- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Greystone Books (Sep 1 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1550548905
- ISBN-13: 978-1550548907
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 16.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 290 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #363,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In Oldtimers, award-winning sports columnist Gary Mason takes us on a rollicking tour with some of hockey's greatest, putting us front and center in arenas throughout Canada and Alaska. He takes us behind the scenes where the players share their most hilarious stories and pull their most outrageous pranks. Mason delivers a revealing and often uproarious look at the National Hockey League, as seen by some of the biggest stars to have ever played the game.
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...Hilarious and insightful...If you're a fan of old-time hockey, you'll love every page."The Toronto Sun "The best hockey book of the year..."The Denver Post
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good read,
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This review is from: Oldtimers (Paperback)
A very nice book on the little told world of oldtimer hockey tours.There is one scene in the book, where the oldtimers play a gag on an unsuspecting rock singer on one of the teams that night, that is hysterical. Overall, very worthwhile for hard-core hockey fans.
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Good read,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Oldtimers (Paperback)
A very nice book on the little told world of oldtimer hockey tours.There is one scene in the book, where the oldtimers play a gag on an unsuspecting rock singer on one of the teams that night, that is hysterical. Overall, very worthwhile for hard-core hockey fans. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Funny, Touuching - A Great Sports Book!,
By Craig Connell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Oldtimers (Paperback)
This is an undiscovered gem, not only a great hockey book but a very human book filled with laughter, sentimentality and even a little sadness. It's a great read......period.It's the behind-the-scenes story of the 2001 Legendary Heroes Of Hockey trip across Canada. Gary Mason is a newspaper writer who accompanied this tour on two of its four week-long sessions. In the book, he talks about the games and strange little towns the tour visits. Mostly, though, he relates what these "old-timers" do best: tell great stories. In this book, you get a bunch of fantastic lockerroom stories the players loved to tell and you get honest portraits of some of these great hockey players, from the controversial outgoing Tiger Williams, to the reclusive Marcel Dionne. Also Wayne Babych, Gary Nylund, Bobby Hull, Paul Reinhart, Jimmy Mann, Johnny Bower, Darryl Sittler, Gilbert Perreault and others spin yarns, sing songs, pull gags, pour down the beer and......yes, show they can still play great hockey in their "old" age. All of the players reveal sides to them you may not know. All of them are articulate, funny, reflective men - a far cry from the semi-illiterate, goon-image many people may unfairly have of hockey players. They are the opposite, as Mason illustrates here in this extremely entertaining book. You'll have a new respect for NHL players. These players are a dwindling breed: former pro stars who play mainly for the love of the sport and want to give something back to the fans who not only remember them but still revere them across Canada. These players didn't wear helmets and masks in their day and so their faces are as familiar to Canadians as baseball stars are to Americans. From small rinks in the middle of nowhere to big arenas, Mason makes us feel we are tagging along with the gang, enjoying the good times. There are tons of pranks (players just love pulling `em) and just good-natured camaraderie along the way. In the end, though, I found this a very touching book. This is one of those rare books that made me sad when it was over. I hope Mason does this again with a couple of other groups because this was excellent reporting and reading. It's a very quick read. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Just like being there,
By John "J-Cokes" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Oldtimers (Hardcover)
Gary Mason does an outstanding job of making the reader feel like he is right there with the NHL "old-timers". Mason gives brief recaps of some of the careers of the ex-players, while also giving current stories of touring with the group. The players are colorful, poignant and interesting. Mason really gets the most out of them, balancing the old and new.
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