Home, heart and hockey; Gilmour opens up in new book
A rosary tattoo sticks out of Doug Gilmour’s sleeve on his right wrist, a tribute his late mother Dolly who passed away on Oct. 7.
She was diagnosed with dementia three years ago, just two years after Gilmour’s father Don passed away.
That’s what motivated Gilmour to write his first book, Killer: My Life in Hockey. Gilmour arrived in Prince Albert on Saturday in part for his book tour and was the guest speaker at the 2017 Kinsmen- Sportsperson of the Year Banquet.
“I got asked every year to write one and I said no. I hate hindsight, but at the same time, my dad passed away five years ago. Two years later, my mom was diagnosed with dementia. That’s when I got interested to do something for them,” Gilmour said. “It would have been nice to get some quotes from them, but that’s why I did it.”