Gabby: Confessions of a Hockey Lifer

by Bruce Boudreau, Tim Leone

Bruce Boudreau is living a hockey Cinderella story. After more than three decades in the minor leagues as a player and coach, he was promoted to head coach of the Washington Capitals in 2007. Boudreau revived the Caps, written off as dead, to a division championship and received the Jack Adams award as the National Hockey League’s Coach of the Year in June 2008. His story is an entertaining odyssey of triumph, disappointment, and perseverance, stretching from Toronto to Washington. As a pro rookie, Boudreau had a cameo appearance in Slap Shot with star Paul Newman. Today Boudreau coaches superstar Alexander Ovechkin and a young Washington club poised to become an elite NHL team vying for the Stanley Cup. Boudreau stole the limelight at the 2008 NHL Awards Show with his self-deprecating and folksy manner, which has made him a popular personality at every stop he’s made. Hockey fans know there’s only one Boudreau.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction, Memoir

228 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2010

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read about the journey from minor hockey to playing to coaching the same pathway. Throws a lot of stats at you which gets clunky but overall provides a great look at his career and coaching style.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

He wears his heart on his sleeve and now I truly understand why!