Here's an article showing Ryan Reeves being discriminated against because the hypocritical cheap shot artist Washington Capitals and their fans complained about a photo of him standing on the ice looking down at poor Tom Wilson, laid out on the ice after a perfectly legal, but hard hit. Poor baby got a concussion and people …
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A Review of Total Penguins
Total Penguins: The Definitive Encyclopedia of the Pittsburgh Penguins by Rick Buker My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is without doubt the most comprehensive, well researched, exhaustive, thorough resource on any subject I have every encountered in my life, in this case, the Pittsburgh Penguins. It's most impressive. Admittedly, it's for a niche …
A Review of The Game
The Game by Ken Dryden My rating: 1 of 5 stars Boy, I don’t get it. I really don’t. I’m sure I’ll take some criticism for saying this, but I just don’t understand why Ken Dryden’s The Game is considered by most to be the best hockey book ever written and by Sports Illustrated to …
A Review of Orr: My Story
Orr: My Story by Bobby Orr My rating: 1 of 5 stars Well, this book was a massively huge disappointment! For years, I had heard about how great Bobby Orr was, one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Some even said the greatest. He was a little before my time, so I never …
A Review of Patrick Roy: Winning. Nothing Else.
Patrick Roy: Winning, Nothing Else by Michel Roy My rating: 4 of 5 stars There are some who consider Patrick Roy to be the best goaltender in the history of the NHL. I’m not one of them. But I do think he’s one of the best, and perhaps the best if you go by some …
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A Review of Mr. Hockey
Mr. Hockey: My Story by Gordie Howe My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a really good autobiography of one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Perhaps the best. He played in an era that preceded me, so I never got to see him play, but I've seen video and I've obviously …
A Review of Grant Fuhr
Grant Fuhr: The Story of a Hockey Legend by Grant Fuhr My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a pretty good sports biography. Not the best I've read, but pretty good. Grant Fuhr is a legend. One of the best goalies to ever play the game of hockey and a Hall of Famer. And …
A Review of Don’t Call Me Goon
Don't Call Me Goon: Hockey's Greatest Enforcers, Gunslingers, and Bad Boys by Greg Oliver My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is about hockey enforcers and their fights. It goes back to the early years of the early twentieth century and highlights many, many players. Let me tell you, for those of you who …