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By JOHN LAW, Niagara Falls Review Saturday June 12 2010
When author John Hewitt approached local businessman Bob Gale about funding his book on Junior A hockey in Niagara Falls, he was met with good news and bad news.
No problem, said Gale. But he wanted it finished in time for the grand opening of the city's new hockey arena - named after him - on June 27.
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By RAY SPITERI, REVIEW STAFF WRITER Photo by Mike DiBattista
A new book detailing the storied history of junior A hockey in Niagara Falls will be released next month.
The Flyers and the Thunder: Major Junior Hockey in the Roar City, is a 200-plus page hardcover book that features more than 500 photographs and artifacts, along with biographies, records, statistics and trivia related to major junior hockey in the city from 1960 until 1996.
It's the second hockey book written by John Hewitt, a freelance writer and historian. Garden City Hockey Heroes, a look back on junior A hockey in St. Catharines, was released two years ago.
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The Niagara Falls Review, Wednesday May 3 2009 By RAY SPITERI , NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW STAFF WRITER
After launching his book on the history of junior A hockey in St. Catharines last year, John Hewitt has taken on a similar project for Niagara Falls.
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The Peterborough Examiner May 2010 by Dale Clifford, Examiner Staff Writer
Author John Hewitt says George (Red) Sullivan changed the face of hockey in his hometown.
The St. Catharines native, 72, was at Chapters on Sunday to promote “Garden City Hockey Heroes,” his new 227-page book detailing the history of junior A hockey in his hometown.
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