red_wing 1 Report post Posted October 13, 2008 I read "Yzerman: The Making of a Champion" by Douglas Hunter; that was a great read. It talks all about Yzerman's history - childhood to post-lockout - and talks to many people that have played with or coached him along the way. http://www.triumphbooks.com/filebin/fixed_.../157243676X.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Danny 155 Report post Posted October 13, 2008 Blood Feud is great. If you like the fighting aspect (or need it explained to you), I recommend The Code. If you don't get the whole fighting thing, the prefaces by McSorley and Twist will give you all you need to know. My only beef with it is that it's a bit tough to read as there are all these interview quotes interspersed with the text, often at places where you are required to either go back a page and catch them up, or stop reading in the middle of something to read the quotes. Other than that, pretty good book, but then, I love enforcers. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Christmas is coming, and they all say I'm hard to buy for. Can't say that I loved The Code. The anecdotes are worth the read (and price) but the rest of the writing was rather amateurish. Blood Feud and What it Means to be a Red Wing are both great, though. Highly recommended. For the Love of Hockey is also a good compilation of many stars' favorite hockey stories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldredbarnman 13 Report post Posted October 13, 2008 Any of Brian MacFarlane's books are worth the read. I have all of his Original 6 series. Others I liked: Cold War- The Amazing Canada-Soviet Hockey Series of 1972 by Roy Macskimming Sawchuk- The Troubles and Triumphs of the Worlds Greatest Goalie by David Dupuis Barilko-Without A Trace by Kevin Shea Gross Misconduct- The Life of Brian Spencer by Martin O'Malley The Last Hurrah- A Celebration of Hockey's Greatest Season '66-'67 by Stephen Cole Overtime-The Guy Lafleur Story Red's Story- Book about Red Storey, NHL referee and one of the best and funniest story tellers(This one I haven't read but would like to find a copy of) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imisssergei 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2008 Jonesy: Put Your Head Down And Skate Great read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted October 13, 2008 I read "Yzerman: The Making of a Champion" by Douglas Hunter; that was a great read. It talks all about Yzerman's history - childhood to post-lockout - and talks to many people that have played with or coached him along the way. http://www.triumphbooks.com/filebin/fixed_.../157243676X.jpg I've read bits and pieces of this book as well and have also enjoyed it. As usual, Yzerman is pretty humble and low-key throughout the stories I read, which is one of the things I like about him most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
