About Richard M. Lapp Richard M. Lapp, the author of The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship and the bestselling Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League, is a human encyclopedia of junior hockey. He lives in Winnipeg. Books by Richard M. Lapp The Memorial Cup Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship by (author) Richard M. Lapp & Alec Macaulay foreword by Paul Henderson Local Heroes A History of the Western Hockey League by (author) Richard M. Lapp & Silas White