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I love it! Back in 2002 Nimbus Publishing combined with Canadian music legend Stompin' Tom Connors to change his iconic song "The Hockey Song" into a children's book, Hockey Night Tonight . With 24 pages wonderfully illustrated by Brenda Jones, I can't think of a better way to pass on this great Canadian tradition to the next generation. I dare you to read this book to your kids and not break out into song . . . and smiles! Hello out there! We're on the air! It's hockey night tonight! Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Also be sure to check out another Stompin Tom song turned into children's book, Bud the Spud .

Andrew Podnieks and the NHL have teamed up again for their annual summer release honouring the Stanley Cup champions. Of course that means The Year of the Chicago Blackhawks: Celebrating the 2013 Stanley Cup Champions is an absolute must-have for all Chicago fans. Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Now I know in the past I've been a little bit critical of this series. It is rushed out just a few weeks after the hockey season has ended and as a result follows a rigid template year after year. I would like to see the NHL take a little more time and come up with something a little more unique from year to year. The Stanley Cup champion and their fans deserve that. But the 2013 release, published by Fenn/McClelland and Stewart, is a gem as is. The Blackhawks season, which started with an unprecedented winning streak and ended with Lord Stanley's mug, is brilliantly captured by Podnieks' writing and by the beautiful photography that fills the 144 pag...

There is an absolutely  fantastic feature in the New York Times  this week about Zander Hollander. For nearly three decades he wrote annual "Complete Handbooks" about hockey, baseball, football and basketball. He wrote over 300 sports books over 45 years. I have most of the hockey books, though a couple of seasons are very hard to get a hold of. These books were the bible of sports back then, spreading statistics and player biography information that simply was not compiled in such a "complete" and "handy" format until the internet came along. Sports fans of that era owe Hollander a debt of gratitutde. This story, authored by Pete Croatto, is a celebration of Hollander's work and life. But it does have a sad ending. From 1971 to 1997, Hollander edited sports yearbooks, brick-sized tomes known as Complete Handbooks, which in the pre-Internet era were almost holy objects to a certain type of sports-crazed youngster. Here, in one glorious place, w...

Find out EVERYTHING there is to know about hockey! Who are the "Original Six"? What are some of the most historic hockey games? What jobs are available in the hockey industry, other than being an NHL all-star? The Big Book of Hockey for Kids will answer all your questions, and more! From the first game (with roots in Irish hurling and Scottish shinty) to the billion-dollar industry it is today — including the evolution of hockey equipment, the Stanley Cup, and every NHL team — fans will learn the complete A to Z of hockey. Buy The Book - Amazon.ca  - Chapters - Amazon.com