NHL - Hockey Books You Should Read

Updated June 16, 2026
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The Down Goes Brown history of the NHL : the world's most beautiful sport, the world's most ridiculous league
McIndoe, Sean
Paper Book
Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favourite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable moments--especially if they're memorable for the wrong reasons--in this warts-and-all history of the NHL. The NHL is, indisputably, weird. One moment,...
The last good year : seven games that ended an era
Cox, Damien
Paper Book
Nominated for the 2019 Toronto Heritage Book Award We may never see a playoff series like it again. Before Gary Bettman, and the lockouts. Before all the NHL's old barns were torn down to make way for bigger, glitzier rinks. Before expansion and parity across the...
99 : stories of the game
Gretzky, Wayne
Paper Book
In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments...
Crossing the line : the outrageous story of a hockey original
Sanderson, Derek.
Paper Book
The autobiography of one of hockey’s first rebels and a beloved member of the “Big Bad Bruins,” this book shares how Derek Sanderson’s ferocious style helped lead the team to two Stanley Cup victories in the early 1970s. Living...

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