Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2019. I'm sure he'll love it. Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. The young boy becoming the winningest coach of all time offers a journey into hockey, family and hockey. It was a very pedestrian book. KEN DRYDEN was a goalie for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s, during which time the team won six Stanley Cups.

As well, it's amazing to hear Scotty's perspective of the Stanley cup teams that came before and the teams that followed. November 20, 2019. I have hockey-playing grandchildren in my Toronto and in Waterloo and am thinking of getting two more copies, one for each household. I found Ken's style of writing difficult at times, especially when he jumped from one period of time to another. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Praise for Scotty: "[Scotty] is the story of one of the game's greatest coaches written by one of the game's best goaltenders of all-time, and woven throughout are brilliant stories from two of the greatest minds to grace the ice. Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books. You can still see all customer reviews for the product.

I was oft confused until I figured out what he had done. Get this from a library! I suspect both fathers and one mother might take a peek too. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Ken Dryden as the author, and Scotty Bowman telling us how it was - and is. What a great effort by Ken Dryden on a subject truly worthy of Drydens insight and story telling skill. Disappointing! Click or Press Enter to view the items in your shopping bag or Press Tab to interact with the Shopping bag tooltip. It offered insight from the mind of the great Scotty Bowman. Members: Reviews: Popularity: Average rating: Mentions: 10: 1: 1,397,992 (3.88) 2: All member reviews. The selection of the best teams was interesting as was the analysis behind the selection. An easy 4 stars for this book.

He is a former federal member of parliament and cabinet minister, and is the author of seven books, including.

The approach this book takes to Scotty’s life is unique, focusing on the games and the teams he worked with, and getting him to pick the ultimate playoff series: the 8 teams he considers the best of all tie.

© 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, See all details for Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other. It's a Christmas gift for my husband. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our. I really enjoyed the story of Scotty. He also played for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series. I liked the book. I loathe the Islanders, hate everyone else in the Atlantic and despise Mmmaarrrttttyyyy and Cindy. Members save with free shipping everyday! And as an added bonus, Bowman goes the fantasy league route at the end of the book, as he hypothetically matches up the teams he analyzed throughout the narrative in an ultimate dream team round-by-round Stanley Cup playoff, to find out which team would end up as the ultimate world champions of pro hockey. And it certainly does justice to Bowman and his Hall of Fame career behind the bench.