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Don Cherry Hockey Stories Part 2 Don Cherry Books

Don Cherry is a hockey icon in Canada. Living in America, I don’t see him often, but from what I’ve seen I’ve been quite impressed. As television is a communications medium, often style takes precedent over substance. We see that former players and coaches who turn analysts eventually morph into smooth and polished personalities, who are acting more than they are analyzing.

Don Cherry is a rare and welcome exception. He speaks from the heart, and not always eloquently. His honesty is what makes him endearing, and in this book you get honest stories from a man who has spent a lifetime in hockey. I found myself looking up a lot of the incidents and people mentioned, as I didn’t have the context. That still didn’t take anything away from the book for me, though.

As you may have read from other reviewers, the structure of this book is unique. There aren’t really any chapters. There are just short stories, and many of them. It is like sitting down with Grapes and hearing him sound off on everything about hockey, history, family and politics. All in all, a very entertaining read, with a refreshing change of pace in style.


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Don Cherry Hockey Stories Part 2 Don Cherry Books Reviews

If you know Don Cherry from the hockey broadcasts you will love this book. Stories as only Don can tell them.
Don Cherry is great. You don't know hockey unless you heard of Don Cherry.
Another great books from Grapes!
This book is for the fan who has had a long history of following hockey. When you read the book, it is like you and Cherry are having a beer at a bar. He switches seamlessly back and forth from his days in Junior Hockey to American Hockey League to his one NHL game, and his duties on Hockey Night in Canada. If you know hockey, you'll love this book; if you're just a casual fan, you will not. You have to be able to recognize names and teams without being told exactly who they are, or what they are. For example, the Barrie Flyers of the "O" without telling you the O stands for the Ontario Hockey League.
If you love Don Cherry, former NHL & minor-league coach, you'll enjoy this book. It is entertaining from the 1st page, and is pure Grapes, without spelling, syntax or grammar corrections. Any hockey fan will get a kick out of these great stories, but to know this man is to love him. There is no American equivalent to this larger-than-the NHL figure. You'll laugh and you'll grind your teeth while reading it, but you'll be glad you bought it. Highly recommended.
Don Cherry is like the family member I never had but wish I did...For all the hockey that I've watched and played this book (like part 1) has taught me so much about it and has really educated me about coaching, playing, tradition, respect and how great it is to be a passionate hockey fan like I am. I had this book with me while my daughter was having eye surgery and it was like Don was with me the whole time keeping my spirits up.Who knew that me being a hockey die hard would help me get through a tough time like that, especially with it involving Don "Grapes" Cherry! My daughter did great, and I can only hope that when she grows up she reads this book and as much about Don Cherry as I can hope for, let alone read to her.
I've never played hockey, but for the past several years I've been a fan and I've enjoyed watching Coaches Corner anytime I could get a CBC broadcast (Thank you NHL Network). In this book, Don Cherry takes a non-linear trip down memory lane with great stories about his career as a player, coach and commentator. He also talks about his childhood and family ties. The writing style is pretty much exactly the way he talks and some of the stories are hilarious. There are two things that stand out in my mind about this book Unlike most autobiographies, Don Cherry doesn't sugar coat his mistakes. Many authors take the position of, "I wouldn't change a thing," but not this guy. If he had it all to do over again, he would change lots of things and he doesn't hesitate to point out how stupid he was at times. The other thing that stands out are two sections at the end of the book where his daughter and son write about their Dad. It's odd that you get these types of perspectives in a book like this and it is refreshing. Finally, I found his stories about the single NHL game that he played to be both riveting and heart breaking. Although I don't like paying more than $9.99 for a book, this one was worth the price.
Don Cherry is a hockey icon in Canada. Living in America, I don’t see him often, but from what I’ve seen I’ve been quite impressed. As television is a communications medium, often style takes precedent over substance. We see that former players and coaches who turn analysts eventually morph into smooth and polished personalities, who are acting more than they are analyzing.

Don Cherry is a rare and welcome exception. He speaks from the heart, and not always eloquently. His honesty is what makes him endearing, and in this book you get honest stories from a man who has spent a lifetime in hockey. I found myself looking up a lot of the incidents and people mentioned, as I didn’t have the context. That still didn’t take anything away from the book for me, though.

As you may have read from other reviewers, the structure of this book is unique. There aren’t really any chapters. There are just short stories, and many of them. It is like sitting down with Grapes and hearing him sound off on everything about hockey, history, family and politics. All in all, a very entertaining read, with a refreshing change of pace in style.