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"""Ed Willes and the Vancouver Canucks. Rarely has there been a better marriage of author and subject. Willes is a deft writer and keen hockey analyst and, honestly, can you think of any NHL franchise (or hyper-caffeinated fan base) more in need of analysis than the Canucks, still pining for their first Stanley Cup after more than five decades? My only quibble is Willes' publisher didn't title his book The Jung and the Restless."" -- ""Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated"" ""Ed Willes has long been one of Canada's premier sportswriters--renowned for his ability to get beyond the scores and into the heads of players, coaches, management and a savvy fan base. Great writer, great book!"" -- ""Roy MacGregor, author of Home Game"" ""I can't think of anyone better to write the Vancouver Canucks' history than Ed Willes. Look no further than his WHA book The Rebel League to appreciate Ed's immense storytelling talent and his ability to bring old hockey stories back to life."" -- ""Pierre Lebrun, TSN hockey insider and senior NHL columnist for The Athletic"" ""I've known Ed Willes for 40 years. He's actually old enough to have seen me play. Before we covered the Canucks, I got to know him when I was broadcasting Winnipeg Jets games and he was working for the Winnipeg Sun. Ed was appreciated by players, management, other media members and his readers because he was honest, fair and treated everyone with respect. Scrubs and stars were dealt with exactly the same way. Who better to chronicle the many ups and downs of the Vancouver Canucks?"" -- ""John Garrett, former NHL goalie and longtime broadcaster"" ""No one has a deeper grasp of the Vancouver hockey scene or writes it with more eloquence, depth and humour than Ed Willes. From the Regina Leader Post, to the New York Times, to the Vancouver Province, Eddie has taken us all on an incredible hockey ride over the years. Who better to chronicle Canucks history? A must read."" -- ""Mark Spector, Sportsnet"" Ed Willes is a master storyteller and a skilled historian. Who better to write the history of the Canucks than someone who watched the Sedins up close, appreciates what Stan Smyl and Pavel Bure mean to the franchise and was closely associated with Pat Quinn, Roger Neilson and Harry Neals."" -- ""Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun sports columnist"""

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Before retiring in 2020, Ed Willes spent nearly four decades in sports journalism, working everywhere from the Regina Leader-Post to the Winnipeg Sun and, most notably, the Province newspaper in Vancouver, where he was a regular columnist for more than twenty years. He is the author of Gretzky to Lemieux: The Story of the 1987 Canada Cup and The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association. Willes lives in Vancouver, BC.

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