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Praise for the #1 National bestseller Searching for Bobby Orr:
“[N]ot only one of the best hockey books ever, but a book that transcends hockey.”
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Renowned sportswriter Stephen Brunt reveals how “the Great One,” who was bought and sold more than once, decided that the comfortable Canadian city where hockey ruled couldn’t compete with the slushy ice of a California franchise.
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