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Here's what critics and readers are saying about his books.</p></div></section><section class="py-14 bg-background border-b border-border"><div class="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-6"><h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground mb-8 text-center">Interviews & Podcasts</h2><div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-4"><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.3594415" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="flex items-start gap-4 bg-card border border-border rounded-lg px-5 py-4 hover:border-primary transition-colors group"><span class="mt-1 shrink-0 text-primary"><svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M23.498 6.186a3.016 3.016 0 0 0-2.122-2.136C19.505 3.545 12 3.545 12 3.545s-7.505 0-9.377.505A3.017 3.017 0 0 0 .502 6.186C0 8.07 0 12 0 12s0 3.93.502 5.814a3.016 3.016 0 0 0 2.122 2.136c1.871.505 9.376.505 9.376.505s7.505 0 9.377-.505a3.015 3.015 0 0 0 2.122-2.136C24 15.93 24 12 24 12s0-3.93-.502-5.814zM9.545 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class="font-semibold text-foreground group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">CBC Interview â Sports Writing</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-1">CBC Player · Video</p></div></a><a href="https://www.torontomike.com/2019/12/toronto_miked_podcast_episode_556/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="flex items-start gap-4 bg-card border border-border rounded-lg px-5 py-4 hover:border-primary transition-colors group"><span class="mt-1 shrink-0 text-primary"><svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M12 18.75a6 6 0 0 0 6-6v-1.5m-6 7.5a6 6 0 0 1-6-6v-1.5m6 7.5v3.75m-3.75 0h7.5M12 15.75a3 3 0 0 1-3-3V4.5a3 3 0 1 1 6 0v8.25a3 3 0 0 1-3 3z"></path></svg></span><div><p class="font-semibold text-foreground group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">Toronto Mike'd â Episode 556</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-1">Toronto Mike'd Podcast · December 2019</p></div></a><a href="https://puckjunk.com/2019/01/18/interview-bruce-dowbiggin-author-of-the-book-cap-in-hand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="flex items-start gap-4 bg-card border border-border rounded-lg px-5 py-4 hover:border-primary transition-colors group"><span class="mt-1 shrink-0 text-primary"><svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M12 6.042A8.967 8.967 0 0 0 6 3.75c-1.052 0-2.062.18-3 .512v14.25A8.987 8.987 0 0 1 6 18c2.305 0 4.408.867 6 2.292m0-14.25a8.966 8.966 0 0 1 6-2.292c1.052 0 2.062.18 3 .512v14.25A8.987 8.987 0 0 0 18 18a8.967 8.967 0 0 0-6 2.292m0-14.25v14.25"></path></svg></span><div><p class="font-semibold text-foreground group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">Puck Junk â Interview on <em>Cap In Hand</em></p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-1">Puck Junk · January 2019</p></div></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_8koVEbN8s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="flex items-start gap-4 bg-card border border-border rounded-lg px-5 py-4 hover:border-primary transition-colors group"><span class="mt-1 shrink-0 text-primary"><svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M23.498 6.186a3.016 3.016 0 0 0-2.122-2.136C19.505 3.545 12 3.545 12 3.545s-7.505 0-9.377.505A3.017 3.017 0 0 0 .502 6.186C0 8.07 0 12 0 12s0 3.93.502 5.814a3.016 3.016 0 0 0 2.122 2.136c1.871.505 9.376.505 9.376.505s7.505 0 9.377-.505a3.015 3.015 0 0 0 2.122-2.136C24 15.93 24 12 24 12s0-3.93-.502-5.814zM9.545 15.568V8.432L15.818 12l-6.273 3.568z"></path></svg></span><div><p class="font-semibold text-foreground group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">Watch: Bruce Interviewed On Books & More!</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-1">YouTube · Video</p></div></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKVHybGmXW0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="flex items-start gap-4 bg-card border border-border rounded-lg px-5 py-4 hover:border-primary transition-colors group"><span class="mt-1 shrink-0 text-primary"><svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M23.498 6.186a3.016 3.016 0 0 0-2.122-2.136C19.505 3.545 12 3.545 12 3.545s-7.505 0-9.377.505A3.017 3.017 0 0 0 .502 6.186C0 8.07 0 12 0 12s0 3.93.502 5.814a3.016 3.016 0 0 0 2.122 2.136c1.871.505 9.376.505 9.376.505s7.505 0 9.377-.505a3.015 3.015 0 0 0 2.122-2.136C24 15.93 24 12 24 12s0-3.93-.502-5.814zM9.545 15.568V8.432L15.818 12l-6.273 3.568z"></path></svg></span><div><p class="font-semibold text-foreground group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">YouTube Interview â Bruce Dowbiggin</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-1">YouTube · Video</p></div></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JoeTilleySports/videos/1062510488600429/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="flex items-start 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Canadian Olympic team" class="w-full rounded-lg shadow-lg object-cover" loading="lazy" width="600" height="400"/><figcaption class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">With the 1996 gold medal 4Ã100 Canadian Olympic team / Covering world record moments in Atlanta</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="/airo-assets/images/pages/media/stadium-crowd" alt="Stadium crowd at a major sporting event covered by Bruce Dowbiggin" class="w-full rounded-lg shadow-lg object-cover" loading="lazy" width="600" height="400"/><figcaption class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">Covering major sporting events</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="/airo-assets/images/pages/media/blue-jays-award" alt="Bruce Dowbiggin receiving a sports journalism award" class="w-full rounded-lg shadow-lg object-cover" loading="lazy" width="600" height="400"/><figcaption class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">Winning the 1993/1996 Gemini Award â Sports Broadcaster of the Year</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="/airo-assets/images/pages/media/golf-group" alt="Bruce Dowbiggin at a golf event"
31class="w-full rounded-lg shadow-lg object-cover" loading="lazy" width="600" height="400"/><figcaption class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">With Jack Nicklaus & David Feherty in PEI</figcaption></figure><figure class="md:col-span-2"><img src="/airo-assets/images/pages/media/golf-event" alt="Golf tournament covered by Bruce Dowbiggin" class="w-full rounded-lg shadow-lg object-cover" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="500"/><figcaption class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">Watching Rickie Fowler â Palm Beach Gardens PGA Tour event</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="/airo-assets/images/pages/media/panel-discussion" alt="Bruce Dowbiggin with hockey legends including Bobby Hull" class="w-full rounded-lg shadow-lg object-cover" loading="lazy" width="600" height="400"/><figcaption class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">With the legends Bobby Hull</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="/airo-assets/images/pages/media/indigo-signing-2" alt="Bruce Dowbiggin signing for fans in Toronto" class="w-full rounded-lg shadow-lg object-cover" loading="lazy" width="600" height="400"/><figcaption class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">Signing for fans in Toronto</figcaption></figure><figure class="md:col-span-2"><img src="/airo-assets/images/pages/media/vintage-portrait" alt="Bruce Dowbiggin with TV legend Steve Paikin in Aurora, Ontario" class="w-full rounded-lg shadow-lg object-cover" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="500"/><figcaption class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground text-center">With TV legend Steve Paikin in Aurora, Ont. 2025</figcaption></figure></div></div></section><section class="py-16 bg-background"><div class="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-6"><div data-dev-content-list="media.plaudits" style="display:contents"><div class="mb-12" data-dev-content-list-index="0"><h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-foreground pb-2 border-b border-border mb-4">Money Players</h2><div class="flex flex-col gap-4"><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This is the one hockey book for everyone interested in the business of sports.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Although I knew most of the facts, the author puts a human face to it, narrating this through the eyes of people that played a central part in making it all happen, which makes this book a great read.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin take the reader down a fascinating road that will be loved by hockey fans everywhere. Inexact Science has much broader appeal â it has much to teach us about the importance of selecting and developing top talent and it offers interesting historical nuggets and perspectives about everything from Quebec to the former Soviet Union.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Policy Magazine</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Insightful and well written look at the team everyone loves to hate! If the goal of this book was to give the reader a different look than the one presented by mainstream sports media, it succeeded at the highest level.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Great read. Bruce's book is a compilation of news sources with his own narration to recount the events of the Gillis regime for the Canucks.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Very good book. Fun to read, and gives a lot more insight into how the team was run throughout the best years of its existence.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A must-read for any sports enthusiast. Dowbiggin has written a compelling and engaging story describing the evolution of the economic structure of major league sports in North America.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Tony Comper, retired president and CEO, BMO Financial Group</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A thought-provoking book on the history of labor relations in the major pro sports leagues in North America. Destroying the myth that a salary cap equals parity, Dowbiggin offers a clear alternative that any right-minded capitalist knows is out there.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Mitch Melnick, host of Melnick in the Afternoon, TSN 690 Radio</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This examination of avenues other than a salary cap is interesting, especially with the threat of another NHL lockout looming in 2020.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Toronto Sun</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->These thoughtful essays are purposely designed to be provocative. Some stances will make you mad, while others you will agree with, perhaps surprisingly. All will make you think. Dowbiggin is an expert writer.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->The Meaning of Puck is a funny, acidic, irreverent, argumentative and often infuriating but always thought-provoking look into the fabric of a nation straining to keep old traditions alive and incorporate new national myths.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote></div></div><div class="mb-12" data-dev-content-list-index="1"><h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-foreground pb-2 border-b border-border mb-4">Inexact Science</h2><div class="flex flex-col gap-4"><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This is the one hockey book for everyone interested in the business of sports.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Although I knew most of the facts, the author puts a human face to it, narrating this through the eyes of people that played a central part in making it all happen, which makes this book a great read.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin take the reader down a fascinating road that will be loved by hockey fans everywhere. Inexact Science has much broader appeal â it has much to teach us about the importance of selecting and developing top talent and it offers interesting historical nuggets and perspectives about everything from Quebec to the former Soviet Union.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Policy Magazine</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Insightful and well written look at the team everyone loves to hate! If the goal of this book was to give the reader a different look than the one presented by mainstream sports media, it succeeded at the highest level.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Great read. Bruce'
31s book is a compilation of news sources with his own narration to recount the events of the Gillis regime for the Canucks.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Very good book. Fun to read, and gives a lot more insight into how the team was run throughout the best years of its existence.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A must-read for any sports enthusiast. Dowbiggin has written a compelling and engaging story describing the evolution of the economic structure of major league sports in North America.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Tony Comper, retired president and CEO, BMO Financial Group</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A thought-provoking book on the history of labor relations in the major pro sports leagues in North America. Destroying the myth that a salary cap equals parity, Dowbiggin offers a clear alternative that any right-minded capitalist knows is out there.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Mitch Melnick, host of Melnick in the Afternoon, TSN 690 Radio</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This examination of avenues other than a salary cap is interesting, especially with the threat of another NHL lockout looming in 2020.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Toronto Sun</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->These thoughtful essays are purposely designed to be provocative. Some stances will make you mad, while others you will agree with, perhaps surprisingly. All will make you think. Dowbiggin is an expert writer.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->The Meaning of Puck is a funny, acidic, irreverent, argumentative and often infuriating but always thought-provoking look into the fabric of a nation straining to keep old traditions alive and incorporate new national myths.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote></div></div><div class="mb-12" data-dev-content-list-index="2"><h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-foreground pb-2 border-b border-border mb-4">Ice Storm</h2><div class="flex flex-col gap-4"><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This is the one hockey book for everyone interested in the business of sports.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Although I knew most of the facts, the author puts a human face to it, narrating this through the eyes of people that played a central part in making it all happen, which makes this book a great read.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin take the reader down a fascinating road that will be loved by hockey fans everywhere. Inexact Science has much broader appeal â it has much to teach us about the importance of selecting and developing top talent and it offers interesting historical nuggets and perspectives about everything from Quebec to the former Soviet Union.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Policy Magazine</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Insightful and well written look at the team everyone loves to hate! If the goal of this book was to give the reader a different look than the one presented by mainstream sports media, it succeeded at the highest level.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Great read. Bruce'
31s book is a compilation of news sources with his own narration to recount the events of the Gillis regime for the Canucks.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Very good book. Fun to read, and gives a lot more insight into how the team was run throughout the best years of its existence.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A must-read for any sports enthusiast. Dowbiggin has written a compelling and engaging story describing the evolution of the economic structure of major league sports in North America.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Tony Comper, retired president and CEO, BMO Financial Group</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A thought-provoking book on the history of labor relations in the major pro sports leagues in North America. Destroying the myth that a salary cap equals parity, Dowbiggin offers a clear alternative that any right-minded capitalist knows is out there.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Mitch Melnick, host of Melnick in the Afternoon, TSN 690 Radio</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This examination of avenues other than a salary cap is interesting, especially with the threat of another NHL lockout looming in 2020.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Toronto Sun</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->These thoughtful essays are purposely designed to be provocative. Some stances will make you mad, while others you will agree with, perhaps surprisingly. All will make you think. Dowbiggin is an expert writer.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->The Meaning of Puck is a funny, acidic, irreverent, argumentative and often infuriating but always thought-provoking look into the fabric of a nation straining to keep old traditions alive and incorporate new national myths.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote></div></div><div class="mb-12" data-dev-content-list-index="3"><h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-foreground pb-2 border-b border-border mb-4">Cap In Hand</h2><div class="flex flex-col gap-4"><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This is the one hockey book for everyone interested in the business of sports.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Although I knew most of the facts, the author puts a human face to it, narrating this through the eyes of people that played a central part in making it all happen, which makes this book a great read.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin take the reader down a fascinating road that will be loved by hockey fans everywhere. Inexact Science has much broader appeal â it has much to teach us about the importance of selecting and developing top talent and it offers interesting historical nuggets and perspectives about everything from Quebec to the former Soviet Union.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Policy Magazine</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Insightful and well written look at the team everyone loves to hate! If the goal of this book was to give the reader a different look than the one presented by mainstream sports media, it succeeded at the highest level.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Great read. Bruce'
31s book is a compilation of news sources with his own narration to recount the events of the Gillis regime for the Canucks.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Very good book. Fun to read, and gives a lot more insight into how the team was run throughout the best years of its existence.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A must-read for any sports enthusiast. Dowbiggin has written a compelling and engaging story describing the evolution of the economic structure of major league sports in North America.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Tony Comper, retired president and CEO, BMO Financial Group</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A thought-provoking book on the history of labor relations in the major pro sports leagues in North America. Destroying the myth that a salary cap equals parity, Dowbiggin offers a clear alternative that any right-minded capitalist knows is out there.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Mitch Melnick, host of Melnick in the Afternoon, TSN 690 Radio</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This examination of avenues other than a salary cap is interesting, especially with the threat of another NHL lockout looming in 2020.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Toronto Sun</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->These thoughtful essays are purposely designed to be provocative. Some stances will make you mad, while others you will agree with, perhaps surprisingly. All will make you think. Dowbiggin is an expert writer.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->The Meaning of Puck is a funny, acidic, irreverent, argumentative and often infuriating but always thought-provoking look into the fabric of a nation straining to keep old traditions alive and incorporate new national myths.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote></div></div><div class="mb-12" data-dev-content-list-index="4"><h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-foreground pb-2 border-b border-border mb-4">The Meaning of Puck</h2><div class="flex flex-col gap-4"><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This is the one hockey book for everyone interested in the business of sports.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Although I knew most of the facts, the author puts a human face to it, narrating this through the eyes of people that played a central part in making it all happen, which makes this book a great read.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin take the reader down a fascinating road that will be loved by hockey fans everywhere. Inexact Science has much broader appeal â it has much to teach us about the importance of selecting and developing top talent and it offers interesting historical nuggets and perspectives about everything from Quebec to the former Soviet Union.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Policy Magazine</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Insightful and well written look at the team everyone loves to hate! If the goal of this book was to give the reader a different look than the one presented by mainstream sports media, it succeeded at the highest level.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Great read. Bruce'
31s book is a compilation of news sources with his own narration to recount the events of the Gillis regime for the Canucks.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->Very good book. Fun to read, and gives a lot more insight into how the team was run throughout the best years of its existence.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A must-read for any sports enthusiast. Dowbiggin has written a compelling and engaging story describing the evolution of the economic structure of major league sports in North America.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Tony Comper, retired president and CEO, BMO Financial Group</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->A thought-provoking book on the history of labor relations in the major pro sports leagues in North America. Destroying the myth that a salary cap equals parity, Dowbiggin offers a clear alternative that any right-minded capitalist knows is out there.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Mitch Melnick, host of Melnick in the Afternoon, TSN 690 Radio</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4 hidden"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->This examination of avenues other than a salary cap is interesting, especially with the threat of another NHL lockout looming in 2020.<!-- -->"</span></p><footer class="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">â Toronto Sun</footer></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->These thoughtful essays are purposely designed to be provocative. Some stances will make you mad, while others you will agree with, perhaps surprisingly. All will make you think. Dowbiggin is an expert writer.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="bg-card border-l-4 border-primary rounded-r-lg px-6 py-4"><p class="text-muted-foreground italic leading-relaxed"><span>"<!-- -->The Meaning of Puck is a funny, acidic, irreverent, argumentative and often infuriating but always thought-provoking look into the fabric of a nation straining to keep old traditions alive and incorporate new national myths.<!-- -->"</span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></section></main><footer class="border-t border-border bg-card"><div class="max-w-6xl mx-auto px-6 py-10"><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-8 mb-8"><div><p class="text-lg font-bold text-foreground">Bruce Dowbiggin</p><p class="text-xs text-primary font-semibold tracking-widest uppercase mb-3">Books</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">Award-winning sports journalist and best-selling author of nine books on hockey and Canadian sports culture.</p></div><div><p class="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground mb-3">Navigation</p><nav aria-label="Footer links" class="flex flex-col gap-2"><a class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors" href="/" data-discover="true">Home</a><a class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors" href="/bookstore" data-discover="true">Bookstore</a><a class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors" href="/media" data-discover="true">Media</a><a class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors" href="/retailers" data-discover="true">Retailers</a><a class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors" href="/contact" data-discover="true">Contact</a></nav></div><div><p class="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground mb-3">Get the Books</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4">Available on Amazon and at fine bookstores across Canada.</p><a class="inline-block bg-primary text-primary-foreground text-sm font-semibold px-5 py-2.5 rounded hover:opacity-90 transition-opacity" href="/bookstore" data-discover="true">Browse the Bookstore</a></div></div><div class="border-t border-border pt-6 flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between items-center gap-3"><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">© <!-- -->2026<!-- --> Bruce Dowbiggin Books. All rights reserved.</p><p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">brucedowbigginbooks.ca</p></div></div></footer></div><!--/$-->
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