Mitchell Brothers

In 1936, the Mitchell BrothersMax and Martywere still too young to play in the NHL. But their cousins Bert and Barry, werent.They earned a chance to make their big league dreams come true. The twin brothers from Kapuskasing in the North Country, initially torn between a choice of pro hockey and a college education, proved to be a perfect fit for the rebuilding Toronto Maple Leafs.They were discovered at a game pitting one family against anotherthe Mitchells and the McCoys. The Kapuskasing Kids played in an era when scouts moved from rink to rink seeking fresh talent for NHL teams. When one of the twins gives in to the temptations of big city night life, associates with the wrong people and then mysteriously disappears, Max and Marty are called in to find him. And to discover why he dropped from sight. At stake are the NHL hockey careers of their cousinsthe Kapuskasing Kids.McFarlane, Brian is the author of 'Mitchell Brothers', published 2008 under ISBN 9781551682853 and ISBN 1551682850.