MacGregor has also been called "the Wayne Gretzky of hockey writing" [4] and the Washington Post once declared him to be "the closest thing there is to a poet laureate of Canadian hockey."[5] In 2012, he was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and named the media honouree to the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2015 he was named to the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as winner of the Brian Williams Media Award.[6] He is also a member of the Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame, Huntsville being the small town where he played competitive hockey, lacrosse and baseball. In 1960, he played - as a second- and third-liner - on the Huntsville team that won the all-Ontario Pee Wee 'A' lacrosse championship.
He is the winner of multiple awards for his writing, including the prestigious Rutstrum Award, which is given out every five years to the best book on wilderness writing in North America. MacGregor won in 2001 for his memoir on his father, A Life in the Bush.[7] MacGregor is a multiple winner of National Magazine Awards, National Newspaper Awards and twice was awarded the ACTRA Award as Canada's top television dramatist, including for the 1978 film Tyler.[8] He has received honorary degrees from Laurentian University, Trent University and Loyalist College.
In 2005, Roy MacGregor was named an Officer in the Order of Canada. In 2012, he was awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He and Ellen, an artist, live in Kanata, Ontario, and have four grown children and five grandchildren.
Bibliographyedit
The Screech Owls Mystery Series for young readers. 29 volumes, 1995-2015.
Home Game: Hockey and Life in Canada. Co-author with Ken Dryden, McClelland & Stewart, 1989.
Chief: The Fearless Vision of Billy Diamond. Viking/Penguin, Canada, 1989.
Quantity Time: Words of Comfort for Imperfect Parents. McClelland & Stewart, Canada, 1990.
The Road Home: Images of the Ottawa Valley. Photography by Steve Evans. General Store Publishing House, Canada, 1992.
Road Games: A Year in the Life of the NHL. Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, Canada, 1993.
The Home Team: Fathers, Sons & Hockey. Viking/Penguin, Canada, 1995.
Valley Christmas. GenerTal Store Publishing House, Canada, 1996.
The Seven A.M. Practice. McClelland & Stewart, Canada, 1996.
A Life in the Bush: Lessons from my father. Viking/Penguin, Canada, 1999.
A Loonie for Luck: A True Fable about Hockey and the Olympics. McClelland & Stewart, Canada, 2002.
Escape: In Search of the Natural Soul of Canada, McClelland & Stewart, Canada, 2002.
Canoe Lake. Novel, originally published as Shorelines, McClelland & Stewart, Canada, 2002.
The Weekender: A Cottage Journal. Penguin Books Canada, 2005.
The Dog and I: Confessions of a Best Friend. Penguin Books Canada, 2006.
Canadians: A Portrait of a Country and Its People. Viking/Penguin, Canada, 2007.
Northern Light: The Enduring Mystery of Tom Thomson and the Woman Who Loved Him. Random House, Canada, 2010
Wayne Gretzky's Ghost: And Other Tales from a Lifetime in Hockey. Random House, Canada, 2011.
Canoe Country: The Making of Canada. Random House, Canada, 2015.
Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada, Random House Canada, 2017, winner of Ottawa Book Award 2018.
The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink, with Kerry MacGregor, Illustrated by Kim Smith, Harper Collins, 2018.
The Ice Chips and the Haunted Hurricane, with Kerry MacGregor, Illustrated by Kim Smith, Harper Collins, 2018.
Paper Trails: From the Backwoods to the Front Page : A Life in Stories. Toronto: Random House Canada. ISBN 978-1-0390-0073-5.
^Allemang, John. "Globe and Mail, Nov. 7, 2012, p. S2".
^Pearlstein, Steven. "Washington Post, April 16, 1999, p. A19".
^Zeisberger, Mike. "The Toronto Sun, Sept. 20, 2015, p. A22".
^Sokoloff, Heather. "National Post, Jan. 30, 2001, p. A2".
^Donn Downey, "CBC scores landslide in ACTRA awards". The Globe and Mail, April 5, 1979.
April 27, 2024
macgregor, canadian, author, fiction, fiction, career, edit, source, source, roymacgregor, talks, about, northern, light, bookbits, radio, born, whitney, ontario, 1948, grew, huntsville, ontario, graduated, with, bachelor, arts, political, science, from, laure. Roy MacGregor OC is a Canadian author of fiction and non fiction Career edit source source RoyMacGregor talks about Northern Light on Bookbits radio Roy MacGregor was born in Whitney Ontario in 1948 and grew up in Huntsville Ontario 1 He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Laurentian University and a graduate diploma in journalism from the University of Western Ontario in 1972 2 His work tends to focus on Canadian topics Shelagh Rogers has dubbed him the heir to Peter Gzowski He has a longstanding interest in the life of Tom Thomson and has written both a novel and a biography exploring the artist s life and mysterious death 3 MacGregor has also been called the Wayne Gretzky of hockey writing 4 and the Washington Post once declared him to be the closest thing there is to a poet laureate of Canadian hockey 5 In 2012 he was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Professional Hockey Writers Association and named the media honouree to the Hockey Hall of Fame In 2015 he was named to the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as winner of the Brian Williams Media Award 6 He is also a member of the Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame Huntsville being the small town where he played competitive hockey lacrosse and baseball In 1960 he played as a second and third liner on the Huntsville team that won the all Ontario Pee Wee A lacrosse championship He is the winner of multiple awards for his writing including the prestigious Rutstrum Award which is given out every five years to the best book on wilderness writing in North America MacGregor won in 2001 for his memoir on his father A Life in the Bush 7 MacGregor is a multiple winner of National Magazine Awards National Newspaper Awards and twice was awarded the ACTRA Award as Canada s top television dramatist including for the 1978 film Tyler 8 He has received honorary degrees from Laurentian University Trent University and Loyalist College In 2005 Roy MacGregor was named an Officer in the Order of Canada In 2012 he was awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal He and Ellen an artist live in Kanata Ontario and have four grown children and five grandchildren Bibliography editThe Screech Owls Mystery Series for young readers 29 volumes 1995 2015 Home Game Hockey and Life in Canada Co author with Ken Dryden McClelland amp Stewart 1989 Chief The Fearless Vision of Billy Diamond Viking Penguin Canada 1989 Quantity Time Words of Comfort for Imperfect Parents McClelland amp Stewart Canada 1990 The Road Home Images of the Ottawa Valley Photography by Steve Evans General Store Publishing House Canada 1992 Road Games A Year in the Life of the NHL Macfarlane Walter amp Ross Canada 1993 The Home Team Fathers Sons amp Hockey Viking Penguin Canada 1995 Valley Christmas GenerTal Store Publishing House Canada 1996 The Seven A M Practice McClelland amp Stewart Canada 1996 A Life in the Bush Lessons from my father Viking Penguin Canada 1999 A Loonie for Luck A True Fable about Hockey and the Olympics McClelland amp Stewart Canada 2002 Escape In Search of the Natural Soul of Canada McClelland amp Stewart Canada 2002 Canoe Lake Novel originally published as Shorelines McClelland amp Stewart Canada 2002 The Weekender A Cottage Journal Penguin Books Canada 2005 The Dog and I Confessions of a Best Friend Penguin Books Canada 2006 Canadians A Portrait of a Country and Its People Viking Penguin Canada 2007 Northern Light The Enduring Mystery of Tom Thomson and the Woman Who Loved Him Random House Canada 2010 Wayne Gretzky s Ghost And Other Tales from a Lifetime in Hockey Random House Canada 2011 Canoe Country The Making of Canada Random House Canada 2015 Original Highways Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada Random House Canada 2017 winner of Ottawa Book Award 2018 The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink with Kerry MacGregor Illustrated by Kim Smith Harper Collins 2018 The Ice Chips and the Haunted Hurricane with Kerry MacGregor Illustrated by Kim Smith Harper Collins 2018 Paper Trails From the Backwoods to the Front Page A Life in Stories Toronto Random House Canada ISBN 978 1 0390 0073 5 References edit biography on Random House Roy MacGregor Ontario Heritage Trust 2024 Retrieved 2024 02 02 Roy MacGregor on the mystery of Tom Thomson s death CBC Books CBC Radio Archived from the original on 2012 11 08 Allemang John Globe and Mail Nov 7 2012 p S2 Pearlstein Steven Washington Post April 16 1999 p A19 Zeisberger Mike The Toronto Sun Sept 20 2015 p A22 Sokoloff Heather National Post Jan 30 2001 p A2 Donn Downey CBC scores landslide in ACTRA awards The Globe and Mail April 5 1979 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roy MacGregor amp oldid 1207436548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
