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Flyers Announcer Lou Nolan Signing Books In Willow Grove

The longtime announcer will be promoting his new book "If These Walls Could Talk: Philadelphia Flyers" and you can get a signed copy.

WILLOW GROVE, PA — Calling all Flyers fans: the team's longtime announcer is heading out to Montgomery County for a special signing of his new book.

Lou Nolan, who has been the team's announcer for nearly 50 years, will participate in a book signing in Willow Grove.

Nolan is promoting his new book "If These Walls Could Talk: Philadelphia Flyers" with his co-author Sam Carchidi.

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Here's a brief description of Nolan's book, published Nov. 1 by Triumph Books:

"From the days of Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, and the Broad Street Bullies, and up to the current era with stars like Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere, Nolan has lived and breathed Flyers hockey as the team's longtime public address announcer. In If These Walls Could Talk: Philadelphia Flyers, Nolan provides insight into the Flyers' inner sanctum as only he can. Featuring conversations with players past and present as well as off-the-wall anecdotes only Nolan can tell, this is your rinkside ticket to some of the most memorable moments and characters in Philadelphia hockey history."

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You can pick up a copy of the book here.

The event will take place next Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at 7:00 p.m at the Barnes & Noble on 102 Park Avenue.

Nolan will also participate in two other signings. They are:

  • Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 5:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2300 Chemical Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
  • Main Point Books on 116 N. Wayne Avenue in Wayne on Saturday, Nov. 25.

With reporting from Patch correspondent Max Bennett

Philadelphia Flyers announcer Lou Nolan speaks at a ceremony inducting Rod Brind'Amour, a former Philadelphia Flyers player and current Carolina Hurricanes assistant coach into the Flyer's Hall of Fame before an NHL hockey game between the Flyers and the Hurricanes, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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