The Code
An Orphan X Short Story

I missed hockey during the pandemic pause, so I picked up this book. The good: it talks about hockey and I learned much about "the code." It conjured up great memories of fighters from my childhood. The bad: the book sometimes feels like a rant from the guy next to you at the bar. I could take some o......more

Boken "The Code" tar oss med på en resa bakom kulisserna i NHL, den främsta hockeyligan i världen. Här utforskar vi den mystiska världen av oskrivna reglerna med anor från flera 100 år bakåt i tiden. För dem som redan är bekanta med hockey är detta inte helt nytt, men det ger en annan synvinkel på s......more

Go Knights Go! Something the author of this book & hardcore hockey fans probably get triggered by. Why because in 2006 when this book was written in the aftermath of the 2004-2005 NHL lockout another expansion team seemed unbelievable. Lord Stanley not being hoisted or used to drink champagne plus t......more

This was an interesting book. I received it as a gift in February, 2020 and finally finished it in March 2021. It reviewed the history of fighting in the NHL and the purpose(s) of the fighting. At times lamenting the changes that have occurred in regards to fighting and "instigating" since 2004. Ber......more

Are you pro-fighting or anti-fighting in regards to its place in the National Hockey League? It will help if you lean towards the former if you choose to read this book, or at least be open to the respect hockey players historically have had for The Code. Even if you are well-versed in the various b......more