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Brian McFarlane is back with his old buddy Peter Puck. This time he's highlighting some of the most interesting facts in hockey in the new title Peter Puck's Big Book Of Hockey .  Did you know that once four assists were awarded on one goal? Or that the first American city to celebrate a Stanley Cup championship was Seattle? Or that one old time player spent his summer's keeping in shape by wrestling bears? These are just a few of the many interesting facts and stories to be found within the 224 pages of Peter Puck's Big Book Of Hockey . Buy The Book:  Amazon.ca - Chapters -  Amazon.com All in all, it is fun read for fans of all ages. Here's the specs: October 2010 Fenn Publishing 224 Pages ISBN-10: 1551683512 ISBN-13: 978-1551683515 Cover Price: $17.95 Here's more from HB Fenn : "Hockey’s most loveable expert has returned to the ice and to living rooms across the country! "Peter Puck has entertained fans of the game for more...

The hockey history community, make the hockey community in it's entirety, owes Brian McFarlane a great debt of gratitude. Few people have done as much for hockey history than he has. Nearly 80 years old, McFarlane has put in a life time (actually 50 years) of broadcasting hockey, most famously with Hockey Night in Canada and with NBC, where he was famous for Peter Puck. He has also been prolific in print, writing over 50 hockey books. Sometimes his books tend to be repetitive in terms of content and stories. That is fine, as it keeps hockey history alive to new audiences every few years. But if you're a long time reader like me, perhaps you lose a bit of appreciation over the years. My favorite Brian McFarlane book was by far 2001's Brian McFarlane's World of Hockey . He was open and a great story teller in the surprisingly entertaining book all about himself. It was more autobiographical, sharing his own life on the ice, in the broadcast booth, and away from the rink. ...

Ho hum, Brian McFarlane has another book out this year. You think I would absolutely love Brian McFarlane. And I do, really. The guy has churned over 50 hockey books, most of them about hockey history. Anyone who has read my work for any length of time knows my two favorite things are hockey books and hockey history. In fact, my approach is very similar to his, and that is no accident. Over the years McFarlane has definitely helped to create my love of hockey, as I devoured many of his titles. But, and you knew a but was coming, somehow I no longer pay enough respect to McFarlane of his work. Why? Because I've read too many of his books, and they tend to be formulaic and repetitive. That is an unfair assessment of any single book of his, especially his new book Legendary Stanley Cup Stories . It is an excellent book, so long as you are not overly familiar with McFarlane's work. You can take any of his books and you will find his work to be entertaining, informative and well wor...

I'm back from vacation. I was off to Vancouver Island where the only thing more countless than beaches are used bookstores. I was more successful at getting some good used hockey titles than a suntan. I'm not even sure how many I got, though I'm sure the unpacked pile must look something like the image above. Of course, I have not really had much of an opportunity to read much of any of them, though I must say two recent titles look very promising. The first is Brian McFarlane's World of Hockey . I'm guilty of dismissing much of McFarlane's work as regurgitated hockey history stories (hey, isn't that what I do at GreatestHockeyLegends.com ?), but this McFarlane release has given me a great new respect for McFarlane. This book is McFarlane's own autobiography and it is nothing short of amazing. Did you know his father wrote many of the Hardy Boys' novels? Or that he was junior/college hockey star in his own right? Or that a huge uproar was made when h...