Hockey category: 570 books
The McDavid Effect
Connor McDavid and the New Hope for Hockey
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Step into the streets, arenas, coffee shops, and offices of Edmonton, and witness how the arrival of a teenage hockey phenomenon is changing the city’s fortunes.
Once known as the City of Champions, Edmonton is at a crossroads. As oil prices continue to plummet, the economic outlook grows...
Quinn
The Life of a Hockey Legend
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 RBC TAYLOR PRIZE
A tribute to the larger than life story of a hockey icon and hero.**
The hockey world mourned when Pat Quinn died in November 2014.
Tough guys sobbed. Networks carried montages of Quinn's rugged hits, his steely-eyed glare, and his...
Over the Line
Wrist Shots, Slap Shots, and Five-Minute Majors
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Bestselling author and Toronto Sun sportswriter Al Strachan shares more insider stories from his more-than-forty-year career covering pro hockey.
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Bestselling author and Toronto Sun sportswriter Al Strachan is a permanent fixture in the illustrious world of professional ice hockey. His opinion,...
by Joseph Bertagna
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Featuring the insights, strategies, and experiences of the sport’s top coaches, The Hockey Coaching Bible sets a new standard for those who teach the game, develop the players, and dominate the ice. Whether head coach or assistant, at the youth level or professional, you will find a wealth of information...
One Night Only
Conversations with the NHL’s One-Game Wonders
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Get to know the men who fulfilled their childhood dream
From the beer league to the minor league, hockey players from coast to coast often say they’d give anything to play just one game in the NHL. One Night Only brings you the stories of 39 men who lived the dream — only to see it fade...
Score!
The Action and Artistry of Hockey's Magnificent Moment
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Do you know: Who once scored 10 goals in a single hockey game? How the Stanley Cup came to be hockey's greatest prize? Why the United States' victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics is known as the "miracle on ice"? Find out about the hardest slap shots, the most unstoppable...
by Mike Leonetti
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Remember when it was just Montreal, Toronto, New York, Detroit, Boston and Chicago? Veteran hockey writer Mike Leonetti certainly does, and he’s got a brand new trivia book to prove it! The Original Six Hockey Trivia Book challenges fans’ knowledge of the NHL’s most storied and glorious franchises....
Whose Puck Is It, Anyway?
A Season with a Minor Novice Hockey Team
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Every winter, in hockey arenas across North America, as soon as the kids step onto the ice, the abuse begins. Coaches yell at the players, parents yell at the coaches, and everyone yells at the referees. After nearly a decade of coaching youngsters, Ed Arnold decided he wanted kids to learn the fundamentals...
The Original Six
How the Canadiens, Bruins, Rangers, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings Laid the Groundwork for Today?s National Hockey League
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Since the inception of the National Hockey League on November 26, 1917, the sport of hockey has been one of the most popular games across the globe.
After the National Hockey Association (NHA), which had been founded in 1909, ceased operations, the NHL took over and became a mainstay for the...
Wearing the "C"
Leadership Secrets from Hockey's Greatest Captains
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Wearing the “C” insignia on the uniform—a badge of honor reserved for team captains—is professional hockey’s highest honor, and this study discusses how many of the NHL’s all-time greatest players were captains. This exciting new book—an entertaining and enlightening blend of hockey...
by Eric Zweig
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Every hockey fan remembers certain goals scored that stand out from all others. But if one had to name just 20 as the greatest ever accomplished, what would they be?
There's Paul Henderson's third game-winning goal in 1972, the one that clinched the Summit Series for Canada against the Soviet...
Behind the Net
101 Incredible Hockey Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
In Stan Fischler’s latest hockey classic, Behind the Net, Fischler includes a collection of short, zany (but true!) tales that have taken place over more than a half century of hockey-watching. An easy read for fans of all ages with photos to accompany the anecdotes, this book offers a unique perspective...
Shoot to Thrill
The History of Hockey?s Shootout
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
In 2005, the National Hockey League adopted the shootout to settle ties in regular season games. The shootout is used if the game remains tied after five minutes of overtime.
Ten years later, the shootout is one of the most significant and controversial rule changes in all of sports. Some maintain...
by Jeff Obermeyer
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Before major-league professional sports came to the Northwest, Seattle had a rich minor-league sports history. In the winter, Saturday afternoons were for college football, but the nights were for hockey. From the late 1950s through the mid-1970s, hockey could only mean one thing--the Seattle Totems....