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Gratoony the Loony: The Wild, Unpredictable Life of Gilles Gratton
Gratoony the Loony The Wild Unpredictable Life of Gilles Gratton Author:Gilles Gratton, Greg Oliver One of hockey?s most colorful characters, from its most colorful era, tells all — Gilles Gratton was not the prototypical professional hockey player. He refused to don his equipment and man his net if the planets were not properly aligned. He skated naked at practice. He created one of hockey?s most famous goalie masks based on his astrological s... more »ign. He fought with coaches and management, speaking his mind to his detriment. Sex, drugs, and rock ?n? roll ruled his life, not stopping pucks. Truthfully? He never really wanted to be an NHL goaltender; he wanted to be Tibetan monk. And so, he quit hockey to seek enlightenment. Now, in his autobiography, Gratton teams up with author Greg Oliver to tell his wild and at times, yes, loony story, from his early days in Montreal, where his brother Norm Gratton became an NHL player too, through his stint with the OHA?s Oshawa Generals, the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros of the rogue WHA, and the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers in the NHL.« less