Ten hockey books to read this season

There is no end of Canadian-authored books about hockey this fall, from picture books to memoirs and biographies.

Click through the cover images below for a round-up of 10 of the season’s top hockey titles.

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107287 Hockey Card Stories, ECW Press (Oct. 1) Sportsnet Connected anchor Ken Reid talks to players like Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin, and Phil Esposito to reveal the stories behind vintage hockey cards. Hockey Card Stories, ECW Press (Oct. 1) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_Hockey-Card-Stories-150x150.jpeg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_Hockey-Card-Stories-731x1024.jpeg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_Hockey-Card-Stories-e1410895520140.jpeg 731 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/cover_hockey-card-stories/ cover_hockey-card-stories 0 0

107290 Author and part-time lobster fisherman David Ward writes about his childhood hero, Jim Harrison, and the fading legacy of the Prairies-born player who went professional with the Bruins, Leafs, Hawks, and Oilers. The Lost 10 Point Night: Searching for My Hockey Hero... Jim Harrison, ECW Press (Sept. 1) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_The-Lost-10-2C43442-150x150.jpeg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_The-Lost-10-2C43442-651x1024.jpeg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_The-Lost-10-2C43442-e1410895544660.jpeg 651 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/cover_the-lost-10-2c43442/ cover_the-lost-10-2c43442 0 0

107291 Greg Oliver and Richard Kamchen, the authors of Don't Call Me Goon, talk to more than 60 defenders of the net. The Goaltenders' Union: Hockey's Greatest Puckstoppers, Acrobats, and Flakes, ECW Press (Sept. 1) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_Goaltenders-Union-150x150.jpeg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_Goaltenders-Union-682x1024.jpeg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cover_Goaltenders-Union-e1410895558409.jpeg 682 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/cover_goaltenders-union/ cover_goaltenders-union 0 0

107292 Michael Ulmer authors the first in a planned series published in partnership with the Toronto Maple Leafs in celebration of the team's forthcoming centennial. In this first volume, Ulmer profiles more than 80 of the team's greatest players. We Are Your Leafs: The Toronto Maple Leafs Book of Greats, Fenn-M&S (Nov. 4) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/We-are-your-Leafs-150x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/We-are-your-Leafs-837x1024.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/We-are-your-Leafs-e1410895576307.jpg 837 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/we-are-your-leafs/ we-are-your-leafs 0 0

107293 Bruce McDougall explores the history of the Original Six before the National Hockey League became big business. The Last Hockey Game, Goose Lane Editions (Oct. 14) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-last-hockey-game-150x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-last-hockey-game-678x1024.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-last-hockey-game-e1410895608623.jpg 678 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/the-last-hockey-game/ the-last-hockey-game 0 0

107294 Author Stella Partheniou Grasso and illustrator Scot Ritchie update the classic "There Was an Old Lady" song with a hockey story. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Puck, Scholastic Canada (Sept. 1) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/9781443128858-150x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/9781443128858-818x1024.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/9781443128858-e1410895624936.jpg 818 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/9781443128858/ 9781443128858 0 0

107296 Legendary Canadien and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Larry Robinson shares his story in this memoir co-authored by hockey historian Kevin Shea. The Great Defender: My Hockey Odyssey, Fenn-M&S (Nov. 4) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Great-Defender-150x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Great-Defender-691x1024.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Great-Defender-e1410896573747.jpg 691 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/the-great-defender/ the-great-defender 0 0

107297 Don Cherry has never been short on strong opinions. Here, the bombastic hockey personality shares his views on everything from sports to the war in Afghanistan. Straight Up and Personal: The World According to Grapes, Doubleday Canada (Nov. 4) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/straight-up-and-personal-150x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/straight-up-and-personal-678x1024.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/straight-up-and-personal-e1410896589347.jpg 678 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/straight-up-and-personal/ straight-up-and-personal 0 0

107298 Co-authored with CBC sportscaster Bruce Dowbiggin, Hall of Fame goaltender Grant Fuhr tells his story as one of the first black superstars in the NHL. Grant Fuhr: The Story of a Hockey Legend, Random House Canada (Oct. 21) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/grant-fuhr-150x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/grant-fuhr-678x1024.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/grant-fuhr-e1410896613622.jpg 678 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/grant-fuhr/ grant-fuhr 0 0

107346 Former Peterborough Examiner managing editor Ed Arnold takes a look at the Peterborough Petes, a launching pad for many top players. Showtime: One Team, One Season, One Step from the NHL, Collins Canada (Sept. 30) https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Showtime-150x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Showtime-674x1024.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Showtime.jpg 674 1024 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/book-culture/2014/09/18/ten-hockey-books-to-read-this-season/slide/showtime-2/ showtime-2 0 0