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OHL legend Sherry Bassin shares stories from his life in hockey.
Sherwood “Sherry” Bassin passed on drafting Wayne Gretzky and everyone thought he was crazy. He traded Eric Lindros twice — both times when Lindros refused to report to the team that drafted him. Bassin did draft Connor McDavid but gives credit to his dog because he believes anybody could have drafted McDavid.
Sherry played an integral role in developing Canada’s national junior hockey program in 1982 and built three junior teams — the Oshawa Generals, the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and the Erie Otters — into league championship powerhouses from the 1980s to 2015, winning five OHL titles. As a general manager and owner, he became a junior hockey icon. And does he ever have amazing stories to tell!
Always colourful, always outspoken, Sherry now shares stories from his rich life in and out of hockey.
Sherwood “Sherry” Bassin passed on drafting Wayne Gretzky and everyone thought he was crazy. He traded Eric Lindros twice — both times when Lindros refused to report to the team that drafted him. Bassin did draft Connor McDavid but gives credit to his dog because he believes anybody could have drafted McDavid.
Sherry played an integral role in developing Canada’s national junior hockey program in 1982 and built three junior teams — the Oshawa Generals, the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and the Erie Otters — into league championship powerhouses from the 1980s to 2015, winning five OHL titles. As a general manager and owner, he became a junior hockey icon. And does he ever have amazing stories to tell!
Always colourful, always outspoken, Sherry now shares stories from his rich life in and out of hockey.
Price: $21.99
Pages: 368
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date:
September 7, 2027
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9781459758094
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, Memoirs, SPORTS & RECREATION / Winter Sports / Hockey, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Ice hockey, Sports training and coaching
Sherwood Bassin spent four decades as a general manager and owner in junior hockey, winning five OHL championships with three different teams. He is known for his love of telling a good story. He and his wife of sixty years live in Oshawa, Ontario.
Roger Lajoie has been a sportswriter, broadcaster, and executive for more than forty-five years. A host on Sportsnet 590 The Fan radio, he's written the biographies of hockey icons Paul Henderson and Jimmy Devellano. He and his wife live in Courtice, Ontario.
Roger Lajoie has been a sportswriter, broadcaster, and executive for more than forty-five years. A host on Sportsnet 590 The Fan radio, he's written the biographies of hockey icons Paul Henderson and Jimmy Devellano. He and his wife live in Courtice, Ontario.