Wasn't sure where this should go, so figured I'd start a new thread about this.
I've read quite a few hockey books in my day and I just finished Bobby Orr's memoir.
If you're looking for details about specific games or stats, don't get this book.
He's loathe to speak about himself and rarely gives any sort of exact detail about any event or game.
In fact, he splits his pro career into about 3 chapters without more than 3 or 4 pages dedicated to each.
What I liked best is the beginning and the end.
He talks about his child hood and getting to the NHL. Then at the end, he talks about what he likes about today's game and what he doesn't.
He really goes into detail how he thinks today's parents are too serious about the game and how they should let kids be kids.
He's very much against letting kids play one sport 12-months a year and believes they need more than one sport to be better athletes, not hockey players.
My cousin is an assistant GM for local Junior B team. Every year the owners spring for a cruise for all the players and staff.
He said watching these guys try to play volleyball or basketball is hilarious. They have no clue and look so uncordinated.
A few years back, some local NHLers came home to play in a softball tournament. One of those guys was Steve Ott. His entire team was made up of semi-pro players from the ECHL and AHL.
Hardly any of them knew how to hold a bat or catch a ball. It was hilarious watching them fumble out there.
Anyway, it was a good book. Not one of the best I've read, but still good.
Don Cherry's book is still one of the best I've ever read.
I've read quite a few hockey books in my day and I just finished Bobby Orr's memoir.
If you're looking for details about specific games or stats, don't get this book.
He's loathe to speak about himself and rarely gives any sort of exact detail about any event or game.
In fact, he splits his pro career into about 3 chapters without more than 3 or 4 pages dedicated to each.
What I liked best is the beginning and the end.
He talks about his child hood and getting to the NHL. Then at the end, he talks about what he likes about today's game and what he doesn't.
He really goes into detail how he thinks today's parents are too serious about the game and how they should let kids be kids.
He's very much against letting kids play one sport 12-months a year and believes they need more than one sport to be better athletes, not hockey players.
My cousin is an assistant GM for local Junior B team. Every year the owners spring for a cruise for all the players and staff.
He said watching these guys try to play volleyball or basketball is hilarious. They have no clue and look so uncordinated.
A few years back, some local NHLers came home to play in a softball tournament. One of those guys was Steve Ott. His entire team was made up of semi-pro players from the ECHL and AHL.
Hardly any of them knew how to hold a bat or catch a ball. It was hilarious watching them fumble out there.
Anyway, it was a good book. Not one of the best I've read, but still good.
Don Cherry's book is still one of the best I've ever read.
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