Kerry
Fraser was an NHL official for 30 years and 2,165 games. His stature
as a legend in stripes is without question. He was well-respected by
coaches and players alike.
This
book is laid out extremely well and straight-forward. It's an easy to
follow method, and you don't have to know anything about hockey to be
able to keep up with each tale that is told. Each chapter chronicles
his last appearance in a city with that team, plus a look back at
memorable events in previous games involving that team. From the ups
and downs, you can see that he truly worked his way to the top of the
ladder, earning the respect of everyone along the way. Not afraid to
call penalties on players and coaches if needed, but equally unafraid
to simply skate over and give them a gentlemanly warning, he treated
everyone the same.
It's
an amazing look into just what a ref goes through in the course of a
season, and a career. The names and incidents along the way are too
numerous to mention here, but Mr. Fraser does touch on incidents like
the great Detroit-Colorado wars of the mid-90s, as well as the infamous "Have another donut, you fat pig!" incident with New Jersey in the late 80s.
Definitely
worth reading in my opinion... just settle back and let him tell the
story.
Link
to Powell's City of Books:
http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780771047985-0
Link
to Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Call-Hockey-Stories-Stripes/dp/1551683539/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370816606&sr=1-1&keywords=the+final+call
Link
to Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/final-call-kerry-fraser/1102305587?ean=9780771047985
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