| The Game
| Widely acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written and lauded by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top 10 Sports Books of All Time, The Game is a reflective and thought-provoking look at a life in hockey. Intelligent and insightful, former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ken Dryden captures the essence of the sport and what it means to all hockey fans. He gives us vivid and affectionate portraits of the characters — Guy Lafleur, Lar...More
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| The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
| The Story of the Greatest Sports Moment of the Twentieth CenturyOnce upon a time, they taught us to believe. They were the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, and they engineered what Sports Illustrated called the greatest sports moment of the twentieth century. Their “Miracle on Ice” has become a national fairy tale, but the real Cinderella story is even more remarkable. Wayne Coffey casts a fresh eye on this seminal sports event,...More
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| Sports Illustrated The Hockey Book
| From its earliest days on frozen ponds, hockey has been a sport of speed and elegance, but also one demanding courage and physical will. The Hockey Book goes deep into the heart of the game, celebrating with astounding photographs and insightful words the great players and the inspiring teams, as well as an ethos-robust and selfless-that defines the sport as much in its dynamic present as it did in hockey's hardscrabble (and helmetless) past.
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| Ice Cats
| Sid Green always dreamed of running a professional women’s hockey team that could compete against the boys. Phil Dobbins was a billionaire who was in the process of purchasing a team. Their paths would cross and they would make history.Sid travels the globe and finds the biggest, toughest women from all sorts of sports discipline. Whether it is volleyball, soccer, field hockey, roller derby, MMA, or swimming Sid is not concerned. He just wants girls who will compete night in and night out agai...More
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| Playing With Fire
| In Playing with Fire, now in trade paperback, Theo Fleury takes us behind the bench during his glorious days as an NHL player, and talks about growing up devastatingly poor and in chaos at home. Dark personal issues began to surface and drinking, drugs, gambling, and girls ultimately derailed his Hall of Fame-caliber career. Fleury shares all in this raw, captivating and honest look at the previously untold story of one of the game's greatest heroes.
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| Tough Guy: My Life on the Edge
| In a notorious career with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks, Bob Probert racked up points, penalty minutes, and bar bills, establishing himself as one of the most feared enforcers in the history of the NHL. On the ice, he was a fan favorite. He backed up his teammates 100 percent, taking on the toughest guys of his era. Off the ice, Probert played hard as well. Over his pro career he went through rehab 10 times, was suspended twice, was jailed for carrying cocaine across the border...More
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| 100 Things Penguins Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)
| With traditions, records, and Penguins lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Pittsburgh fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, player nicknames, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by singular players. This guide to all things Penguins covers which player is considered the "original Penguin," the team's first player to score 50 goals in a season, and the Schenley Park Casino.
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| Hockey For Dummies
| "Gives die-hard fans and newcomers to the sport the inside edge!"—Scotty Bowman, NHL's winningest coach and former coach of the Detroit Red Wings"Nothing gets by John Davidson. If the first edition didn’t already make you a fan, then this edition will!"—Mark Messier, NHL All-Star"My dog, Blue, and I ran out to get Hockey For Dummies, 2nd Edition. We give it two paws up!"—Don Cherry, former NHL coach and “Coaches Corner” commentator for Hockey Night in Ca...More
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| The Final Call: Hockey Stories from a Legend in Stripes
| After thirty years as an official in the National Hockey League, legendary referee Kerry Fraser has decided to hang up his skates and enjoy the game from the other side of the boards. Never shy about offering his opinion or afraid to step in and separate an on-ice fight, Fraser is arguably the most respected referee in the history of the game. Over the course of the 2,165 NHL contests he oversaw, Fraser has shown himself to be an unbiased, courageous, and sometimes controversial judge.In The ...More
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| The Making of Slap Shot: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Hockey Movie Ever Made
| How a movie about minor league hockey became a box office hit-and an international cult classicEven thirty-odd years after Slap Shot's release, diehard hockey fans can still recite scenes of dialogue by heart, making lines like "putting on the foil" just common argot for the devoted. Yet many may be surprised to learn that the true story behind the making of the film is as captivating as the film itself. In TheMaking of Slap Shot, veteran sports writer Jonathon Jackso...More
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| The Best of Everything Hockey Book (Sports Illustrated Kids: the All-Time Best of Sports)
| What team has won the most Stanley Cups? How many teams did Wayne Gretzky play for? What is the longest game in NHL history? Learn the answer to these questions and more in The Best of Everything Hockey Book.
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| Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925
| Comprised of the sons and grandsons of runaway American slaves, the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes was formed in 1895 in Halifax. Twenty-five years before the negro baseball leagues in the United States and twenty-two years before the birth of the National Hockey League, the Coloured League helped to pioneer the emerging sport of ice hockey. In an era when many believed blacks could not endure cold and possessed ankles too weak to effectively skate, these men defied the established myt...More
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| Wayne Gretzky's Ghost: And Other Tales from a Lifetime in Hockey
| The gift book of the year for hockey fans: Roy MacGregor has been called "the best hockey writer in the country," and we finally have a collection of his very best hockey writing, revised and updated.For nearly 40 years Roy MacGregor has brought hockey, our national sport, alive on the page. From tales of the game's greats (Guy Lafleur, Jean Beliveau, Marcel Dionne) to today's stars (Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Daniel and Henrik Sedin), his magazine and newspaper coverage has revealed so much ...More
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| Behind the Iron Curtain: Tears in the Perfect Hockey ''GULAG''
| The book is about Maxim Starchenko's experience on Druzhba-78 between 1986 and 1996. The story graphically describes the cruelty and inhumanity of the team's only coach, Ivan Pravilov. He abused and constantly reprimanded his players for his own entertainment and personal satisfaction. The book describes the author's constant struggle for survival and eventual road to recovery. Maxim faced adversity on two fronts, with his coach and his misunderstanding parents, doubling the burden. The author h...More
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| 100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)
| With special stories and experiences from fans and memorable moments about past and present players and coaches, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Blackhawks fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, player nicknames, and outstanding achievements by singular players. This guide to all things Blackhawks covers the team's 49-year drought, its run to the 2010 Stanley Cup, and the transition from Chicago Stadium to the Un...More
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| The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL
| Ice hockey has always been a sport steeped in a culture of violence, and players universally calibrate the level of physical contact by adhering to unwritten rules known simply as "the code". "The Code" picks up where the rule book leaves off and fills in the gaps, all in an effort to govern the game and its players - allowing them to complete in a manner deemed fair and respectable. To fully understand the significance and history behind "the code", Bernstein interviewed more than 50 past and p...More
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| Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind
| The U. S. hockey team’s victory at the 1980 Olympics was a “Miracle on Ice”--a miracle largely brought about by Herb Brooks, the legendary coach who forged that invincible team. Famously antagonistic toward the press at Lake Placid, Brooks nonetheless turned to sportswriter John Gilbert after each game, giving his longtime friend and confidant what became the most comprehensive coverage of the ’80 team. This book is Gilbert’s memoir of Brooks. Neither strictly biogr...More
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| Hockey Dad: True Confessions Of A (Crazy) Hockey Parent
| A revealing look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of minor hockey culture Known as TSN's "Hockey Insider," Canada's Bob McKenzie is synonymous with the sport and one of its most respected analysts. In Hockey Dad, McKenzie describes firsthand the joys and heartbreak of raising two sons, with entirely diverging athletic futures. He details their separate paths, describing Michael, a 22-year-old playing NCAA hockey on scholarship, and Shawn, now 19, whose competitive minor hockey life was ...More
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| Hockey Plays and Strategies
| Carve out a spot on your bench, and in your library, for hockey's most comprehensive playbook. Hockey Plays and Strategies presents all of the popular offensive, defensive, and special teams systems used in today's game, as well as tactical advice on making in-game adjustments and player match-ups at every level of play. Veteran coaches Ryan Walter and Mike Johnston share more than 160 plays, systems, and strategies to control the ice and light up the net. In this one-of-a-kind guide, ...More
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