Wordfest presents Bob Cole

[caption id="attachment_10748" align="alignright" width="267"] Buy the book in advance from Owl's Nest Books & Gifts.[/caption] [gdlr_button href="http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/P01Aq2cIjM4CN30aZ5y05b" target="_self" size="medium" background="#358CCB" color="#ffffff" border_color="#999999"]Please RSVP[/gdlr_button] This is your chance to see Bob Cole at the centre of the story rather than watching it from the broadcast booth. This free admission event is hosted at Owl's Nest Books and Gifts, and includes an audience Q&A and book signing. Bob Cole has done the play-by-play for some of hockey's best-remembered games, including the Summit Series, Canada's gold-medal game in Salt Lake City, and twenty years of Stanley Cup finals. The infectious excitement in his voice, his boyish love of the game, and his uncanny ability to anticipate the play have earned him the affection of generations of fans, induction into the Hall of Fame, and the unofficial title of best hockey broadcaster ever. In his new memoir, Now I'm Catching On, we discover what Cole was like growing up in Newfoundland in the years before it joined Canada. We see him talk his way into Foster Hewitt's office and into his first job. And of course we get a mind-blowing glimpse at some of the most cherished players in the game backstage: on the plane back from Russia in 1972, rubbing elbows with Bobby Orr; in the hallway on the old Montreal Forum, running into Jean Beliveau; meeting young players like Steve Stamkos, who grew up listening to him on Hockey Night in Canada.