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It’s do-or-die tonight for the Montreal Canadiens, and whether or not you’re a hockey fan, there’s no escaping the air of suspense hanging over the city. Since CBC Books recently made a listicle of the 10 greatest books about hockey to celebrate the beginning of the playoffs, we thought we’d add 3 MQUP titles that also celebrate (or challenge) this national obsession.
Happy reading – and GO HABS GO!
Refereeing Identity: The Cultural Work of Canadian Hockey Novels, by Michael Buma
What “national pastime” novels tell us about our country.
Hockey novels in Canada have emerged and thrived as a popular fiction genre, building on the mythology of Canadian hockey as a rough, testosterone-fuelled bastion of masculinity. However, recent decades have also been a period of uncertainty and change for the game, where players and teams have been exported to the US and traditional gender assumptions in hockey have increasingly been questioned.
With the return of the Winnipeg Jets refuelling hockey nationalism and the public debate over hockey violence intensifying, Refereeing Identity is a timely and incisive account of how the game is represented – and misrepresented – in Canadian society.
Canada’s Game: Hockey and Identity, by Andrew C. Holman
Hockey’s ability to tell stories about Canada that reflect the country’s uniqueness – its strengths and weaknesses.
Almost every Canadian can hum the original Hockey Night in Canada theme – even those who don’t think of themselves as hockey fans. For more than a century, Canadians have seen something of themselves in the sport of hockey. Canada’s Game explores the critical aspects of this relationship.
And finally…
Leave No Doubt: A Credo for Chasing Your Dreams, By Mike Babcock, With Rick Larsen
(COMING OUT IN PAPERBACK THIS FALL)
A practical and engaging primer for living up to your potential from a leader in the world of sports.
Mike Babcock is the only hockey coach in the history of the game to lead teams to victory in the Stanley Cup, the World Championship, and the Olympic Games. Currently head coach for the Detroit Red Wings, he is arguably the best coach in the game today. In this book, against the dramatic backdrop of the Canadian men’s gold medal victory in Vancouver, Babcock provides an inspiring roadmap for achieving goals and fulfilling dreams.
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