Triple Crown : The Marcel Dionne Story

After writing the bio of his famous brother, Frank, I figured that was just a labor of love. Little did I realize that Ted can tackle other people. First of all, a bio of Marcel Dionne is a terrific idea as he's a player, maybe because he was based in the hockey backwater of El Lay, most fans really overlooked for much of his career. The book gives you an unbelievable appreciation for a truly great player and and even better individual.The stuff on his junior days and the whole push-me-pull-me battle of a top Quebec prospect playing his major junior hockey in the OHA was eye opening. It's also interesting to note Marcel was truly the first free agent (albeit under different circumstances) that resulted in him leaving Detroit for LA. The insight on '72 Team Canada's turnaround in Russia may have been due to player's wives and girlfriends being allowed to join the players. That is certainly the first time I've heard that and it makes a lot of sense given the "us vs. them" bunker mentality Team Canada developed. So much in this book is fresh and makes me wonder what were journalists reporting on back then because they missed a terrific subject in Marcel. It's also mind boggling how Lafleur and he were connected right to the end with the NYR shoving a still productive 30-goal scorer in Dionne aside to bring back Lafleur from retirement. (for the record Guy got all of 18 goals in his comeback). This book certainly gives Marcel his due and might I suggest Ted pick maybe Gilbert Perreault or Stan Mikita as his next hockey players to give the bio treatment to.