Hockey category: 570 books
by Murray Howe
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
**A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER
As a child, Murray Howe wanted to be like his father. He was an adult before he realized that didn't necessarily mean playing hockey.**
Gordie Howe may have been the greatest player in the history of hockey, but greatness was never defined by goals or assists...
The Battle of Alberta
The Historic Rivalry Between the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
An up-close look at the rivalry between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers, told from the perspective of those that were there. Sports writer and on-air personality Mark Spector pays tribute to the province's hockey heyday with a unique blend of humour and homage.
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by Don Weekes
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
It's not only the biggest book on NHL trivia-it's also the best!
Following the successful The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, here's The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia. Don Weekes has cherry-picked more than eight hundred of the most compelling trivia questions and records.
Irreverent, captivating,...
Jarome Iginla
How the NHL's first black captain gives back
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
He's the face of the Calgary Flames, but there's much more to Jarome Iginla's story than just being the first black captain of an NHL team. He's also renowned for his social commitment and generosity off the ice. Jarome (nicknamed Iggy) grew up in a single-parent household in St. Albert, Alberta....
The Riverton Rifle
My Story—Straight Shooting on Hockey and on Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Hockey hero Reggie Leach’s tumultuous and inspirational life story, told by the man himself.
“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...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Top Hockey Enforcers of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating...
by David H. Hendrickson
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2012
How did the kid who was always falling down achieve his dreams of playing college hockey? How did he finish as co-captain on a team that enjoyed the best season in the program's history?
Dave Hendrickson's cult classic tells it all: part memoir, part roadmap of how to achieve a dream, and part...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Top Hockey Coaches of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating 100...
Golden Oldies
Stories of Hockey's Heroes
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
From its moving introductory homage to the late Jean Beliveau, to its subtle, remarkable considerations of how the sport was shaped by legends like Newsy Lalonde, Gordie Howe, Dick Irvin, Ted Kennedy and Hobey Baker, to its poignant lament for the untimely death of American hockey hero “Badger”...
Father Bauer and the Great Experiment
The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
A pioneering and beloved Canadian legend comes to life
Father David Bauer changed lives — at the rink, in the classroom, and at the pulpit. Bauer’s dream created the first truly national Canadian hockey team. In 1963, that unique group represented Canada abroad and were committed to both...
Against All Odds
The Untold Story of Canada's Unlikely Hockey Heroes
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
For readers of The Boys in the Boat, the remarkable story of the unlikely Canadian hockey team that clinched Olympic gold in 1948
The announcement was shocking—Canada, the birthplace of hockey, would not be sending a team to the 1948 Winter Olympics in Switzerland. Outraged, a Royal Canadian...
My Wild Hockey Life
Defection, 1980s with the Maple Leafs and Surviving a Liver Transplant
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2018
Having lived a pretty wild and crazy life, hockey pro Miro Frycer faced death at 40. Now, after two transplants, he tells his fascinating story.
A defector from communist Czechoslovakia, Frycer spent eight seasons in the NHL and played for the Quebec Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit...
by alex trostanetskiy
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Are you looking for a journey that will take you through Greatest Hockey Coaches: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating Greatest Hockey...
Hockey Card Stories
True Tales from Your Favourite Players
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Hockey Card Stories reveals what was really going on in your favourite old hockey cards through the eyes of the players depicted on them. Some of the cards are definitely worth a few bucks, some a few cents — but every story told here is priceless. Sportsnet’s Ken Reid presents the cards you loved...