Dropping the Gloves: Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 077105694X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gary R Karr said Enjoyable, full of anecdotes. The most enjoyable professional athletes are raconteurs, quick with an anecdote and punchline about what happens on the bench or the antics of a journeyman player in the close quarters of a dressing room. Barry Melrose is just this kind of story teller in "Dropping the Gloves."Melrose had a decent career as a player and would have won the Stanley Cup as a coach of the Los Angeles Kings in 199Enjoyable, full of anecdotes The most enjoyable professional athletes are raconteurs, quick with an anecdote and punchline about what happens on the bench or the antics of a journeyman player in the close quarters of a dressing room. Barry Melrose is just this kind of story teller in "Dropping the Gloves."Melrose had a decent career as a player and would have won the Stanley Cup as a coach of the Los Angeles Kings in 1993 had Marty McSorley not played wit. had Marty McSorley not played wit. Good, but not great This book was good, but did not really live up to my expectations. It was a still a fun read, so don't get me wrong. Reading about Barry Melrose growing up, playing hockey in Canada, his experience in the pros, coaching and broadcastingall very interesting, informative and just a plain old fun read.Where this book didn't meet my expectations is that when someone puts in the NAME OF THEIR BOOK the words "dropping the gloves", t. Gimme Good Stories said Good hockey book. Excellent look at what happens when you want to play hockey, helps the rest of us know what's going on behind the scenes. Really a good, smart hockey book.
He has written more than 100 shows (both live and taped) for ESPN. As NHL coach he took the Los Angeles Kings -- and Wayne Gretzky -- to the Stanley Cup finals. Vaughan currently lives on Maryland's Eastern Shore with his wife, Kippy. For the past fifteen years, Melrose has been commentator and hockey analyst for ESPN TV.ROGRER VAUGHAN has published biographies of Ted Turner and Herbert von Karajan in addition t
Filled with behind-the-scene stories of all the legendary players Barry played with or coached - Gretzky, Yzerman, Messier, Bobby Hull, and Brad Park - Dropping the Gloves is a true to life, insiders account of the world of professional hockey and an absolute must read for fans of the game.. He's also had successes at every level. Along the way, Barry muses on the state of the game, what makes some teams work and other fail, and how he worked to instill a winning attitude in all the teams he coached. Not many have Melrose's credentials or his breadth of experience in professional hockey. He's played and coached in Junior Hockey, the American Hockey League, and the NHL. Dropping the Gloves candidly tracks Barry Melrose's career in hockey - a road that has not changed substantially for today's aspiring players. As he says, he's been hired and fired, and had his share of disappointments and failures. Written in Barry's voice and style, the narrative follows his career in hockey, from its start in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, through his years in Junior, the WHA, and finally, the NHL. Now an ESPN broadcaster and one of the most respected NHL analysts on television. With his trademark hair, custom suits and energetic style, Melrose is applauded for offering fans his honest - tell it like it is opinion
"Barry Melrose presents a rare, firsthand, realistic look into the world of professional hockey from every perspective and he does it in a manner he has mastered: raw and unpolished." --New York Journal of Books