Quinn
By (Author) Dan Robson
Penguin Putnam Inc
Plume
15th January 2017
United States
General
Non Fiction
Ice hockey
Sports training and coaching
796.962092
Long-listed for RBC Taylor Prize 2017
Paperback
400
Width 132mm, Height 204mm
The hockey world mourned when Pat Quinn died in November 2014. Tough guys sobbed. Networks carried montages of Quinn's rugged hits, his steely-eyed glare, and his famous victories. Quinn made a few enemies over the years, but there was no one who didn't respect the tough working-class kid who had fought his way to the very top of the hockey world. Told by bestselling author Dan Robson, and supported by the Quinn family and network of friends, Quinn is the definitive account of one of the game's biggest personalities and most storied lives.
In the new book Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend, journalist Dan Robson relies on clear, descriptive prose to paint a compelling portrait of the NHL legend, chronicling the highs and lows of his storied career, examining his relationships with his family, friends and colleagues and delighting readers with tidbits of information that fall into the Who knew category.The Globe and Mail
Robson has crafted a strong biography of the big Irishman whose heart was never as far from his hometown as his body often found itself.The Hamilton Spectator
In this gem of a biography, Robson (The Crazy Game) makes it clear that hockey player, coach, and executive Pat Quinn was a storyteller extraordinaire... The book is chock-full of fascinating, intimate details, from the razzing at the Quinn family table to the sparkly underweara gift from his grandchildrenthat Quinn wore to the 2002 Olympics.Publishers Weekly
DAN ROBSON is a writer for Sportsnet magazine. His writing has also appeared in the Canadian Press, CBC, and the Toronto Star. He is the bestselling author of The Crazy Game. Online- https-//twitter.com/robsondan http-//www.danrobsonstories.com/ https-//instagram.com/robsondan/ The author lives in Toronto, Ontario.