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Every young American hockey player should have to read the story on Hobey Baker, it's that emotional. The hockey, he's a fighter pilot, he's a war hero. It's too good a story not to make this guy a household name. -- Barry Melrose, ESPN / / / / Tim Rappleye delivers a deep and thoughtful look into the life and times of one of America's greatest sportsmen who happened to also be one of the greatest of all American hockey players. I thoroughly enjoyed immersing myself in the way too short life of the amazing Hobey Baker. -- JACK O'CALLAHAN, Miracle on Ice / / / / Hobey Baker is known as the hockey legend from Princeton and St. Paul's School. Leave it to Tim Rappleye to discover that Baker is an original Philadelphia hockey guy, a player who lost a tooth de-fending his brother in a South Philly shinny scrap. Rappleye's telling of Hobey's farewell to hockey has created a whole new chapter in American hockey history. If you care about hockey, Hobey Baker, Upon Further Review belongs on your shelf. -- Keith Jones, NHL ON NBC / / / / Hobey Baker, Upon Further Review is a fantastic read. Not just a hockey story, but a real-life history lesson of an American sporting icon from years gone past. -- Pierre McGuire, NHL on NBC / / / / I couldn't put it down. Tim Rappleye's tenacious, indefatigable research style has produced hereto-fore unknown aspects of America's greatest hockey player. Thanks to Rappleye's superior work, we know just about everything there is to know about Uncle Sam's Mister Hockey. -- Stan Fischler, hockey author/historian / / / / As a college hockey fanatic and a Princeton alum, I felt well versed in the Hobey story, but Tim Rappleye's book introduced me to many more layers of the legend. His research and storytelling live up to Hobey's exemplary standard. -- Nate Ewell, College Hockey, Inc. / / / / A wonderfully intimate narrative that flows like a novel. This flesh and blood account reveals so much that we never knew about Hobey Baker, including the circumstances of his death. His willpower alone wasn't enough to save a sputtering plane and himself. A tragic loss for hockey and America. --George McPhee, 1982 Hobey Baker Award Winner / / / / Praise for Jack Parker's Wiseguys A terrific read for fans and players familiar with that rough-and-tumble hockey vintage. -- Bobby Orr / / / / A must-read book about a Division I dynasty and its Hall of Fame coach. -- Lou Lamoriello, STANLEY CUP-WINNING GM

BARRY MELROSE: PRAISE FOR HOBEY BAKER Every young American hockey player should have to read the story on Hobey Baker, it's that emotional. The hockey, he's a fighter pilot, he's a war hero. It's too good a story not to make this guy a household name. JACK O'CALLAHAN: PRAISE FOR HOBEY BAKER Tim Rappleye delivers a deep and thoughtful look into the life and times of one of America's greatest sportsmen who happened to also be one of the greatest of all American hockey players. I thoroughly enjoyed immersing myself in the way too short life of the amazing Hobey Baker. BOBBY ORR: PRAISE FOR JACK PARKER'S WISEGUYS A terrific read for fans and players familiar with that rough-and-tumble hockey vintage. LOU LAMORIELLO: PRAISE FOR JACK PARKER'S WISEGUYS A must-read book about a Division I dynasty and its Hall of Fame coach.

"Every young American hockey player should have to read the story on Hobey Baker, it's that emotional. The hockey, he's a fighter pilot, he's a war hero. It's too good a story not to make this guy a household name. -- Barry Melrose, ESPN / / / / Tim Rappleye delivers a deep and thoughtful look into the life and times of one of America's greatest sportsmen who happened to also be one of the greatest of all American hockey players. I thoroughly enjoyed immersing myself in the ""way too short"" life of the amazing Hobey Baker. -- JACK O'CALLAHAN, Miracle on Ice / / / / Hobey Baker is known as the hockey legend from Princeton and St. Paul's School. Leave it to Tim Rappleye to discover that Baker is an original Philadelphia hockey guy, a player who lost a tooth de-fending his brother in a South Philly shinny scrap. Rappleye's telling of Hobey's farewell to hockey has created a whole new chapter in American hockey history. If you care about hockey, Hobey Baker, Upon Further Review belongs on your shelf. -- Keith Jones, NHL ON NBC / / / / Hobey Baker, Upon Further Review is a fantastic read. Not just a hockey story, but a real-life history lesson of an American sporting icon from years gone past. -- Pierre McGuire, NHL on NBC / / / / I couldn't put it down. Tim Rappleye's tenacious, indefatigable research style has produced hereto-fore unknown aspects of America's greatest hockey player. Thanks to Rappleye's superior work, we know just about everything there is to know about Uncle Sam's Mister Hockey. -- Stan Fischler, hockey author/historian / / / / As a college hockey fanatic and a Princeton alum, I felt well versed in the Hobey story, but Tim Rappleye's book introduced me to many more layers of the legend. His research and storytelling live up to Hobey's exemplary standard. -- Nate Ewell, College Hockey, Inc. / / / / A wonderfully intimate narrative that flows like a novel. This flesh and blood account reveals so much that we never knew about Hobey Baker, including the circumstances of his death. His willpower alone wasn't enough to save a sputtering plane and himself. A tragic loss for hockey and America. --George McPhee, 1982 Hobey Baker Award Winner / / / / Praise for Jack Parker's Wiseguys A terrific read for fans and players familiar with that rough-and-tumble hockey vintage. -- Bobby Orr / / / / A must-read book about a Division I dynasty and its Hall of Fame coach. -- Lou Lamoriello, STANLEY CUP-WINNING GM"

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