Midnight Hockey: All about Beer, the Boys, and the Real Canadian Game

By Bill Gaston

Book Overview

From Giller-nominated author Bill Gaston, proof not only that hockey players can read, but that some of them can even write.Midnight Hockey tells the story of Gaston’s final season, as he contemplates... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385661908
• ISBN13: 9780385661904
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Doubleday Canada
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Hockey Hangover

Beer is what Gaston says is one of the "seductions that make the return to the rink an annual rite." His book, written in a refreshing steady stream of consciousness, is not only a collection of his hockey memories, like playing in France, China, and Japan, but also a venue for venting his thoughts on hockey. Gaston offers colorful takes on everything from nicknames (Gaston answers to "Thrasher" and "Gasser") to teams' names (one of his favorites is Friends of Jesus). Gasser does so in the context of what may be his last season of oldtimers hockey. The defenseman pops in some goals and pops some tops with his pals, and the reader is left with a fantastic hockey hangover.

Funny, witty, and very relevant.

Bill Gaston hits every milestone that beer leaguers and oldtimers go through on their own personal journey through the game. Bill's unique viewpoint as an insider allows rollicking recollections of road trips, lousy goalies, and the general tribal behavior of middle aged men. THe only shortcoming is that book is written mostly to, and for Canadians; which sometimes leaves the Rest Of the World out in the cold as to inside humor. Great book, buy it - and share it with your teammates!