About David Whitson David Whitson is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. He is co-author, with Richard Gruneau, of the widely acclaimed Hockey Night in Canada: Sport, Identities, and Cultural Politics (Garamond Press, 1993). Books by David Whitson Artificial Ice Hockey, Culture, and Commerce edited by David Whitson & Richard Gruneau Hockey Night in Canada Sports, Identities, and Cultural Politics by (author) Richard Gruneau & David Whitson The Game Planners Transforming Canada's Sport System by (author) Donald Macintosh & David Whitson Game Planners Transforming Canada's Sport System by (author) Donald Macintosh & David Whitson