Posts About "Book Review"
The Next Ones: A Review
December 13th, 2018 It's no secret that the NHL is rapidly becoming a younger league. The best players are young, a trend that seems to only be continuing. Connor McDavid won the past two Art Ross Trophies at 20 and 21 years of age. This season, Mikko Rantanen leads the league with 52 points in 31 games as a 22-year-old. Patrik Laine, at 20, seems to get...
Odd Man Rush: A Review
November 21st, 2018 Odd Man Rush: A Harvard Kid's Hockey Odyssey from Central Park to Somewhere in Sweden - With Stops Along the Way is the memoir of former professional hockey player Bill Keenan. If you're unfamiliar with Keenan like I was, he is a retired American hockey player who played college hockey at Harvard University before injuries derailed his...
A Review of Hockey: A Global History
October 22nd, 2018 Hockey: A Global History will bring hockey fans something they've long been missing: a well-researched, all-encompassing text on the history of hockey. Authors Stephen Hardy and Andrew C. Holman, both university-level educators, combine decades of research to bring the latest installment in the "Sport and Society" series from the...
Book Review - S is For Stanley Cup
September 30th, 2017 With the kick-off to 2017-18 NHL campaign just around the corner, hockey fans of all ages can hardly contain their excitement for the coming season. With a buzz in the air and the holiday season just around the corner, Sleeping Bear Press has picked the perfect time to release what is a must-have for any parent with little hockey fans...
Book Review: John Scott, A Guy Like Me
February 7th, 2017 We all know the story. A couple of bloggers wanted to stick it to the NHL by stuffing the ballot box and voting an enforcer into the All-Star Game. The ploy worked, and despite the league's skepticism, John Scott made it to All-Star Weekend, and became an instant star. Regardless of how you feel about fighting in hockey, or the validity...
Book Review – 'The Big 50: Boston Bruins'
January 21st, 2017 Identity. Toughness. Hard-working. Blue Collar. These were the words that Fluto Shinzawa used to describe the Boston Bruins. In his new book, The Big 50: Boston Bruins, Shinzawa chronicles the 50 most important men and moments that have made the Bruins one of the most historically-cherished franchises in all of professional sports. The...
