A Must Have For Avalanche Fans

This is not a "plug", a "tire pumping" or a paid advertisement from its author. This is just a courteous mention of a piece of literature that any Avs fan, young or old, should own.

The book – “Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings v. Colorado Avalanche: The Inside Story of Pro Sports' Nastiest and Best Rivalry of Its Era.” The reason you should own it, or at least read it: Because this is the best piece on non-electronic reading on the Colorado Avalanche ever published. The Avs have books written on them, such as “Colorado Avalanche” by Gary Olson, and various articles, stories, blogs, and online sources, but nothing offers such an in depth, non-biased look at the franchise, and one of the early defining moments, and most famous brawls in hockey history. I won’t give away parts of the book, such as interviews and specifics, but the book is obviously about the rivalry between the Red Wings and Avalanche, among other lightly touched subjects.

The author, Denver Post employee and Avs beat-writer Adrian Dater had first-hand access to the events and was in the perfect position for getting post-game analysis as well as opinions and thoughts by players well after the event.

Bottom Line: I bought this book in early 2009 and I read it in 2 days. I could not put it down and have read it 3 times since. Any Avs fan should have this. Older Avs fans should read the book to relive memories, and younger Avs fans should read the book to get a great sense of what this franchise used to be.

The book is available on amazon.com at this link: http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Feud-Colorado-Avalanche-Nastiest/dp/1589793196

It is very reasonably priced, and for you techno-literate Avs fans out there, you can even buy it for your kindle. Anyways, enjoy the Avs/Ducks game tonight. As always, this is a MUST WIN for the Avs. Make some noise for the boys.