A heartfelt addition to McFarlane’s epic canon of hockey writing
From its moving introductory homage to the late Jean Béliveau, to its subtle, remarkable considerations of how the sport was shaped by legends like Newsy...
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Author:McFarlane, BrianSummary: -
Author:Wickenheiser, HayleySummary:A behind-the-scenes view of the world's most exciting sporting spectacle, from a multiple medal winner and Olympic veteran.
Hayley Wickenheiser is unarguably the best women's hockey player in the world. With four Olympic medals (... -
Author:Wharnsby, Tim.Summary:"Now after fifty years, it's time for Canada to stand up and cheer. Stand up and cheer everybody! The Olympics Salt Lake City, 2002, men's ice hockey gold medal: Canada!" -Bob Cole, CBC play-by-play broadcaster There...
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Author:MacLeod, Alan LivingstoneSummary:A celebration of thirty-two heroes of the First World War enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Praise for Remembered in Bronze and Stone: "A remarkable look at the many ways we honoured our war dead." - Canada's History...
- Author:Brunner, LeahSummary:
After getting my heart broken, I've sworn off athletes forever. Then my best friend has to go and marry an NHL player, and his teammate, Colby Knight, won't leave me alone. Colby is a master at scoring (on and off the ice), and he's not...
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Author:Steven GallowaySummary:Paul loves hockey, but when a loud afternoon practice session seems to contribute to the accidental loss of Paul's father's arm, the boys' fate and relationship to the game seem to change forever. Following the boys to...
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Author:Podnieks, AndrewSummary:The speed and skill of a new hockey generation — in photos and stories
From the incredible debut of Auston Matthews to the unparalleled speed of Connor McDavid, the NHL is experiencing a rebirth that is based on...
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Author:Aleo, ToniSummary:Audrey Parker is up against the boards. She's stuck in a job she hates and pining for a total jerk. Meanwhile, her sister Fallon is moving out and getting married to hockey star Lucas Brooks. Where is Audrey's Prince Charming' Nothing...
- Author:Olczyk, EddieSummary:
Eddie Olczyk had built a life and career most people could only dream of. Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, he fell in love with the game of hockey during an era when most kids preferred balls to pucks. Against all odds, he played...
- Author:Hunter, DougSummary:
A history of Tim Hortons--from the life of its co-founder, Tim Horton; to the growth of the business under his friend and partner, Ron Joyce; to the company's merger with the American fast-food chain Wendy's and its eventual...
- Author:Kelly, Mira LynSummary:
This team hates me. Something about my chronic case of resting prick face and that thing with the captain when the season started. My fist, his jaw. Yeah, we go back, and not in a good way.Coach says no more "confrontational BS" or I...
- Author:Kelly, Mira LynSummary:
I care too much about Cammy Wesley to marry her...Yeah, I know what you're thinking. But hear me out.Cammy's my best friend-the one person I can't live without, the girl with the sunshine smile, the loaded fridge, and the most awesome...
- Author:Kelly, Mira LynSummary:
I should walk away, find some puck bunny to gleefully sit on my lap and tell me what a big, hot, hockey stud I am-totally true, BTW. But there's just something about this feisty redhead I can't let go. She's got an edge to her that's...
- Author:Brunner, LeahSummary:
I'm the notoriously angry, grouchy D.C. Eagles defenseman who just can't keep his temper in check - a temper that leads to a fifteen-game suspension from the NHL. As if that's not bad enough, I'm forced into a short-term youth-hockey...
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Author:Maruk, Dennis, Reid, KenSummary:From feared NHL sniper to ship captain and bellhop — with hockey’s greatest ’stache
Only 20 men in NHL history have scored 60 or more goals in a single season: Gretzky, Lemieux, and Hull all hit the magical mark...
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Author:Kate, LilySummary:Good things come in extra-large, smoking hot packages. Things like pizza. The very pizzas that I deliver for my dad's restaurant, Peretti's Pizza. It's a temporary job, something to pay the bills until I graduate from school, but it...
- Author:Dahlgren, KalebSummary:
An inspiring story of hope and resiliency On April 6, 2018, sixteen people died and thirteen others were injured after a bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport truck in a rural...
- Author:Sanderson, DerekSummary:
Derek Sanderson, one of the most flamboyant NHL players of his era (that of the Big Bad Bruins) holds nothing back in this memoir about his hockey career, his drug and alcohol abuse, and the tough road back. Sanderson was a legend on...
- Author:Leake, JohnSummary:
In August of 1989, Duncan MacPherson--a pro hockey player from Saskatoon, Canada--vanished without a trace in Europe. With no help from the police, his parents, Lynda and Bob, drove all over the Alps looking for him, and finally found...
- Author:Kadohata, CynthiaSummary:
From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata comes a brilliantly realized sports novel about a hockey player who must discover who he is without the sport that defines him. Hockey is Conor's life. His whole life. He'll say it himself, he's a...
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