Book Review: The Art of Scouting
The Art of Scouting: How the Hockey Experts Really Watch the Game and Decide Who Makes It. By Shane Malloy. (2011, Mississauga, Ontario: John…
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PensBurgh on the Pittsburgh Penguins
Blog: PensBurgh Writers: Frank D (Manager); JDunman, Justin M, and Hooks Orpik (Editors); Lavender, GoPens!, and TonyAndrock (Authors); and tehchico (Moderator) Team: Pittsburgh Penguins Strength: PensBurgh…
Book Review: Tim Horton – From Stanley Cups to Coffee Cups
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…
Blog Review & Interview: Winging It In Motown
Blog: Winging It in Motown Writers: Casey Richey, JJ from Kansas, and Amerinadian (The Gentlemen); JeffHancock41 (Editor); and ApocalypticOn3 and Robocop (the Authors) Team: Detroit Red Wings …
Book Review: Jordin Tootoo
Jordin Tootoo: The highs and lows in the journey of the first Inuit to play in the NHL. By Melanie Florence. (2010, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company. Softcover. Pp. 104.…
Blog Review & Interview: On the Forecheck
Blog: On the Forecheck Writers: Dirk Hoag (Manager); Chris Burton (resident Mucker); and Sam Page, Aditya T, Seth Lake, Admirals ShortShifts, Anthony Neal, and Marc Torrence (the Grinders) Team:…
Blog Review & Interview: Second City Hockey
As this is the inaugural post of my new series of Blog Reviews and Interviews, I thought a brief introduction would be in order. This series will review hockey blogs –…
Book Review: Queens of the Ice
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…
Book Review – Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup Run
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
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)…
Introducing Hockey to Music City
In the fall of 1962, Nashville, Tennessee, newspapers took on the task of educating the Music City on its newest sport – ice hockey. Bill Parker of the Nashville Banner…
Book Review: Hockey Superstitions
Hockey Superstitions: From Playoff Beards to Crossed Sticks and Lucky Socks. By Andrew Podnieks. (2010, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 175. $19.99 CAN/$17.95. ISBN 978-0-7710-7108-9) Every athletic league…