Pierre Gervais has a 2nd book coming in November with Mathias Brunet (French and English editions, same as first book)
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All for da monay! 
Only in Montreal could an equipment manager feel he has the platform to write a "tell-all" book about his experiences being the equipment manager.
Neat.
I really respected Kovalev for resigning with us after those playoffs. You may recall Kovalev got hit in the hand and nursed it while play went on and the Bruins scored and won their 3rd game. Souray I thought would kill Kovalev .." do you just give up on the play ?". Lol. Well then of course Kovalev leads us back ftom a 3-1 series deficit and he is the hero.
So Kovalev was both hated and loved in that post season and instead of running from the pressure cooker of Montreal he embraced it and accepted the challenge. We need players , Jesus , one anyway, with that elite skil and the inner fortitude to thrive in Montreal.
Do you still drop by the locker room today ?
I remember that game when Kovalev got slashed. Not a good moment.
Over the years all of my contacts from equipment managers and players have long moved on so I don't get to experience that any longer. I have a 97-98 stick signed by each player. Souray and Kovalev both handed me one of their sticks as they were leaving the ice. I have a Koivu stick, Hackett, Theodore, Quintal, Brisebois, Plekanec and even got an Eric Chouinard stick. Mike Komisarek called me on my cell phone one time...that blew me away. I walked out of the Carolina arena with Sheldon Souray, arguably one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Gino Odgick had me cutting his sticks and Doug Gilmour made fun of me for doing it. Some very fond memories.
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Maybe you have enough material to write your own book. And give Gervais a run for his money.
Sample chapter subjects:
Chapter 8 — The Bobby Boulanger Revelations
Chapter 9 — Sticks I snuck out while no one was looking
Chapter 10 — The sweet aromas of locker room equipment and used socks
Chapter 11 — My book will be better than Gervais’ books
Chapter 12 — How to use a Québécois accent to get access to Habs players on the road!
Chapter 13 — How Gervais handed me a ton of memorabilia thinking he could get it back from me after he retired
Chapter 14 — I told them “Tyson” was a Québécois pure laine name and they believed me!
Chapter 15 — I think I’ve said too much on HF already
You may be on to somethingMaybe you have enough material to write your own book. And give Gervais a run for his money.
Sample chapter subjects:
Chapter 8 — The Bobby Boulanger Revelations
Chapter 9 — Sticks I snuck out while no one was looking
Chapter 10 — The sweet aromas of locker room equipment and used socks
Chapter 11 — My book will be better than Gervais’ books
Chapter 12 — How to use a Québécois accent to get access to Habs players on the road!
Chapter 13 — How Gervais handed me a ton of memorabilia thinking he could get it back from me after he retired
Chapter 14 — I told them “Tyson” was a Québécois pure laine name and they believed me!
Chapter 15 — I think I’ve said too much on HF already
CHwest
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Well he's writing a second so I would guess there was a market for the first. Players write books all the time, why not the fly on the wall?
Yes I have no doubt there's a market for this kind of autobiographical content.
To each his own.
But let's not kid ourselves, in most other markets, no one would give a damn about what the equipment manager has to say.
Players write books because people wanna hear what players have to say. They're players, their perspective matters and resonates with fans who always wished they were players and could have experienced those same experiences.
I'm not saying Gervais’ doesn't matter…well actually… maybe that's exactly what I'm saying lol
I find it cheap and wouldn't read it for free…but again, to each his/her own.
Milhouse40
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Milking the cow to his last drop.
I didn't read the first, won't read the 2nd and don't care about any of it cause it's a money grab made off the back of others and nothing else. Oh sure, he did gave out some crunchy stuff about other but not himself in the 1st book.
If the books has any other intention than to make a $$$$ I might be interested but there's no great reason behind it than money.
He has every right to get that payday......especially since no one in the Habs organization wants anything to do with him anymore but I won't be the cow.
I didn't read the first, won't read the 2nd and don't care about any of it cause it's a money grab made off the back of others and nothing else. Oh sure, he did gave out some crunchy stuff about other but not himself in the 1st book.
If the books has any other intention than to make a $$$$ I might be interested but there's no great reason behind it than money.
He has every right to get that payday......especially since no one in the Habs organization wants anything to do with him anymore but I won't be the cow.
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I wonder what kind of restrictive contractual clauses were in effect during the time Gervais was an employee of the Habs, especially that his position gave him direct access to sensitive information.
I’m guessing future Habs employees working the dressing room and equipment and travelling with the team may find themselves asked to sign more stringent confidentiality covenants to help limit these kind of opportunistic, sensationalistic revelations that I imagine can’t be sitting too well with ownership despite the Habs having afforded their premises for the launch of his first book.
Maybe ownership doesn’t feel prejudiced by what he’s saying or they don’t want to make a public confrontation out of it? Not certain these kinds of publications would sit well with most organizations.
I'm sure when Fernand the maintenance man drops his tell all book on his time as janitor at the Bell Centre, the Montreal Canadiens are gonna have NDA's for even the concession stand employees!
hoo boy lol so more excerpts being released. there really was a spy in the house of love. 
No wonder Dom-Dom is so mad.
-players didn't respect him; called practices on allocated days off; didn't know how to communicate; players only found out last minute they weren't playing.
-they didn't respect either Bergevin either; found his sense of humour annoying; ridiculed his (red) suits during cup run, etc
Pierre is scraping the bottom of the barrel in this one, but it is of course, confirming all of our suspicions of the COVId gong show that was
No wonder Dom-Dom is so mad.
-players didn't respect him; called practices on allocated days off; didn't know how to communicate; players only found out last minute they weren't playing.
-they didn't respect either Bergevin either; found his sense of humour annoying; ridiculed his (red) suits during cup run, etc
Pierre is scraping the bottom of the barrel in this one, but it is of course, confirming all of our suspicions of the COVId gong show that was
HuGort
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If he had his first book in English he would have sold 3x more copies. Why I never bought it
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No word yet if there will be an english translation as was the case with his first book.
There was a lot of controversy with the first book, but it apparently sold very well so a sequel is not at all that surprising. He likely isn’t doing himself any favors with the Habs organization but it’s doubtful he cares by this point.
Google translate:
Grate n Colorful Oz
The Hutson Hawk
Maybe you have enough material to write your own book. And give Gervais a run for his money.
Sample chapter subjects:
Chapter 8 — The Bobby Boulanger Revelations
Chapter 9 — Sticks I snuck out while no one was looking
Chapter 10 — The sweet aromas of locker room equipment and used socks
Chapter 11 — My book will be better than Gervais’ books
Chapter 12 — How to use a Québécois accent to get access to Habs players on the road!
Chapter 13 — How Gervais handed me a ton of memorabilia thinking he could get it back from me after he retired
Chapter 14 — I told them “Tyson” was a Québécois pure laine name and they believed me!
Chapter 15 — I think I’ve said too much on HF already
Im wondering what the title will be?
Gervais' Tattle Tales?
Grate n Colorful Oz
The Hutson Hawk
hoo boy lol so more excerpts being released. there really was a spy in the house of love.
No wonder Dom-Dom is so mad.
-players didn't respect him; called practices on allocated days off; didn't know how to communicate; players only found out last minute they weren't playing.
-they didn't respect either Bergevin either; found his sense of humour annoying; ridiculed his (red) suits during cup run, etc
Pierre is scraping the bottom of the barrel in this one, but it is of course, confirming all of our suspicions of the COVId gong show that was
That's news, but not surprising. Bergevin wanted to be one of the boys, but never understood it would never work out when you're the one who can send'em to freeze their nuts off in Winnipeg. What a clown.
It's reassuring to know that the players saw the same things as we did.
SlyIslands
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His first book WAS published in english. Available through Chapters. I own it and have read it.
This second book is also being published in english as well and available through Chapters.
Pompeius Magnus
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Did you just drop a Doors reference on the unsuspecting masses like it's nothing at all ?hoo boy lol so more excerpts being released. there really was a spy in the house of love.
No wonder Dom-Dom is so mad.
-players didn't respect him; called practices on allocated days off; didn't know how to communicate; players only found out last minute they weren't playing.
-they didn't respect either Bergevin either; found his sense of humour annoying; ridiculed his (red) suits during cup run, etc
Pierre is scraping the bottom of the barrel in this one, but it is of course, confirming all of our suspicions of the COVId gong show that was
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I don't think people outside Quebec have any interest in what a former trainer has to say, and there's about only 10% of the population of Quebec that are not capable of speaking the majority's language. I highly doubt that translating the book would have had any incidence on the sales.
HuGort
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Pierre’s first book was indeed translated to english, and from what I was told it sold decently. My guess is not as well as the original french version, however.
The fact that his second book is receiving a translation as well speaks to the fact that it’s at least worthwhile.
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