Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer, 2d ed.

Directionless yet driven by a fervent desire to make something of himself, Doug "e;The Thug"e; Smith took his only marketable job skill-amateur boxing-and followed an unlikely career path to become a hockey enforcer, a.k.a. "e;goon."e; Entrusted with aggressively protecting his teammates from tough guys on the opposing team, he punched, elbowed and cross-checked his way up the ranks of minor league hockey to win a championship ring and the respect of his community.

His entertaining underdog story is the subject of the cult-classic motion picture Goon (2011) and its sequel Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017).