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He chronicles the puzzling mind games of a young Scotty Bowman, the quirky coach whose legend began with the original Blues. In those old-school days, Plager learned memorable lessons from veterans like Al Arbour, Doug Harvey, Glenn Hall, Dickie Moore, and Jacques Plante, all headed to the Hall of Fame. The early years also brought the three Plager brothers -- Bob, Barclay, and Billy -- together in St. Louis after they battled out of little Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Bob played long enough to help break in two Western Canadian kids, future captain Brian Sutter and future Hall of Famer Bernie Federko. Plager later coached a new generation of stars in St. Louis, players like Brett Hull, Brendan Shanahan, and Curtis Joseph. As head coach of the Peoria, Illinois, farm team, he led the Rivermen to a championship and a pro hockey- record 18-straight wins, developing future Blues like Kelly Chase and Nelson Emerson. The years unfortunately brought tragedy, as well, with the premature deaths of Bob Gassoff, Doug Wickenheiser, and Bob's beloved brother Barclay. The tears and the cheers, the fun and the frustration -- it is all found in Tales from the Blues Bench, as only Bob Plager could tell it.
Anonymous
Posted September 18, 2003
DEAR OR SIR OR MADAM: Just wanted to point out a couple of corrections in the home page for 'Bob Plager's Tales from the Blues Bench.'' 1. 'the'' is misspelled as thw. 2. Tom Wheatley, the co-author, is not listed. (That's me). It should be by: Bob Plager and Tom Wheatley Thanks in advance for making these fixes . . . the book is due out by Oct. 15th, last I heard . . . Although I'm hardly a neutral observer, this book is laugh-out-loud funny -- with some really poignant moments as well . . . Bobby is a great story teller with a terrific memory . . . thanks for listing us!
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