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He details their separate paths, describing michael, a 22year. One thing is for sure mckenzie knows the nhl inside and out. The lacrosseplaying uncle and the hockeyplaying nephew. In 11 standalone chapters, mckenzie takes a different archetype in the game of hockeythe league administrator, the trainer, the star, the commentator, the fighter, etc. Much has been said about the big three drafteligible german players. The tsn hockey insider is often the first to know about trades as they happen, sometimes even before the player themselves. The chapters are short and each present an unstated moral that one can learn from mr. Hockey dad, book by bob mckenzie paperback indigo chapters. Bob mckenzie has been around the game for a long time. Bob mckenzie is a canadian broadcaster, journalist, and author. Now, in his first book on the nhl, bob takes you behind the scenes, covering the inside stories, some lesserknown personalities and. New hockey books from ed arnold, bob mckenzie are outstanding. Bob mackenzie played in one league over the course of his career.
Hockey confidential ebook by bob mckenzie rakuten kobo. Former nhl player and executive colin campbell tells about how he almost drowned when he. Bob mckenzie, journalism 79, has always considered himself a hockey writer, even though his fans see him as a broadcast personality. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Bob mckenzie posing with a local city worker and hockey fan. Bob mckenzie ehl 19791980 bob mckenzie calhl 19301931 league information. Bob mckenzie, tsn, and author of hockey confidential a tragic and at times disturbing account of abuse. Elliotte friedman, hockey night in canada an inspirational story and a cautionary tale.
Canadian broadcasters bob mckenzie and jim lang bring together players, from youth hockey to the nhl, and the people who support them to show us what hockey means to them. Robert malcomson mckenzie born aug 16, 1956 is a canadian hockey commentator who has covered hockey since joining tsn in 1986. Hockey confidential, book by bob mckenzie paperback. He talks to bobby orr about connor mcdavid touted as the next crosby, reveals the actual stats that nhl coaches and scouts use, and explores what its like to be don cherrys son. It is not a traditional hockey book, as the stories it contains are not cookie cutter player biographies or team histories. Perhaps the highlight of reading hockey dad is not any particular story within it, but the uncanny ability of the book to draw your attention to just how much effort your parents put into minor league sports. When it comes to hockey, bob mckenzie is one of the most trusted voices in the. For a list of the members of each chapter in canada and. Bob mckenzie, a tsn hockey analyst who built a reputation as hockey s original insider, has written a book called hockey confidential. Meet philadelphia flyer wayne simmonds and paralympian gold medalist greg westlake, who wouldnt be at the top of their sport without the neverending support of their. One of the chapters in that book was about john tavares, two john tavares.
This is a bob mckenzie hockey confidential signed hardcover book. The book is most certainly geared towards hockey parents and those that are familiar with kids minor hockey in canada. The professional hockey writers association phwa is a north american professional. In 2014, tsn hockey insider bob mckenzie wrote this profile of new toronto maple leafs head coach sheldon keefe in his book hockey.
Buy the paperback book hockey dad by bob mckenzie at indigo. It was first published as a hardcover by harper collins canada in october, 2014, and as a paperback a year later. Inspiring stories on and off the ice by bob mckenzie at indigo. For years, tsns bob mckenzie has been one of the leading voices in. Now in his very first book on the nhl, bob goes behind the scenes, covering the inside stories, the lesserknown personalities and the events that shape canadas game. Bob mckenzies final 2016 nhl draft rankings sb nation.
Hockey confidential by bob mckenzie nook book ebook. Bob mckenzie, hockey confidential, harpercollins, 2014. Sb nation college hockey college hockey news and analysis. When it comes to hockey, bob mckenzie is one of the most trusted voices in the game. Now, in his very first book on the nhl, bob takes readers behindthescenes, covering the inside stories, the lesserknown personalities, and all the events that. I enjoyed the chapters on the subbans, connor mcdavid and don cherry. Mckenzie s list is based on a survey of scouts and other management and is typically one of the most accurate lists in terms of what the actual first round of the draft will look like. Canadas most famous hosers, bob and doug mckenzie, get jobs at the elsinore brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it. The magazine has a readership of 225,000 people per issue, while the magazines website counts two million total readers. Buy the paperback book hockey confidential by bob mckenzie at indigo. Other chapters cover a variety of hockey related talk. One of the chapters in that book was about john tavares, two john tavares actually. If you want to go more in depth on keefes life, who he is and the trouble hes lived through, pick up bob mckenzie s book, hockey confidential. As a tsn hockey insider and tsns draft expert, mckenzie provides analysis for nhl on tsn telecasts, as well as for the iihf world junior championships, nhl draft, nhl trade deadline, free agency, and for six olympic winter games.
Follow bob mckenzie s instagram account to see all 183 of their photos and videos. After nearly every chapter of the book, id start to think about a moment in my childhood where my. Al strachan, i am not making this up, kobo e books, february 2012. When it comes to hockey, bob mckenzie is one of the most truste. Bardown staff eddie lack, bob mckenzie, photo by robert hradilnhli via getty images we all know bob mckenzie is extremely good at what he does. Its the story of an nhl executive who had a neardeath experience. Articles by bob mckenzie the sports network tsn journalist. Bob mckenzie, the tsn hockey insider of those panels seen before and during nhl games, has written hockey confidential. Over 700,000 hockey fans follow bob mckenzie on twitter and millions more on tsnno one has the access or breadth and depth of experience when it comes to hockey. Over 500,000 hockey fans follow bob mckenzie on twitter and millions more on tsnno one has the access or breadth and depth of experience when it comes to the hockey.
Bob mckenzie hockey confidential signed hardcover book. But his first book is not about the nhl or even life on television or at thn. The hockey news, commonly abbreviated to thn, is a canadianbased ice hockey magazine. A revealing look at the good, the bad and the ugly of minor hockey culture. Hockey dad by bob mckenzie tsns hockey insider bob mckenzie first book is now available in bookstores and online mckenzie is best known as tsns resident hockey expert, while many of us remember him in his former incarnation as editor in chief of the hockey news. They look at the game and its participants from other angles. With tsn hockey analyst and author bob mckenzie the. In his latest book, hockey confidential, tsn nhl insider bob mckenzie has a chapter on the tavares lineage, from the islanders captains grandparents emigration from portugal and uncle johns childhood in canada, to young johns exceptional talents and even the next generation, a newborn nephew named jonathan tavares. Known as the tsn hockey insider, bob has covered canadas favourite sport for forty years. Curtis joseph cujo book signing in october, november. Mckenzie is best known as tsns resident hockey expert, while many of us remember him in his former incarnation as editor in chief of the hockey news.
Listen free to overdrive on iheartradio podcasts iheartradio. Statistics of bob mackenzie, a hockey player from prince albert, sask born jun 9 1967 who was active from 1982 to 1986. The book opens with mckenzie getting a wellknown hockey man to tell the most personal of stories. Kirstie mclellan day ranks among the top hockey writers in the world thanks to six national bestsellers. He is the former editorinchief of the hockey news, hockey columnist for the toronto star, and the author of three national bestsellers, including the first book in this series. The 276page book is short enough that one can easily tackle it in a week, but it is certainly meant for an adult crowd. Now in his very first book on the nhl, bob goes behind the. I kept scrapbooks, says mckenzie, 59, reflecting on the hockey articles he read in his youth. Inside stories from people inside the game mckenzie, bob on. Its a 3star book with a few chapters that are 4 or 5 stars.
Entertaining, insightful and a damn good read, hockey confidential is a must for every hockey fan. A chapter on sheldon keefe, a member of the 199900 barrie colts. From bob mckenzies hockey confidential the road to. Bob mckenzie is often ranked as one of if not the best of the modern day hockey writers. Shameless plug aside, my new book hockey confidential. I am not a parent but i am familiar with the structure and levels of minor hockey, so the book wasnt just a bunch of gibberish. Now, in his first book on the nhl, bob takes you behind the scenes with star players and key. Inside stories of people inside the game is a book i wrote in 2014. Its only natural mick is with sirius xm nhl network radio, after a childhood spent collecting hockey cards, and freezing in net playing road hockey in edmonton and ottawa.
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