Ice hockey Books

Book SynopsisLike many a Canadian kid, Stephen Smith was up on skates first thing as a boy, out in the weather chasing a puck and the promise of an NHL career. Back indoors after that didn't quite work out, he turned to the bookshelf. That's where, without entirely meaning to, he ended up reading all the hockey books. There was Crunch and Boom Boom, Slashing! and High Stick; there was Max Bentley: Hockey's Dipsy-Doodle Dandy, Blue Line Murder, and Nagano, a Czech hockey opera. There was Blood on the Ice, Cracked Ice, Fire On Ice, Power On Ice, Cowboy On Ice, and Steel On Ice. In Puckstruck, Smith chronicles his wide-eyed and sometimes wincing wander through hockey's literature, language, and culture, weighing its excitement and unbridled joy against its costs and vexing brutality. In exploring his own lifelong love of the game, hoping to surprise some sense out of it, he sifts hockey's narratives in search of hockey's heart, what it means and why it should distress us even as we celebrate its glories. On a journey to discover what the game might have to say about who we are as Canadians, he seeks to answer some of its essential riddles.Trade Review"I highly recommend Stephen Smith's Puckstruck, a very funny and profound meditation on all things hockey"--Keith Gessen "With a love of words as deep and impassioned as his love of hockey, Smith delivers a maddening opus for the ages."--Publishers Weekly "Puckstruck is irreverent, eclectic, irascible, witty, smart, and highly informed. It should be required reading for every 'hockey insider' analyst and bar-stool GM in ice country."--Roy MacGregor "This is a book after my heart: hockey and literature waltzing together to the music of the author's careful, artful prose. Funny, wistful, smart and unlike any hockey book I've read (although I clearly haven't read as many as Mr. Smith)."--Dave Bidini, author of Tropic of Hockey "Puckstruck is like nothing I've read before--fresh, funny, dazzling and brilliant. Can a hockey book ever really be described as Joycean? This one can." --Charles Foran "Hockey wasn't invented but discovered. The game, and the large organizing idea behind Stephen Smith's deeply personal Puckstruck, sleeps in ponds and in the crooked limbs of trees overhead; we merely pluck a stick from the sky and skate over the frozen world to find ourselves and each other. It's rare to find a book that makes me proud to be Canadian: A funny, myth-busting, life-loving read."--Michael Winter

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Book Synopsis"It all comes down to making the right life choices," says the NHL's legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers in hockey history. Nicknamed the Riverton Rifle for his thrilling speed and deadly shooting skills, Leach overcame a childhood marked by poverty and racism to rise through the NHL, playing for the Stanley Cup-winning 1975 Philadelphia Flyers. Through Leach's own recollections, The Riverton Rifle traces his trajectory from humble beginnings to NHL stardom, and follows the dramatic fall caused by his drinking problem and his subsequent rebirth as a successful businessman, family man, and pillar of the Aboriginal community.Trade Review"A fast-moving autobiography..." Publishers Weekly "The Riverton Rifle is an amazing read, the classic tale of a young man reaching the pinnacle despite the odds. It's powerful, straightforward, and full of action. Reggie Leach is not just one of the greatest First Nations athletes Canada has ever produced--he's one of the greatest, period. This is a tale for the ages." Joseph Boyden, author of The Orenda, and Through Black Spruce "It took great courage for NHL goaltenders to face Reggie Leach's shot--but nothing compared to the courage he eventually found to face himself. The Riverton Rifle is the inspirational story of an incredible personal journey." --Roy MacGregor, author of Wayne Gretzky's Ghost "Reggie Leach, star of the famed Broad Street Bullies, burned as hot off the ice as on it. The Riverton Rifle chronicles his rise to fame, his personal struggles, and his redemption from the demons that almost destroyed him. It's a must-read for fans of 1970s hockey and anyone who loves watching a young player take on the star system of pro sports." --Bruce Dowbiggin, author of Ice Storm and The Meaning of Puck "Reggie Leach has inspired and encouraged people both in hockey and far beyond it. Wise, witty, and honest, The Riverton Rifle is a remarkable story full of triumphs and struggles that proves Leach's determination to make a difference." --John K. Samson, The Weakerthans

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Book SynopsisA dozen incredible stories about hockey’s legendary goalies, on and off the ice—including Carey Price, Marc-André Fleury, Roberto Luongo, and Henrik Lundqvist.“Hockey goaltenders have forever been thought of as unique, eccentric, weird and wacky. Also misunderstood. Randi Druzin’s Behind the Mask is a fascinating examination of a dozen of those who have played the position at the highest levels. This well-researched and well-written book is revealing and delightful at the same time.”—Roy MacGregorWhile his teammates rush up the ice in a coordinated attack, the goalie is alone in his net. And when the play turns back toward him, he's prepared to step in front of a frozen rubber disc traveling 100 miles an hour. He's the last line of defense in a pitched battle. The goalie stands apart, on and off the ice. Like the relief pitcher in baseball and the place kicker in football, he is a maverick.Behind the Mask profiles 12 legendary NHL goalies, emphasizing the traits that make each one unique. It blends accounts of the goalies on-ice exploits with anecdotes about their lives off the ice information gleaned from archival research as well as interviews with teammates, family members and the goalies themselves.The careers here cover the last half-century of professional hockey from the personal struggles of Roger Crozier and Ed Giacomin on their way to stardom in the 1960s, to the recent brilliance of Carey Price, whose character blends stoicism with a deep warmth and pride in his Indigenous background.Told with author Randi Druzin’s trademark mix of knowledge and wit, Behind the Mask has all the insight and color to make it a bestseller like her previous book on NHL goalies, Between the Pipes.Hockey goalies profiled include: Roger Crozier, Detroit Red Wings / Buffalo Sabres Rogie Vachon, Los Angeles Kings Gerry Cheevers, Boston Bruins Ed Giacomin, New York Rangers Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks Vladislav Tretiak, Soviet Red Army Mike Palmateer, Toronto Maple Leafs Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks Marc-André Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins / Vegas Golden Knights Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens Trade Review"An insightful exploration of the psyches of 12 accomplished goalies."—Library Journal“Hockey goaltenders have forever been thought of as unique, eccentric, weird and wacky. Also misunderstood. Randi Druzin’s Behind the Mask is a fascinating examination of a dozen of those who have played the position at the highest levels. This well-researched and well-written book is revealing and delightful at the same time.”—Roy MacGregor, award-winning author, journalist, and an officer of the Order of Canada.“Goaltenders are undeniably the oddballs of the hockey world. Fearless and idiosyncratic. Eccentrics of the highest order. Druzin's incisive storytelling helps us better understand some of the game's most compelling characters.”—Jeremy Allingham, author of Major Misconduct: The Human Cost of Fighting in Hockey"This book is a kick save and a beauty. Randi Druzin unmasks legendary goaltenders of the modern era, telling their wonderful stories as only she can in this gem of a book."—Steve Simmons, sports journalist, Toronto Sun“In Behind The Mask, Randi Druzin has done a masterful job of charting the lives and careers of twelve goalies, bridging the NHL’s so-called Original Six era to the League’s modern day, with a mid-book deflection into the international game. For all of their many differences, Randi illustrates that what links these dozen men is a common love of their sport. Enjoy her fascinating, illuminating stories about these legends, the last line of defence in a game that for more than a century has been about six ounces of vulcanized rubber and a net six feet wide and four feet tall.”—Dave Stubbs, NHL.com columnist and historian"With a keen eye and unique tone, Randi Druzin has created a series of vivid character sketches of the most important characters in hockey: Goaltenders. Each profile is a snapshot of an era, offering the reader a glimpse into how the position has evolved, even if the burden of being in net hasn't changed."—Sean Fitz-Gerald, sportswriter and author of Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game on the Brink

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Book Synopsis2017-18 marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the National Hockey League. But the league almost didn't survive its first year. Bob Duff chronicles the trials and tribulations of that first season, and tells the story of that first generation of hockey heroes who lent their names to the game they loved, and helped to make it great. Bob Duff, former sports columnist for the Windsor Star, has covered the NHL since 1988 and is a contributor to The Hockey News and msnbc.com.

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Book SynopsisWhen the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumours of manipulation, secret deals, and corporate greed undergirding the project. Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing account of the machinations that got the arena and the adjacent Ice District built, with a price tag of more than $600 million. The arena deal, they argue, established a costly public financing precedent that people across North America should watch closely, as many cities consider building sports facilities for professional teams or international competitions. Their analysis brings clarity and nuance to a case shrouded in secrecy and understood by few besides political and business insiders. Power Play tells a dramatic story about clashing priorities where sports, money, and municipal power meet. Foreword by Richard Gruneau.Trade Review"Power Play is easy to understand, with a clear message: cities set to negotiate with professional sports teams must be aware there is a carefully-crafted playbook designed to attract maximum public dollars for sports facilities..." -- Liane Faulder# 1 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 27, 2019 * Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers *# 2 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, November 03, 2019 * Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers *# 3 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, November 10, 2019 * Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers *"In Power Play, Jay Scherer, David Mills and Linda Sloan McCulloch not only clear the fog, they situate the whole ordeal as only the latest example of a long pattern of North American pro sports teams coercing public subsidies for new facilities.... No amount of massaging the messaging or shiny renderings will cover up the most fundamental divide in these debates: whether scarce public resources should be spent building something that will generate private profit, and which many citizens cannot reap the benefits of." -- Taylor Lambert * The Sprawl *"Power Play delves into the dark world of billionaire club owners, weak mayors and unconscionable subsidies that litter the world of professional sports. The names and dollar values change, but these grinding sagas are all the same: One false move and the dummy gets it. Pay up or you lose the team. So, taxpayers pay and pay". -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter *# 7 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, November 24, 2019 -- Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers"Ultimately, Power Play asserts that the city was the biggest loser when it came to building the arena. The city financed a majority of the new arena at an enormous cost.... While it agrees the arena has made positive contributions to Edmonton, it cautions future cities and arena developments to think critically about spending public dollars on private ventures." -- Adam Lachacz"[The arena deal] was viewed by some as a catalyst for invigorating Edmonton’s downtown core and a way to lock in the city’s storied Oilers franchise. Others argued it was a gift to a billionaire businessman and the presumed result of backroom deals and public threats to move the team. Now, a new book sheds light on how Edmonton City Council reached the arena deal." -- Jennifer Crosby# 8 on Glass Bookshop's Top 10 list, November 11, 2019# 8 on Glass Bookshop's Top 10 list, November 18, 2019# 7 on Edmonton's Bestselling Books list; Non-fiction, December 01, 2019# 8 on Edmonton's Bestselling Books list; Non-fiction, December 08, 2019# 9 on Edmonton's Bestselling Books list; Non-fiction, December 15, 2019"...a lot of things that a lot of political parties and governments do should be examined carefully. One informative way to look at them is to read the newly published Power Play. The book examines events leading to the City of Edmonton’s decision to provide most of the funding for the Edmonton Oilers’ new arena.... The book’s real value lies in detailed recounting of how a big political battle was fought. Proponents of the arena deal were operating on articles of faith.... The book outlines constant appeals to conventional wisdom. It implicitly raises the question of whether politicians act on a strong information base in such cases, or whether they make decisions on gut instinct and a strong pull toward going along with a crowd." -- Mark Lisac"Power Play: Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development is an absolute masterpiece of civic journalism." -- Fish Griwkowsky# 8 on Edmonton's Bestselling Books list; Non-fiction, January 5, 2020Ten of the year's best books by local authors to look out for. Many sports fans may not be aware of the true costs behind one of Canada’s most beloved sports. Diving into the politics behind the Rogers Place deal, this book illuminates the facts previously shrouded in secrecy around the manipulation and machination that got the $600-million arena built. -- Fish Griwkowsky * Edmonton Journal *"Power Play is a book that needs to be out there, for the politicians, the protesters, the civic activists, the journalists, even the fans to read before the next power play by some rich owner, like, say Calgary or Ottawa.... As a reader, there's plenty to take away from Power Play, from the deep respect of all the research for the book to befuddlement at how public funds continue to fund rich people's toys." [Full review at https://www.sihrhockey.org/__a/public/column.cfm?cid=4] -- Greg Oliver, Society for International Hockey Research# 2 on Edmonton's Bestselling Books list; Non-fiction, February 02, 2020 * Edmonton's Bestselling Books *# 10 on Edmonton's Bestselling Books list; Non-fiction, February 09, 2020 * Edmonton's Bestselling Books *# 5 on Edmonton's Bestselling Books list; Non-fiction, March 08, 2020 * Edmonton's Bestselling Books *"Readers interested in the business of sport will enjoy Power Play. But this book is really about how municipal politics can be hijacked. Themes of democracy, transparency and public participation in municipal politics run throughout the book.... Power Play shows what can happen when local politics becomes enmeshed with local and international business interests." [Full review at https://albertaviews.ca/power-play-professional-hockey-politics-urban-development/] -- Ryan Gauthier"University of Alberta kinesiology professor Jay Scherer is one of the authors of the upcoming book Power Play: Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development — a deep dive into Edmonton’s arena deal... 'Any time a city does a new deal, it does set a very powerful precedent that the city with the next-oldest arena is invited to meet, if not exceed, in terms of subsidy,' Scherer said." -- Madeline Smith, Toronto Star, 07/31/2019“The book adds significantly to literatures on the economics of sport, municipal government, and urban development by providing a detailed case study of the process and politics of sports facility construction, grounded in the distinct history and sporting experiences of a particular North American city…. Power Play provides a template for investigating and analyzing the political and economic issues that will be faced in the next decade or two by every North American city with a major professional sports franchise seeking public subsidies…. Power Play should go straight to the top of the reading list of anyone interested in the range of important issues illuminated by this carefully assembled and thought-provoking case study.” Stacy L. Lorenz, American Review of Canadian Studies, 51:4 [Full review at https://doi.org/10.1080/02722011.2021.1996932]"Part scholarly history, part muckraking exposé, part caution tale, the book tells the story of how the team’s owner, Darryl Katz, a millionaire drugstore chain magnate, enticed the City of Edmonton, its mayor and councillors, to rezone lands, relocate residents, and build the new facility so that the Oilers could leave their 'obsolete' digs in the Rexall Centre (once and now again the Northlands Coliseum) and inhabit a state-of-the-art, 'world-class' entertainment stage on par with those occupied by the NHL’s best-earning teams. Power Play explains an intricate deal in remarkably plain terms..." Andrew Holman, University of Toronto Quarterly, Summer 2021Table of ContentsForeword | Richard Gruneau xi Preface xv Acknowledgements xxi Important Terms xxiii 1 Introduction 1 2 Boosting Edmonton 15 Hockey and the Promotion of the City, 1894–1977 3 The Blue Line and the Bottom Line 43 Peter Pocklington, the EIGLP, and the Business of Hockey in Edmonton, 1977–2005 4 Preparing the Political Terrain 67 5 Making the Team 89 6 Power Plays 119 7 Shut Out 139 8 Show Me the Money 167 9 End Game? 191 10 The Beat Goes On 213 11 Head Games 235 12 Lobbying the Province, Slamming Northlands 257 13 The Art of the Deal? 283 14 Conclusion 307 Epilogue 337 The Oilers Get a New Arena, So the Flames Want One, Too Notes 357 Bibliography 409 Index 419

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Book SynopsisOvercoming the Neutral Zone Trap challenges hockey’s norms, pushes its boundaries, and provides new ways of conceptualizing its role in North American culture. The editors of this engaging interdisciplinary collection use the metaphor of the neutral zone trap to explore the ways that hockey’s culture and structures work to exclude marginalized people. The book features both personal and scholarly accounts of agents of change—people, ideas, and events—that confront the challenges associated with making hockey a more inclusive space. By exposing assumptions about hockey culture, Overcoming the Neutral Zone Trap opens up critical discussions of previously underexplored topics as they relate to the women’s game, Indigenous participation, viable career pathways, masculine identities, hockey parents, mental health, and social media. This is a book for fans, players, organizers, and researchers alike. Contributors: Angie Abdou, Kieran Block, Cam Braes, William Bridel, Judy Davidson, Jonathon R.J. Edwards, Catherine Houston, Colin D. Howell, Chelsey H. Leahy, Roger G. LeBlanc, Cheryl A. MacDonald, Fred Mason, Brock McGillis, Vicky Paraschak, Brett Pardy, Ann Pegoraro, Kyle A. Rich, Tavis Smith, Noah UnderwoodTrade ReviewCheryl A. MacDonald: "I hope readers take away an understanding that a lot of people experience hockey differently than we might often think. I think that sometimes folks take for granted that hockey brings Canadians together and that Canadians all have the same experience through their participation in hockey..." Sean Hatchard, Times & Transcript, January 11, 2022"While the collection skews academic, personal stories and interviews make the book appealing and accessible for casual readers, showcasing the inclusivity the book is championing..... Though it offers no easy answers, the book gives its agents of change a rare chance to break through the defence to their goal." -- Bruce Cinnamon * Alberta Views Magazine, May 2022 *Table of ContentsPreface Cheryl A. MacDonald and Jonathon R.J. Edwards Acknowledgements I Challenging Hockey’s Norms 1 The Forgotten Canadian League: The Voices of U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Players and the Legitimacy of University Hockey in Canada Cameron Braes and Jonathon R.J. Edwards 2 Karl Subban & Me: The Parents Take on Hockey Culture Angie Abdou 3 “I want justice and more”: Loreto, Carcillo, and Dominant Narratives of Hockey Culture on Twitter Catherine Houston, Kyle Rich, Tavis Smith, and Ann Pegoraro 4 Hockey Talks: Mental Health Faces off against the “Green Lantern” Mentality Brett Pardy II Access and Support 5 “We have to work for it. For everything. Absolutely everything.”: An Examination of the Gendered Structure of Ice Hockey in U SPORTS Chelsey Leahy 6 #BeBoldForChange: The 2017 US Women’s National Hockey Team Player Boycott, Twitter, and (Neo)Liberal Feminism Noah Underwood and Judy Davidson 7 Desirable Disability: My Journey from Upright Hockey to Sledge Hockey, and Back Again Kieran Block with Cheryl A. MacDonald 8 Skating toward Reconciliation: A “Survivance” History of Indigenous Peoples in Hockey in Canada Vicky Paraschak III Masculinity and Sexuality 9 Uncovering the Conspiracy of Silence of Gay Hockey Players in the NHL Roger G. LeBlanc 10 “I never thought I’d get here, I thought I’d be dead.”: An In-depth Interview with an Openly Gay Former Professional Ice Hockey Player Cheryl A. MacDonald and Brock McGillis 11 “What do you mean you don’t play hockey…you a queer or somethin’?”: Reflections on Life as a Non-Hockey Playing Canadian Boy William Bridel 12 The Tragedy of the Enforcer in Lynn Coady’s The Antagonist and Jeff Lemire’s Roughneck Fred Mason Afterword Colin D. Howell Contributors

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Book SynopsisJourneyman is a first-person biography of Ojibwe rightwinger Jamie Leach, son of the legendary NHL superstar Reggie Leach. Follow the fascinating hockey trajectory from his childhood years watching his father play for the Philadelphia Flyers, to Jamie’s first goal in the NHL.Journeyman touches on Jamie’s summers on Lake Winnipeg, the World Junior Hockey Championships, his life in the minor leagues, and his eventual draft into the NHL as a Pittsburgh Penguin. Discover how some of hockey’s biggeststars such as Bobby Clarke, Jaromir Jagr, and Mario Lemieux influenced Jamie’s life.Written in close consultation with Jamie and his mother, readers will learn about the struggles Jamie conquered, including his father’s alcoholism and his own crippling self-doubt.A story of determination, heartbreak and perseverance.Trade Review"Recommended for hockey fans and nonfans alike. Kirkus ReviewsThis straightforward, inspiring account goes down easy and should appeal to most kids, especially skaters looking for role models. BooklistJamie is a true journeyman: dedicated and relentless in achieving his goals, and a proud yet humble teammate. Im sure youll enjoy his story, path, and insight. Bryan Trottier, former player for the NHLs Pittsburgh Penguins"

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Book Synopsis“A thorough, evocative, exciting account of what happened that September … MacSkimming’s control of the story and his feel for character … give it a new electricity.”—The Globe and Mail Relive the excitement of the greatest hockey series ever played, now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. When the hockey teams of Canada and the Soviet Union faced off against each other in 1972, they would change the game forever. Weaving together rich period detail, illuminating anecdotes, and thrilling hockey action with eyewitness accounts from Paul Henderson, Ken Dryden, Harry Sinden, and other series greats, author Roy MacSkimming evokes as never before those twenty-seven legendary days in September 1972. “Cold War brings into full technicolor the desire and glory, arrogance and greed.”—Alison Griffiths, co-author of Net Worth “Cold War takes you back in time and gives you the feeling you were there. I was there but I still learned a lot from this enjoyable book.”—Yvan Cournoyer

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Book SynopsisUntil now much of the early history of ice hockey in Scotland has been neglected or forgotten - metaphorically frozen in time, lying buried under the ice. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive and social history of both the Club and International game in the country from the late 19th century up to 1940. It aims to restore Scottish ice hockey to its right and proper place, representing a pioneering nation in the early development and organisation of this great world-wide sport. The bulk of the book is dedicated to the eleven seasons of competition in the Scottish League in the inter-war period, where a number of themes - including the transition from amateurism to semi-professionalism and the home-based player vs the imported player controversies - are fully explored. A definitive records section has also been included. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the debt owed to ice hockey missionaries from the Land of the Maple Leaf cannot be overstated. Ice hockey represents a unique link in the long and happy social relationship which has always existed between the people of Scotland and Canada, and to which this book can be viewed as a minor contribution.

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Book SynopsisTechnically it was a minor league, but for hockey fans west of the Mississippi, the Western Hockey League provided major-league entertainment for over 25 years. The WHL was a determined and ambitious professional league, with some 22 teams based in major American and Canadian cities. Known as the Pacific Coast Hockey League prior to 1952, the WHL aspired to establish itself as North America''s second major league, a western counterpart to the early eastern Canada-based National Hockey League. But it never quite managed to make the jump to the majors. Ice Warriors is a play-by-play history of the Western Hockey League, recalling the league''s beginnings as the Pacific Coast League, how it came to rival the NHL and what led to its disbanding in 1974. By interviewing former players, coaches and fans, and examining statistical records, Jon C. Stott captures the WHL''s glory days and pays tribute to a time when hockey was played with heart.

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Book SynopsisHockey is so much a part of Canadian life that the theme song to Hockey Night in Canada has been called our unofficial national anthem. Canada''s greatest game offers up plenty of fascinating facts: * The longest NHL game ever played was 176.5 minutes long and went into six overtime periods * Wayne Gretzky is still the only NHL player to break the 200-point mark in a single regular season * One-eyed Frank McGee of the 1905 Ottawa Silver Seven scored 14 goals in one Stanley Cup game * Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens became the only NHL player to be awarded all three stars in one game * With a broken leg, Bob Baun scored a game-winning overtime goal and led the Maple Leafs to their third straight Stanley Cup * Bill Mosienko scored the fastest hat trick ever, scoring three goals in just 21 seconds * At age 52, Gordie Howe (''''Mr. Hockey''''), was the oldest player to ever lace on his skates for a professional hockey team * Plus even more amazing trivia about the most popular sport on ice.

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Book SynopsisIf you think you have what it takes to answer these and hundreds more questions about the facts, stats, stories and odd tidbits about hockey, then you will enjoy every page of this collection of quizzes: * Which goaltender holds the record for lowest goals-against-average? * Who signed the longest contract in professional hockey history? * Which player won 11 Stanley Cups in his career? * Who is known as ''''the Hammer''''? * Why does Sidney Crosby wear the number 87 on his jersey? * Who was the only player ever to be named all three stars at the end of the game? * Which team has gone the longest without winning a Stanley Cup since the New York Rangers broke their 54-year Cup drought in 1994? * Who holds the record for most goals by a defensemen in one playoff season? * Who is the only retired NHL scoring champ not inducted into the Hall of Fame? * What notable job did Clarence Campbell have before becoming president of the NHL? * Answer these and many more challenging questions in the Hockey Quiz Book!

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Book SynopsisThis is the definitive reference guide to the year''s hockey stats and facts -- everything you''ll need to know: * The teams, the players and their stats * League standings, records and statistics * Leading goal scorers, penalty minutes, goalie saves * League leaders in 30 categories * Complete schedule of regular season games by team for 2008-09 * Playoff results and leaders for 2008 * All-time and active stats leaders * Off-season transactions and the 2008 Entry Draft * Stanley Cup champions * Annual NHL award winners * Who''s who in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Book SynopsisRead about the amazing stories behind the first: * Rubber puck * 50 goals in 50 games * Goalie facemask * 92-goal season * Professional hockey league * Female to play in the NHL * All-Black hockey league * Foster Hewitt broadcast * Artificial ice rink * Forward pass * Brother vs brother goaltending dual * Goaltender to score a goal * Hat trick in Stanley Cup finals * Double hat trick * First Black player * First Native player * Slapshot * Defenseman to lead in scoring * Referee * Change on the fly * 10 straight playoff victories * Olympic Gold * Canada Cup *Hockey Dynasty * And many more...

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Book SynopsisFighting in hockey has always been controversial. While some stand up and cheer when the gloves are thrown off and two heavy weight titans go at it, others recoil at the site of bloodies faces and unconscious players. The debate has waxed and waned over the decades and has once again come to the forefront with the recent deaths of career pugilists Bob Probert, Rick Rypien, Wade Belak, and Derek Boogaard. While emotions tend to flare on this subject, this book may give the reader some perspective on the topic as it looks into the istory and development as well as the culture of fighting in hockey.

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Book SynopsisWhen Anders Hedberg, Bobby Hull and Ulf Nilsson took to the ice they created a dynamic line that saw the Winnipeg Jets win two World Hockey Association championships. Their chemistry on the ice and impact on the game is explored in The Hot Line: How the Legendary Trio of Hull, Hedberg and Nillson Transformed Hockey and Led the Winnipeg Jets to With a foreword from acclaimed General Manager, Glen Sather.

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Book SynopsisCoinciding with the 100th anniversary of the NHL, Golden Boys looks at fifty players that have shaped the history of hockey in Manitoba. Featuring detailed biographies, rare photographs and plenty of never-been-told before stories, Golden Boys is sure to delight, surprise and cause arguments amongst hockey fans young and old.

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Book SynopsisWhen the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative futility, they knew the best place to find world-class players who could help turn things around more quickly were conscripted servants behind the Iron Curtain. All they had to do then was make history by drafting them, then figure out how to get them out. That’s when the Wings turned to Keith Gave, the newsman whose clandestine mission to Helsinki, Finland, was the first phase of a of a years-long series of secret meetings from posh hotel rooms to remote forests around Europe to orchestrate their unlawful departures from the Soviet Union. One defection created an international incident and made global headlines. Another player faked cancer, thanks to the Wings’ extravagant bribes to Russian doctors, including a big American car. Another player who wasn’t quite ready to leave yet felt like he was being kidnapped by an unscrupulous agent. Two others were outcast when they stood up publicly against the Soviet regime, winning their freedom to play in the NHL only after years of struggle. They are the Russian Five: Sergei Fedorov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vyacheslav Kozlov and Igor Larionov. Their individual stories read like pulse-pounding spy novels. The story that unfolded after they were brought together in Detroit by the masterful coach Scotty Bowman is unforgettable. This story includes details never before revealed, and by the man who was there every step of the way – from the day Detroit drafted its first two Soviets in 1989 until they raised the Stanley Cup in 1997, then took it to Moscow for a victory lap around Red Square and the Kremlin. The Russian Five did more to bridge Russian and American relations than decades of diplomacy and dÉtente between the White House and the Kremlin. This is their story.

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Book SynopsisPicking up where the international best-selling book The Russian Five left off, Vlad the Impaler will have readers alternately laughing—and in tears—with dozens more memorable, untold stories and anecdotes from the Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup championship season in 1997, 25 years ago. The book includes a foreword by Hall of Fame defenseman Slava Fetisov, along with lengthy excerpts from interviews of several members of that team, from captain Steve Yzerman, teammates Brendan Shanahan, Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Slava Kozlov, and coach Scotty Bowman, among many others. A portion of the proceeds from the book will be earmarked for the Vladimir Konstantinov Special Needs Trust to help ensure the care he needs after suffering catastrophic injuries just a week after he helped the Wings win their first Stanley Cup title in 42 years. #Believe

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