Hockey History Books

[Habsfan18]

Just announced for publication this coming November is a brand new book by the legendary Brian McFarlane.

Official product description:

“An official NHL authorized biography of the Toronto Maple Leafs by one of hockey's most important, prominent, and preeminent Hockey Hall of Famers, Brian McFarlane. A stunning tribute to Maple Leaf history with an extensive, never-before-seen collection of Leaf's organization photographs. On February 14, 1927, Conn Smythe led a group of investors to purchase the National Hockey League's struggling St. Patricks franchise. The new team would become the Toronto Maple Leafs. Almost a century later the Leafs would dazzle their fans with hockey excellence and claiming 11 league championships. The stories and photographs collected in this essential and definitive book about The Toronto Maple Leafs, captures a new history of one of the NHL's most storied hockey clubs told through the the eyes of Brian McFarlane, who was there, with them, every step of the way.“

 

[reckoning]

Has anyone heard anything about a potential release date for the second volume of Grant Pennell's Summit Series analysis to follow Sitting On Tretiak?

I believe the author said on here last year that he was hoping for early 2024, which didn't happen. I hope the sequel is still in the works.

 

[seventieslord]

Has anyone heard anything about a potential release date for the second volume of Grant Pennell's Summit Series analysis to follow Sitting On Tretiak?

I believe the author said on here last year that he was hoping for early 2024, which didn't happen. I hope the sequel is still in the works.

On February 26th, the author told me personally, "it's a long process. Probably another year or so."

It would be a shame if the second volume never came out. This book was extremely unique - by far the most detailed look at the on-ice events in the summit series.

But it needed an editor.... badly. Problem with that is it's such a huge book on such a niche topic (with so many spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors on every page), that any good editor would deserve to be paid well in excess of what one would expect gross sales to be. So we have to take it as it is.... warts and all.

 

[Davenport]

Has anyone read Frank Pagnucco's book "Heroes: Stars of Hockey's Golden Era" (published 1985)? On the website "Greatest Hockey Legends" I've found some of Ed Litzenberger's recollections of his life and career - derived from Pagnucco's book. If Frank's book is one where we hear - so to speak - from the stars themselves, I would love to get my hands on it.

 

[seventieslord]

Has anyone read Frank Pagnucco's book "Heroes: Stars of Hockey's Golden Era" (published 1985)? On the website "Greatest Hockey Legends" I've found some of Ed Litzenberger's recollections of his life and career - derived from Pagnucco's book. If Frank's book is one where we hear - so to speak - from the stars themselves, I would love to get my hands on it.

I have it. I've never read through it cover to cover but have used it in the past as a reference when building player bios in the ATD/MLD. It's decent, absolutely worth a pickup, but it's for the most part pretty fluffy. Not too much about the players on the ice.

 

[Habsfan18]

Coming in October:

 

[Habsfan18]

Few more recently announced titles:

 

[Boxscore]

I just picked up the Joe Watson book and have the Sundin one on pre-order... can't wait!

 

[CutOnDime97]

I really enjoyed this

The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League|Paperback

Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favourite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable momentsespecially if they're memorable for the wrong reasonsin this warts-and-all history of the NHL.The NHL is, indisputably, weird. One...

www.barnesandnoble.com

 

[Davenport]

Speaking of hockey history, is the 1969-70 season considered the last season of the 1960s, or is it considered the first season of the 1970s? I've always gone with the latter.