Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems
“… An exquisite biographical novel, in the tradition of Michael Ondaatje’sThe Collected Works of Billy the Kid… clearly [Maggs] has his own deep knowledge of what he calls ‘an ancient game with ancient rules’…Night Worktakes us into the darker, more complex psyche of a colder nation.”--John Degen,The Globe and Mail“Sawchuck could be the poster boy for that golden age of hockey… also [the] face of the game’s darker side… [Night Work]’s a historical epic, complete with tragically flawed characters, high drama, gladiatorial combat, and occasional comic relief.”--Barbara Carey,The Toronto Star“Each of the dozens of short poems is a revelation… a wonderful celebration of maskless, thinly padded goalies who wore bare-faced grimaces of pain, even fear, with their bruises that lasted deep into the summer.”--Dave Stubbs,Montreal Gazette