Seahawk, Confessions of an Old Hockey Goalie
Bruce Valley
Peter E. Randall Publisher, $17, 152 pages, ISBN: 9781931807722
reviewed by Barry Hunter

You don’t have to be a big sports fan to enjoy this book. It is a history of a small town hockey team – Rye, New Hampshire, and their history from after World War II up to the present. It is also the story of a boy’s growth from joining the team as a goalie at fourteen and continuing to play that position for fifty four years.

He talks about the ups and downs of playing the game, the pains of stopping pucks and slap shots as well as the aches and pains of growing old. He tells of the friends he has made, the trips he has made, and how playing hockey helped him become the person he is today.

There are newspaper clippings and photos to add to the history. Valley has also been a test pilot, a poet, and currently works in the aerospace industry. This is a surprising memoir, and I’m sure it will be of interest to many more readers than just those seeking a sports story.