News & Reviews

NEWS: Announcing the release of Hitch, Hockey's Unsung Hero 3/21/2019

Pam Coburn announces the release of her first book, Hitch, Hockey's Unsung Hero: The Story of Boston Bruin Lionel Hitchman. "It has been an incredible journey bringing this story to a wider audience. Finally, the spotlight is on Hitch's contribution to hockey," said Pam. The book is currently available in paperback and ebook from amazon at amazon.COM and amazon.CA (Canadian market).

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REVIEW: Brian McFarlane, Hockey Historian and Author of: The Bruins 1/25/2019

"A great read about one of hockey's unsung heroes. Like Lorne Chabot and one or two other long ago champions, Hitch should be a hockey Hall of Famer."

REVIEW: Eric Zweig, Hockey Historian and Author of: Art Ross: The Hockey Legend Who Built the Bruins 1/22/2019

"As someone who appreciates the older history of the NHL, Lionel Hitchman has long been a name that was familiar to me—but not one I knew very much about. In researching my own biography of Art Ross, I came to appreciate the high regard in which Hitchman was held by his peers. Teammates, opponents, and sportswriters certainly knew how important he was to the early success of the Boston Bruins. While Eddie Shore got most of the attention, those in the know understood that it was Hitchman who was key to the Boston defense. His offensive numbers don't look like much, but it was the steady play of Hitchman that gave Shore the freedom to join (and often lead) the Bruins attack, and also to pile up penalty minutes knowing that his partner was there to back him up. But Pam Coburn's biography of her grandfather does more than tell the story of a hockey player, it tells the story of the man that Lionel Hitchman was. Perhaps it will even be enough to finally bring this prototypical defensive defenseman his long overdue place in the Hockey Hall of Fame."