I'm back with a new review! Today, we're looking at A Matter of Inches, by Clint Malarchuk, with Dan Robson.

No doubt, everyone is familiar with Clint Malarchuk, the NHL goalie, because of one incident. He's the goalie that suffered a near fatal skate cut across his throat on Wednesday, March 22nd, 1989. It took 300 stitches to close the wound. But he was playing hockey again just 10 days later.

There's a lot more to Clint than just the one incident. He's had to deal with severe OCD his entire life. While playing WHL hockey in Portland, it helped drive him to be the best possible player. This worked in his favor as he was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques.

The book details the ups and downs of his career. It's a no-holds barred, down and dirty look at the dark side of someone's mind. It's going to take you places that you may not like, it may awaken things you haven't dealt with in your own life. Speaking for myself, I know that I was brought nearly to tears because of things he talks about. It hits close to home. We're talking someone that has literally been to the very edge, and come all the way back. It's inspirational, devastating; it leaves you wanting to keep reading to see how it all works out in the end.

I highly recommend this book. It's going to change your view of goalies, hockey, and life in general. For more information about Clint Malarchuk, go check out his webpage at www.malarchuk.com


Link to Powell's City of Books, located in Portland, OR:

http://www.powells.com/book/a-matter-of-inches-9781629370491/17-0

Link to Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Matter-Inches-Survived-Crease-Beyond/dp/1629370495/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449969731&sr=8-1&keywords=A+Matter+of+Inches

Link to Barnes and Noble:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/matter-of-inches-clint-malarchuk/1120425829?ean=9781629370491