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The Hockey Sweater
Rocket Science
review by Mike Gange Our Life with the Rocket by Roch Carrier (Translated from the French by Sheila Fischman) Penguin $35, 304 pages In the popular children’s book, “The Hockey Sweater,” Roch Carrier shows us how the six year old boys in his village idolized the Montreal Canadiens’’ Maurice “Rocket” Richard: they all combed their … Continue reading
HOCKEY’S BEST
Reviews by Mike Gange The Home Team: Fathers, sons and Hockey By Roy MacGregor Penguin, $16.00, 407 pages -AND- The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told: The Finest Writers on Ice Edited by Bryant Urstadt The Lyons Press, $14.95, 269 pages There is truly only a short list of fine books that chronicle the magic … Continue reading
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