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By The Numbers: From 00 to 99 (hardcover)
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An exciting new book from CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada.
“…every number has a story…” — Don Cherry, from the Foreword
Hockey, like most sports, is a game of numbers-team stats, player stats, standings and, of course, the
sweater numbers. To hockey fans, numbers such as 4, 29 or 99 all register in a unique way. Each
conjures an image of a favourite player, perhaps a favourite memory. In many ways the numbers—
like the players who wore them—have become icons.
But what happens when two or more great players have worn the same number? Who was the best? Is
Gordie Howe the quintessential number 9, or does the honour belong to Maurice Richard, Bobby
Hull, or someone else? And what about number 7? It is Howie Morenz or Phil Esposito or Ted
Lindsay? And number 4? We all know how Don Cherry would vote, but what about the great Jean
Beliveau? Where does he rank?
In Hockey Night in Canada: By the Numbers, veteran hockey analyst and sportswriter Scott Morrison
surveys the field and with contributions from other Hockey Night in Canada personalities takes every
number, from 00 to 99, and determines who was the best and who were the rest to wear each number.
Featuring statistics, facts, interesting anecdotes, and full-colour photography throughout, this book is
sure to spark a lively debate and rekindle a lot of fond memories.
SCOTT MORRISON is a 26-year veteran hockey journalist and recipient of the Hockey Hall of
Fame’s 2006 Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award. Scott appears on CBC’s Satellite Hot Stove each
week on Hockey Night in Canada, as well as contributing pre-game and intermission features and
writing regularly for cbcsports.ca. A highly respected hockey journalist, the Toronto native began his
career at the Toronto Sun in 1979. After spending more than 11 years as a hockey writer and
columnist at the paper, Morrison became Sports Editor in 1991 and led the section to being named
one of North America’s top-10 sports sections in 1999—the first sports section in Canada to receive
the AP Sports Editors North American Award. Morrison has authored several hockey books and
served two terms as President of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada has been a national institution since 1952, when Foster Hewitt’s
familiar “Hello, Canada!” ushered hockey fans into the era of television. Now in its 54th season on
television, it remains the most popular weekly sports program in Canada, averaging more than one
million viewers every Saturday night.
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Reviewed on Hockey.com, January 4, 2008
Review By:John Gordon If you want to see a full-length review of this book, there's one posted on Hockey.com. Here's the link:
http://www.hockey.com/blog/546-NHL's-all-time-best%2c-by-the-numbers.aspx
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