Grapes:: A Vintage View of Hockey

by Don Cherry and Stan Fischler

Book Overview

A Wild Look at Life in Hockey...To millions of Canadians, Don "Grapes" Cherry is the irascible co-host of "Molson Hockey Night's Coach's Corner," whose controversial, candid and highly spirited commentary has endeared him to hockey fans throughout the provinces. A larger-than-life figure in the annals of hockey, Cherry has done it all-from minor league player to head coach of the Boston Bruins to gregarious commentator. His is a story that only he...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380651777
• ISBN13: 9780380651771
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A very good book and I like Don Cherry very much, but...

I get the feeling it could have been better. It was nice when it came out, as it was nee- ded but an updated version is badly needed. Didn't Red Auerbach, Celtics great write books up into his eighties? Well, 'Grapes' is "only" 73. Come on, Grapes, write another one about your Hockey dominated life, pls. And get Ron MacLean's help. I wanna hear about those Ladas in Montreal as cabs at the airport!

Don rules, but I've read better books

For a hockey read, this is pretty good. However, for a truly 5-star book, "Thin Ice - A Season in Hell with the New York Rangers" truly puts this one to shame. Although I love Don Cherry, after reading this book, I have to admit that when I was finished with it, I came to the conclusion that alot of the problems that he's incurred in his life seem to be self-inflicted. . yet he seems to want to possibly deflect them off as being always the blame of someone else. In alot of the cases that's true, but in some instances, I cant agree. I will say this though, after reading his book, I can understand Don's devotion to his past wife Rose; she truly must have been a wonderful person.

a must-read for all hockey fans

grapes is both funny and sincere in this no holds barred look at his life as a hockey nomad. this book is filled with highly entertaining personal anecdotes from grapes' life and his interactions with all of his former players, including the great bobby orr.

Good Book

I think that Don Cherry knows everything about hockey

FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KNOW OR REMEMBER WHEN HOCKEY WAS REAL!

THE ONLY BOOK FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KNOW OR REMEMBER WHEN HOCKEY WAS REAL AND THE LEAGUE LADDEN WITH SOLID TALENT. DON CHERRY IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE TOP 3 BEST NHL COACHES EVER AND THE INSIGHT THE BOOK GIVES ON THE INNER BATTLES WITH HARRY SINDEN NOW IN RETROSPECT GIVE A CLEAR VIEW AS TO WHY IN 1997 THE BOSTON BRUINS ARE A FRANCHISE IN THE CELLAR.