I am a sucker for completely random facts, trivia and stats. This installment features 13 facts and is in honor of…
Book Review – Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup Run Rebecca Dobrinski | March 13, 2011 With the playoffs looming, I could not help but notice three books in my “to read” stack calling out for attention. Over the past few months, I ended up with…
Book Review – Lone Star Skate Rebecca Dobrinski | March 8, 2011 The Lone Star Skate: Improbable (But True) Stories of Texas’s Hockey Heroes By Glenn Hart and Rusty Burson. (2011, Austin, TX: Bridgeway Books. Hardcover. Pp. 180. $39.95 US. ISBN 978-1-934454-38-1)…
10 Might Join Jarome Iginla in the 10 x 30 Club Christopher Ralph | March 8, 2011 By now you’ve seen Jarome Iginla has added quite a monumental feather in his cap. He becomes amazingly only the 10th member of the exclusive 10 x 30 Club –…
Book Review– Jacques Plante: The Man Who Changed The Face Of Hockey Jeff Little | March 3, 2011 Goaltenders tend to make fascinating subjects for biographical treatment. Whether autobiographical (as in Ken Dryden’s masterful work in The Game) or penned by others, there is something compelling about the…