THE BEST GAME YOU CAN NAME by Bidini, Dave - 2005

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2005. 296 pp. Signed by Dave Bidini on the title page. Black boards lettered in silver on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. An exuberant, evocative, highly personal, and vividly coloured account of his and his team's exploits, interwoven with moving stories and sharp comments from such hockey heroes as Frank Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer, John Brophy, Steve Larmer, Ryan Walter, and others. The Chapters are: A Frozen River of Stout; Doughnuts by the Morning Light; Love Among the Sweatpants; The Elephant Is a Zamboni; The Ghost of Sam LoPresti; Hosers' Promenade; The Pinch of the Ninja; Hey Nedved; Burton and Me; The Stars Are Coming Down; The UnHowie; Toe Blake in Heels; Santa, Gord and Elvis; That Certain Facewash; The Hour of the Platypus; and The Flight of the Lunkhead; followed by an Appendix: Exclaim Cup Participants.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo.