Big Bubba's Hockey Books List
Big Bubba's list of must-read hockey books, focusing on youth hockey, coaching and the Olympics.
Brodeur: Beyond the CreaseIce Time: A Tale of Fathers, Sons, and Hometown HeroesThe Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
Brodeur: Beyond the Crease
by Martin Brodeur
$19.67
Not at all what I was expecting. Rather than the usual "I was taped to the goal by my older brother who fired pucks at me from...
Ice Time: A Tale of Fathers, Sons, and Home...
by Jay Atkinson
$11.86
A book for hockey dads by a hockey dad himself, who also happens to be an outstanding sports writer. Atkinson follows the tria...
The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a C...
by Wayne Coffey

Of all of the content scribbled about the Miracle on Ice, this is far and away my favorite collection of insights and stories....
Last SeasonBreaking the Ice: My Journey to Olympic Hockey, The Ivy League & BeyondBlades of Glory
Last Season

The only fictional book in the list, and one of the few sports-related books that's ever made me profoundly sad. Perhaps it's ...
Breaking the Ice: My Journey to Olympic Hoc...
by Angela Ruggiero

So this one is about brother-baiting and boy-badgering, but it's about the only book I can find that addresses women's hockey....
Blades of Glory
by Rosengren

Sort of the foil to Ice Time, Rosengren follows big-time high school hockey in the first state of hockey (Minnesota). Another ...
They Don't Play Hockey in Heaven: A Dream, A Team, and My Comeback SeasonThe GameThe home team: Fathers, sons & hockey
They Don't Play Hockey in Heaven: A Dream, ...
by Ken Baker
$19.62
You've probably never heard of Ken Baker, as he was a goalie for Colgate but never "made it". I only discovered this book afte...
The Game
by Ken Dryden
$21.09
Stanley Cups, Montreal Canadiens, Cornell University, and now big-time Canadian politician. Awesome read, and in a newly relea...
The home team: Fathers, sons & hockey
by Roy MacGregor

He's so good he gets two slots. Non-fiction and closer to home (literally). Blend Last Season with Ice Time and you get this b...