The Game I'll Never Forget: 100 Hockey Stars' Stories

by Chris McDonell (Compiler)

A professional hockey player plays in hundreds of games during his career but there is always one game that stands out from the rest -- the game he'll never forget. For Dave Schultz it was beating the Soviet Union after the Central Red Army had embarrassed the NHL's best teams in 1976. Maurice "Rocket" Richard recalls the Leafs-Canadiens game where he scored five goals in a playoff game, single-handedly winning the game. Frank Mahovlich remembers scoring his 500th goal after falling -- not the most beautiful way to reach this career milestone. But it's not just the incredible victories, career milestones or amazing goals that stand out. Ted Lindsay recalls playing for the Detroit Red Wings while under a death threat. And for Denis Potvin, it was sleeping in and missing a game during his rookie year, a mistake that could have torpedoed his career before it started. Gordie Howe's most memorable game was the first game he played with his sons. Spanning 70 years of hockey, The Game I'll Never Forget is an unique account of some incredible games and the players who played them.

Genres: Sports, Hockey

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Andrew]

A collection of 100 stories from hockey personalities over the years "as told to" a collection of reporters. Some provided me with information I did not know before, others were nice reminisces. Most felt like they captured the essence of the player in question. (Most also veered off the course, and talked about other aspects of the players' career - in one case, the article devote more space to a game OTHER than "the one he couldn't forget".

The photos alone were a nice walk through memory lane.

Decent read.

[Jordan]

I can't help but imagine that Dave Andreychuk's new "favorite game" or whatever was when he won the Cup in '04. And I'm pretty sure Jeremy Roenick's would also be in 2004 when he got the OT winner against the Leafs. There were some cool tid-bits here and there, but as a whole this was not exciting, I was let down.

[Steve]

Terrific stories, in the players' own words, of some of hockey history's greatest games. A must read for any hockey fan.