Hockey category: 570 books
Between The Lines
Not-So-Tall Tales From Ray "Scampy" Scapinello's Four Decades in the NHL
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
To hockey fans, Ray Scapinello's name and face are as recognizable as any star player or coach in the NHL. Scampy, as he is affectionately known, has had a long and storied career as a linesman in the NHL. His 5-foot-7 frame and 163 pounds belie his ability and endurance on the ice. When Ray retired...
by Walter Gretzky
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The inspiring story of an ordinary man who, from humble beginnings and against the odds of a devastating illness, has led—is leading—an extraordinary life.
To many people, Walter Gretzky is the ultimate dad, the father of the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, and the first inspired coach to a talented...
Bobby
My Story in Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
One of the greatest sports figures of all time at last breaks his silence in a memoir as unique as the man himself.
Number 4. It is just about the most common number in hockey, but invoke that number and you can only be talking about one player -- the man often referred to as the greatest...
Hockey in Rochester
The Americans' Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2004
Rochester, New York, emerged courageously with its first professional hockey team in the fall of 1935: the Rochester Cardinals. However, the venture was short-lived due to the financial strain of the Great Depression. Finally, in 1956, thanks to local visionaries such as Sam Toth and Ed House, Rochester...
by Lou Nanne, Jim Bruton
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
This endearing story of perseverance and determination casts new light on the memorable 50-year career Lou Nanne achieved in hockey while both on and off the rink. He played in 635 NHL regular season games for the Minnesota North Stars, the only defenseman to lead the Western Collegiate Hockey Association...
Last Minute of Play
tales of hockey grit and glory
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
~~ A cross-country best-seller upon release in 1993, Last Minute of Play, was the author’s second book, and a breakthrough title, receiving positive critical acclaim, more for its story-telling writing style rather than the admitted celebrity of the players, coaches, GM’s, and owners ...
Detroit Red Wings
Greatest Moments and Players
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
One of the National Hockey League’s “Original Six,” few teams in professional hockey have enjoyed more success than the Detroit Red Wings. In this newly revised edition, Stan “the Hockey Maven” Fischler profiles over fifty of the greatest characters from this unforgettable franchise. Fans...
by Fritz Knapp
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, "The 1980 Men's and 1998 Women's United States Olympic Hockey Teams: Unity" discusses the struggles and triumphs of each team. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete, team, or coach,...
by Gary Coleman
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Ice Hockey is one of the most adored sports in the world. It has a huge fan following across North America and various parts of Europe. The history is rich and the fans passionate, but it is the sport that garners the interest of neutrals and diehards alike.Yet, what is this sport all about? How did...
by David Gowdey
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
In the last complete season, 2011-12, NHL players lost 1,697 games due to concussion injuries. Between October and December 2011 more than 35 players were knocked out of action by head injuries, many for extended periods. Besides Sidney Crosby, the top player in the world, they included Claude Giroux,...
The First Season
1917-18 and the Birth of the NHL
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
The National Hockey League is celebrating its hundredth anniversary in 2017–2018—but Bob Duff’s The First Season reveals how close the league came to folding in its very first year. Set against the turmoil of the Great War and born out of a ruse to rid the league of reviled Toronto owner Eddie...
Cold War
The Amazing Canada-Soviet Hockey Series of 1972
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
In 1972, after enduring years of embarrassing defeat at the hands of Soviet "amateurs," Canadian officials convinced their Moscow counterparts to allow a pre-season, eight-game series between the best hockey players from both nations. For Team Canada, this meant a chance to assemble a "dream...
Breakaway
From Behind the Iron Curtain to the NHL—The Untold Story of Hockey's Great Escapes
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
The incredible true story of the trailblazing men who risked everything to pass through the Iron Curtain and become NHL superstars, Breakaway is a thrilling look at the stories that changed hockey forever. From midnight meetings in secluded forests, to evading capture by military and police forces,...
Puckstruck
Distracted, Delighted and Distressed by Canada's Hockey Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize
In Puckstruck, Stephen Smith chronicles his wideeyed and sometimes wincing wander through hockey’s literature, language, and history. On this journey to discover what the game has to say about who we are as Canadians, he seeks to answer some essential riddles....