Georges Laraque: Thibeault

Veganism Dept: Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque always stood out in the cookie-cutter world of professional athletes who try almost too hard these days to be bland and non-controversial, according to Montreal Gazette. Laraque's new memoir, released in French last month and in a translated English version last week, paints a rather more complete picture and georges Laraque: The story of the NHL's unlikeliest tough guy, by Georges Laraque with Pierre Thibeault, Penguin, 346 pages. His veganism, his commitment to the Green Party, the habit he had of giving his opponent the biggest, cheesiest grin he could muster before they went fist-tofist on the ice have all been fairly well-documented. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.