Praised by reviewers, Gordie: A Hockey Legend has been a best seller in both hardcover and paperback, and it remains the only full-length biography to cover Gordie Howe’s entire playing career. In the introduction, author Roy MacSkimming recounts Gordie and Colleen Howe’s reactions to this unauthorized biography, relates Howe’s many attempts to retire, and describes the tragic illness that afflicted Colleen Howe and transformed the couple’s life together. Gordie reminds us of Howe’s enduring importance in the rapidly changing world of hockey.

“An intelligent, lucid, well-researched, and entertaining book about the life and career of a true hockey legend . . . a definite must-read for all hockey fans.” —Canadian Book Review Annual

“A wonderful throwback to the good old days of hockey . . . This is a trip down memory lane worth taking.” —Calgary Herald

“Marvelously evocative of the era . . . an excellent biography.”—The Sporting News