Title/Author:
“Hockey 365: A Piece of
Hockey History For Every Day” by Mike Commito
Tags:
Ice Hockey, History
Publish
date:
September
22, 2018
Length:
312 pages
Rating:
4 of 5
stars (Very Good)
Review:
No matter
what day of the year one picks, there is a good hockey story to be told. This
book by Mike Commito proves that point by providing an interesting story,
historical moment or noteworthy accomplishment that happened on each date on
the calendar.
Instead
of these entries being very short entries like one would see on a page-a-day
calendar, each anecdote by Committo is an extensive account of what happened in
the world of professional hockey on that date. While there are some of the more
well-known players mentioned, such as Wayne Gretzky and Maurice Richard, some
other lesser know accomplishments are also included.
For
example, one might not know that in 1980, the Philadelphia Flyers set a record
that still stands today. They played 35 consecutive games without losing (25
wins and 10 ties) when they defeated the Buffalo Sabres on January 6. Here, a
rarity in the book happens when the same team or player is mentioned on
consecutive days as the entry for January 7 is when the streak ended as the
Flyers lost that night to the Minnesota North Stars 7-1. (Note: I was at that game and it was one of
the most memorable nights I have spent at a hockey rink – the atmosphere was
electric)
There are
many more stories about well-known and not so well-known players as I have only
mentioned two dates here – only 363 more to go. The stories themselves are
written well as the reader will learn something new in many of them without
getting bogged down with too many details or statistics. The author says as much in the introduction
by giving the reader a description of what type of research he did and what
topics to find. That was a great aide in reading this book so that it made the
book match my expectations. It is one
that is recommended for any hockey history buff.
I wish to
thank Dundurn for providing a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for an
honest review.
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