A writer, editor, and stay-at-home dad, Greg Oliver has written extensively about hockey and professional wrestling. Recent books include Blue Lines, Goal Lines, & Bottom Lines; Don’t Call Me Goon; The Goaltenders’ Union; Written in Blue & White; and Duck with the Puck. A member of the Society for International Hockey Research, Greg lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and son. Learn more at OliverBooks.ca. Jim Gregory is a vice-president with the NHL and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
"Father Bauer and the Great Experiment fills an important gap in
the history of hockey as it is today played. Greg Oliver has done a
masterful research job in showing how Father Bauer was far ahead of
his time in the evolution on what is, today, a truly international
game. Hockey around the world -- Canada, USA, Russia, Sweden,
Finland, everywhere -- is deeply indebted to this fascinating
Canadian character." -- Roy MacGregor, bestselling author of Home
Team: Fathers, Sons and Hockey, and Wayne Gretzky's Ghost"While
David Bauer's 'great experiment' to create a men's national hockey
'team-in-being' focused on excellence, education, and values may
have seemed quixotic, especially in a sport dominated by the NHL,
his vision set the aspiration for the Canadian sport system to this
day. It's important that Canadians know his story. Greg Oliver's
well-researched biography ably captures the man, his mission, his
players and his times." -- Bruce Kidd, author of The Death of
Hockey, vice-president and principal, University of Toronto
Scarborough"It's the labour and passion behind each word that makes
Father Bauer and the Great Experiment such an excellent read. The
ice beneath Bauer's skates was rough at times, but his vision was
solid. This is an amazing history of where our national game was
and how it has progressed. A tap of the stick to Greg Oliver for
his amazing efforts." -- Jiggs McDonald, broadcaster and 1990
recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall
of Fame"Those who enjoy reading about hockey and biographies will
want to read Greg Oliver's book Father Bauer and the Great
Experiment . . . An informative look at an interesting person who
positively influenced many people." -- Glenn Perrett"Father Bauer
and the Great Experiment is not only one of the best-researched
biographies I've ever read, but one of the most inspiring as Bauer
valued technique and skill over brute force while instilling
confidence and psychological well-being in his players." --
Waterloo Chronicle
"Father Bauer and the Great Experiment is not only one of the
best-researched biographies I've ever read, but one of the most
inspiring as Bauer valued technique and skill over brute force
while instilling confidence and psychological well-being in his
players." -- Waterloo Chronicle "Father Bauer and the Great
Experiment fills an important gap in the history of hockey as it is
today played. Greg Oliver has done a masterful research job in
showing how Father Bauer was far ahead of his time in the evolution
on what is, today, a truly international game. Hockey around the
world -- Canada, USA, Russia, Sweden, Finland, everywhere -- is
deeply indebted to this fascinating Canadian character." -- Roy
MacGregor, bestselling author of Home Team: Fathers, Sons and
Hockey, and Wayne Gretzky's Ghost "While David Bauer's 'great
experiment' to create a men's national hockey 'team-in-being'
focused on excellence, education, and values may have seemed
quixotic, especially in a sport dominated by the NHL, his vision
set the aspiration for the Canadian sport system to this day. It's
important that Canadians know his story. Greg Oliver's
well-researched biography ably captures the man, his mission, his
players and his times." -- Bruce Kidd, author of The Death of
Hockey, vice-president and principal, University of Toronto
Scarborough "It's the labour and passion behind each word that
makes Father Bauer and the Great Experiment such an excellent read.
The ice beneath Bauer's skates was rough at times, but his vision
was solid. This is an amazing history of where our national game
was and how it has progressed. A tap of the stick to Greg Oliver
for his amazing efforts." -- Jiggs McDonald, broadcaster and 1990
recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall
of Fame "Those who enjoy reading about hockey and biographies will
want to read Greg Oliver's book Father Bauer and the Great
Experiment . . . An informative look at an interesting person who
positively influenced many people." -- Glenn Perrett "Oliver writes
in an engaging fashion ... [Father Bauer and the Great Experiment]
lets us learn about yesteryear, when the Maple Leaf was proudly
worn by amateurs whose love of sport and country was matched only
by the Basilian Father behind the bench." -- Canada's History
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