Summary
A captivating memoir from Canada’s foremost hockey historian and a beloved NHL commentator
It’s been 85 years since Brian McFarlane first laced a pair of skates and tested the black ice on a tiny pond. And then he discovered the joy of hockey. Ultimately, there would be grade school hockey, high school hockey, junior hockey, college hockey, and, miraculously, two decades with the NHL Oldtimers anchoring his life. He was the rank amateur playing on a line with the Big M and Norm Ullman…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770415447 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770415440 |
| Author: | Brian McFarlane |
| Publisher: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Imprint: | ECW Press,Canada |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Rarely does the title of a book so accurately reflect its contents. But Brian McFarlane’s A Helluva Life in Hockey is exactly what it says it is. From his days in junior, to sharing the ice with a 12-year-old Wayne Gretzky, to writing a hit pop song for Eddie Shack, it’s all here. This memoir tells the story of a fascinating, one-of-a-kind life.” — Tod Denault, author of The Greatest Game
Brian McFarlane
Brian McFarlane is known as Canada’s foremost hockey historian. For three decades, he served as a host and commentator on Hockey Night in Canada. Before that, he became the first Canadian to work on U.S. hockey telecasts when he was employed by CBS in 1960 and did most of his interviews on skates. In the ’70s, he worked on the NBC telecasts and introduced the world to the beloved cartoon character Peter Puck. In 1995 he was inducted into the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame and in 2020 he was appointed to the Order of Canada. He lives in Stouffville, Ontario.
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