Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label They Call Me Killer

They Call Me Killer by Brian Kilrea and James Duthie

TSN's entertaining hockey host James Duthie has two books hitting store shelves in 2010. First there is the rip-roaring The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys , and, the focus of this article, the Brian Kilrea autobiography They Call Me KILLER: Tales from Junior Hockeys Legendary Hall-of-Fame Coach Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com - E-Book Brian Kilrea of course is the former NHL player turned into Hockey Hall of Fame junior coach with the Ottawa 67's. In his book he allows us a fascinating look at both of his careers. His playing days are full of great stories, especially his minor league exile in Springfield with legendary coach Eddie Shore. Yet when NHL expansion finally gave Kilrea a chance to play in the big leagues, he would ask the Los Angeles Kings to send him back to Springfield. He then goes on to talk about his lengthy coaching career - including his short stint as Al Arbour's assistant with the New York Islanders and his decision to t...