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The Final Call: Hockey Stories From A Legend In Stripes (2010)

by Kerry Fraser(Favorite Author)

3.52 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1551683539 (ISBN13: 9781551683539)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Fenn Publishing Company

review 1: outstanding book. from start to finish it is a really crisp, different view of the game of hockey. while being a player may be tough, its likely equally tough to go in there and officiate. kerry frasier may have been one of the best referees to ever grace the game. there are quite a few stories in there that are simply outstanding. how many other people can say they officiated games with greats like gretsky, lindros, lemieux, forsberg, etc etc. and yet it isnt just a story of his respect for those players, but it is also the stories of how he built a repoire with the players and gained their respect from being both stern but understanding. at points i was literally laughing out loud, and other points where i couldnt help but cringe at the situations that were placed in fro... morent of him. well written, very fluid read, and overall a great book for any hockey fan.
review 2: Kerry Frasier desperately needed an editor for this book. While I really enjoy the hockey antidotes he's gather over three decades in the NHL, his writing has the uncanny ability to suck the drama out of nearly every situation and story. While this ability probably served him well as a referees, it's not great as an author. The writing isn't very good, and his parenthetical additions quickly become both obnoxious and burdensome (he'll even add things that are completely pointless, like I just did with this example).If you love hockey, you'll still probably like the book. In reality, it's a quick read and decent enough, but had potential to be so much more. less

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