by Matthew Dibiase | Nov 26, 2020 | Books, NHL, Product Reviews
Author Perry Lefko is a pro’s pro when it comes sports literature and his resume reflects the plethora of sports topics he has chronicled for the past 35 years. His titles run the gamut from hockey to thoroughbred racing to Canadian Football to curling. This Christmas...
by Matthew Dibiase | Apr 23, 2020 | Books, Hockey History, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Product Reviews
This writer’s personal motto has always been “History abhors a vacuum”. For much too long there has been a vacuum in the annals of hockey history: a definitive biography of the late Toe Blake. Even though Toe Blake was the greatest coach in NHL history until the...
by Mike Stern | Feb 5, 2020 | Books, Homepage, Philadelphia Flyers
Imagine experiencing a combination of mournful sadness and sheer joy in the same work of non-fiction. You will sample both ends of the emotional spectrum when you absorb The Big 50 – The Men and Moments that Made the Philadelphia Flyers (Triumph Books). This recent...
by Kevin Greenstein | Dec 9, 2019 | Books, Homepage
A lot has changed over the past 40 years where US hockey is concerned. Today, the Americans consistently offer up a competitive squad for international tournaments, frequently earning medals, and some of the finest players in the NHL are American-born. But back in...
by Mike Stern | Dec 2, 2019 | Books
Dan Algeo would’ve loved the Flyers’ recent November to remember as they went 10-2-4 to post a league best 24 points and tie the franchise record for most points in the year’s 11th month. The former Philadelphia-area Cardinal O’Hara head...
by Kevin Greenstein | Nov 15, 2019 | Books
Back in 1983, former Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden released his first book, The Game, an account of his experience on the ice with arguably the greatest team in NHL history. It’s an extraordinary book, considered by many to be the finest ever written...
