A book about
Boston Bruin Lionel Hitchman
Praise for
Hitch, Hockey's Unsung Hero
Stan Fischler, Hockey Historian, Author and Broadcaster
Carefully documented and overflowing with rich NHL tales. Pam's work is a must-read for anyone interested in the first two decades of NHL history and how the Bruins began big-league life as a rabble of losers to later emerge as the first phenomenal team in major league annals.
Greg Oliver, Society for International Hockey Research
"Coburn knows her sports, having been Executive Director and CEO of Skate Canada for nearly a decade. The retelling of the hockey side of Hitch's life is terrific, but it's the personal side that will be a particular reward to readers."
Eric Zweig, Hockey Historian and Author of: Art Ross: The Hockey Legend Who Built the Bruins
"As someone who appreciates the older history of the NHL, Lionel Hitchman has long been a name that was familiar to me—but not one I knew very much about. In researching my own biography of Art Ross, I came to appreciate the high regard in which Hitchman was held by his peers. Teammates, opponents, and sportswriters certainly knew how important he was to the early success of the Boston Bruins. While Eddie Shore got most of the attention, those in the know understood that it was Hitchman who was key to the Boston defense. His offensive numbers don't look like much, but it was the steady play of Hitchman that gave Shore the freedom to join (and often lead) the Bruins attack, and also to pile up penalty minutes knowing that his partner was there to back him up. But Pam Coburn's biography of her grandfather does more than tell the story of a hockey player, it tells the story of the man that Lionel Hitchman was. Perhaps it will even be enough to finally bring this prototypical defensive defenseman his long overdue place in the Hockey Hall of Fame."
Brian McFarlane, Hockey Historian and Author of: The Bruins, and many more.
"A great read about one of hockey's unsung heroes. Like Lorne Chabot and one or two other long ago champions, Hitch should be a hockey Hall of Famer."