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Opinion | Bookbag: We interrupt the usual Mailbag to bring you a hockey lover’s gift guide to the holiday season
By Kevin McGranStaff Reporter Fri., Dec. 18, 2020timer4 min. read It’s Friday, and the regular Mailbag gives way to the Bookbag. ’Tis the season, after all, to read books. I had a weird year in that I had to take my “summer” vacation in November and December. Given there was no place to go (thanks COVID), it could have been the worst vacation ever. I got a little tired of binge-watching TV and doom-scrolling through Twitter. The saving grace was books. Reading. Felt good.
Opinion | Bookbag: We interrupt the usual Mailbag to bring you a hockey lover’s gift guide to the holiday season
By Kevin McGranStaff Reporter Fri., Dec. 18, 2020timer4 min. read It’s Friday, and the regular Mailbag gives way to the Bookbag. ’Tis the season, after all, to read books. I had a weird year in that I had to take my “summer” vacation in November and December. Given there was no place to go (thanks COVID), it could have been the worst vacation ever. I got a little tired of binge-watching TV and doom-scrolling through Twitter. The saving grace was books. Reading. Felt good.
The Untold Stories of the Original Insiders eBook: Strachan, Al: Amazon.ca: Books
Praise for Hockey’s Hot Stove “Watching Hot Stove was on every NHL coach’s to-do list in our time. In this book, Al Strachan shows why.” — SCOTTY BOWMAN, NHL coach and executive “For years I have argued that what we really need is a good ‘Outsider’ to balance out the hordes of ‘Hockey Insiders.’ Someone who is willing to go far beyond the contract breakdowns and trade rumours that pass for news and have no fear of taking on the sacred cows and power mongers.
Hockey Night in Canada’s Satellite Hot Stove set alight
When journalist Dave Shoalts joined us for Season 2, Episode 5 to discuss Hockey Fight in Canada, his book about the rights battle for Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC), he told us that his print stories about the storied program always moved the dial. It’s true, HNIC gets people talking…and writing.
Hot Stove: The Untold Stories of the Original Hockey Insiders: Al Strachan: 9781982147013: Books
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Don't feel sorry for Jimmy Roberts
Jimmy Roberts was 75 when he died on October 23. If the name doesn’t really ring a bell for you, that’s fine. He lived in another age – another age for hockey, that is, when the game was almost unrecognizable compared to today. But many people will remember him, and if you’re a hockey fan of any age, his passing deserves your attention, not just because he earned a eulogy but because he represents something of a history lesson, a vivid example of the changes the game has seen in his lifetime.
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