Terry Ryan "Tails of a First Round Nothing"

[Derek Sutton]

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He has a book coming out in the spring and I can't wait to read it. A Buddys buddy played with him in Tri City's and even then the stories where book worthy, I can only imagine how much better they got as he grew older.

http://www.amazon.ca/Tales-First-Rou.../dp/1770411399

I read this story which is in his book from his twitter link

Mike Milbury story

NSFW!

http://www.betonhockey.com/articles/ryan-s-rant-major-junior-hockey-and-the-nhl-draft/

[DropIt]

Tails?

[Derek Sutton]

Originally Posted by DropIt

Tails?

D'ho!!

[killer_carlson]

I concur. I enjoy reading player autobiographies. Fleury's has been my favorite, with Dave Semenko and Dave Schultz next.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by fotze

I think former players are missing out on a lot of cash. I have met a few former NHLers or barely NHLers and I found it extremely fascinating, even the boring parts of their stories. There should be more books from these guys.

Pick up Sean Pronger's book. Excellent read.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Pick up Sean Pronger's book. Excellent read.

What's the name of it? Always looking for great hockey related books. They always end up being my favorite reads.

[jayswin]

Found it. It's called "Journeyman, The guy who's seen everything".

I'll definitely check it out.

[darthma]

Enjoyed the Author description in Amazon:

About the Author

Terry Ryan played professional hockey for nearly a decade, and now plays in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. He currently works as a production assistant on the hit CBC show Republic of Doyle and lives in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, with his wife and their two children. Arron Asham was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1996 and has played more than 850 NHL games for the Habs, Islanders, Devils, Flyers, Penguins, and New York Rangers. Jim Cuddy is a singer, songwriter, and founding member of the internationally acclaimed Canadian band Blue Rodeo.

[RougeUnderoos]

The best part of that Milbury story was Milbury trying to play the role of such a bigshot.

"After what I would guess to be 15 - 20 minutes, I the room went silent and I heard footsteps coming in form the adjoining room. Closer….closer..closer….and there he was. It was the GM of the New York Islanders himself, Mike Milbury. He had a presence about him..."

Like it was Vito Corleone coming into the meeting something. Oooh, it's Mike Milbury, Boss Of The 90's Islanders. It's a wonder he didn't trip and fall while they were listening to his dramatic approach.

Another good hockey bio is the Derek Sanderson book. He was a debauched lunatic even by 70's NHL standards. Unfortunately, the boozing, cocaine, philandering and Rolls Royce-buying stories are tempered with all the "Jesus Saved Me In The End" talk, but still, a good book.

[puckedoff]

I enjoyed Derek Sanderson's book as well. Kerry Fraser's The Final Call also a neat read.

[chockfullofgoodness]

Originally Posted by puckedoff

I enjoyed Derek Sanderson's book as well. Kerry Fraser's The Final Call also a neat read.

It really wasn't. You'd think that a guy who has been around the game that long would have much more interesting anecdotes. Fraser's book was downright boring. (I do look forward to reading Sanderson's book, though)

[Huntingwhale]

Between The Lines by Ray Scapinello is my favorite referee book. The respect this guy commanded around the league is pretty telling. Full of great stories and very easy to read. I would highly recommend it.

[MacDaddy77]

I played with him and against him in the Maritimes as a teenager he was a friggin Monster when we were 15. His family didn't want him to play in the Q so they moved west

[habernac]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

Between The Lines by Ray Scapinello is my favorite referee book. The respect this guy commanded around the league is pretty telling. Full of great stories and very easy to read. I would highly recommend it.

Ray seemed about as bright as a sack of hammers. Not my favourite hockey book.

I have an entire bookshelf devoted to hockey books. The recent Orr one wasn't great. He just doesn't want to divulge anything about himself.

The recent Eddie Shore one was great. I'd like to read Mark Howe's.

[Scorponok]

I read quite a few of them when ma took me to the library when I was a kid. I remember Wayne Gretzky's autobiography being pretty run-of-the-mill. The guy's a nice guy but just isn't very funny. Still it was interesting to read about how he used to draw hockey rinks and trace where the puck went during a game. He really thought the game at a level no one else has since; though Mario came close but I think Mario benefitted more from also being a physical force.

Don Cherry's autobio was also fantastic, as you would expect, and I also found myself enjoying the Sutter family biography. I still have the NHL rulebook being owed on my account though I swear I know I returned it a long time ago.

[Matty81]

Reading this right now, halfway through and one of the more entertaining hockey books I've read in a while. Funny and pretty candid, lots of pretty ridiculous stories of dumb hockey player antics.

Ryan was a wildman.. His career trajectory is almost hard to believe though. Picked 8th overall, got in Therriens bad books and decided to hold out for a trade, Montreal refused and he basically got buried after two years in the AHL. Ended up that he couldn't even play in the Ahl because of his contractsituation. It's hard to fathom a team taking a top 10 pick after 2 pro seasons and burying them on principle rather than getting something for their rights today.

Anyway recommend checking it out if you are looking for a good hockey read. I started Orr's book and found it pretty boring and politically correct by comparison. Though my respect for Orr as a man is off the charts I should add.