Media Plaudits for Bruce Dowbiggin

Bruce Dowbiggin is one of Canada's most decorated sports journalists. Here's what critics and readers are saying about his books.

Bruce Dowbiggin with the Canadian Olympic team
With the 1996 gold medal 4×100 Canadian Olympic team / Covering world record moments in Atlanta
Stadium crowd at a major sporting event covered by Bruce Dowbiggin
Covering major sporting events
Bruce Dowbiggin receiving a sports journalism award
Winning the 1993/1996 Gemini Award — Sports Broadcaster of the Year
Bruce Dowbiggin at a golf event
With Jack Nicklaus & David Feherty in PEI
Golf tournament covered by Bruce Dowbiggin
Watching Rickie Fowler — Palm Beach Gardens PGA Tour event
Bruce Dowbiggin with hockey legends including Bobby Hull
With the legends Bobby Hull
Bruce Dowbiggin signing for fans in Toronto
Signing for fans in Toronto
Bruce Dowbiggin with TV legend Steve Paikin in Aurora, Ontario
With TV legend Steve Paikin in Aurora, Ont. 2025

Money Players

"This is the one hockey book for everyone interested in the business of sports."

"Although I knew most of the facts, the author puts a human face to it, narrating this through the eyes of people that played a central part in making it all happen, which makes this book a great read."

Inexact Science

"Evan and Bruce Dowbiggin take the reader down a fascinating road that will be loved by hockey fans everywhere. Inexact Science has much broader appeal — it has much to teach us about the importance of selecting and developing top talent and it offers interesting historical nuggets and perspectives about everything from Quebec to the former Soviet Union."

— Policy Magazine

Ice Storm

"Insightful and well written look at the team everyone loves to hate! If the goal of this book was to give the reader a different look than the one presented by mainstream sports media, it succeeded at the highest level."

"Great read. Bruce's book is a compilation of news sources with his own narration to recount the events of the Gillis regime for the Canucks."

"Very good book. Fun to read, and gives a lot more insight into how the team was run throughout the best years of its existence."

Cap In Hand

"A must-read for any sports enthusiast. Dowbiggin has written a compelling and engaging story describing the evolution of the economic structure of major league sports in North America."

— Tony Comper, retired president and CEO, BMO Financial Group

"A thought-provoking book on the history of labor relations in the major pro sports leagues in North America. Destroying the myth that a salary cap equals parity, Dowbiggin offers a clear alternative that any right-minded capitalist knows is out there."

— Mitch Melnick, host of Melnick in the Afternoon, TSN 690 Radio

"This examination of avenues other than a salary cap is interesting, especially with the threat of another NHL lockout looming in 2020."

— Toronto Sun

The Meaning of Puck

"These thoughtful essays are purposely designed to be provocative. Some stances will make you mad, while others you will agree with, perhaps surprisingly. All will make you think. Dowbiggin is an expert writer."

"The Meaning of Puck is a funny, acidic, irreverent, argumentative and often infuriating but always thought-provoking look into the fabric of a nation straining to keep old traditions alive and incorporate new national myths."

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