Open Ice: The Tim Horton Story

by Douglas Hunter

Beautifully written and thoroughly engrossing, Open Ice remembers a colourful and unforgettable era in sport, and an extraordinary man who, twenty years after his tragic death, still touches deeply the lives of those who knew him. Tim Horton was an athlete, a businessman, and a man whose profound enthusiasm for life was checked only by the values and beliefs of his northern Ontario upbringing. Occasionally -- in the thrill of a hockey game or speeding on the open road -- he would allow those restraints to fall away, eventually with fatal consequences. One man's quintessential hockey story, Open Ice is an ambitious, riveting saga of the game, and a major accomplishment in sports writing.

Genres: Hockey, Sports, Nonfiction

570 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Go to my website to learn more about my work.
In addition to being a writer and graphic artist, I hold a PhD in history (2015) from York University. I'm currently completing a book on the early career of Canadian landscape artist A.Y. Jackson, covering his formative years leading to the founding of the Group of Seven and his experiences as a soldier and war artist in the First World War. Hopefully, it will be out in 2021.

Reviews

[E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative read, although rather discombobulated in spots.