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Let's Talk Hockey by Phil Schlenker

Sometimes I like to leave a book or two on my coffee table in hopes that a buddy will thumb through it and start up conversation about the great game. I have found a perfect title to accomplish just that as the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs begin. New author Phil Schlenker sent me his first book Let's Talk Hockey: 50 Wonderful Debates today. It is one of the earliest releases of 2009! Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Amazon.com Schlenker weighs in on 50 of hockey's hottest topics. Gretzky vs. Lemieux. Fighting or no fighting. The greatest goalies, the best trades and the best players not in the Hall of Fame. So on and so forth. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by text. It was a fun page turner written by an obviously passionate and knowledgeable hockey fan. My concern was Schlenker's book comes on the heels of a similar book by Bob McCown. McCown is a very popular and well spoken radio show host in Toronto and syndicated across Canada. I knew who he was, and I knew his crede...