Documents the life of Willie O'Ree, the first Black player to skate in the NHL.
National Hockey League
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Author:Kelly, Leonard "Red", Gregoire, L. Waxy, Dupuis, David M.Summary:The life and times of the eight-time Stanley Cup winner
When Boston coach Lynn Patrick was asked who he’d pick between Rocket Richard or Gordie Howe he answered, “Neither! I’ll take Red Kelly!” The only player to have won eight...
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Author:Oliver, Greg, Kamchen, RichardSummary:In hockey, goalies have always been a contradiction — solitary men in a team game, the last line of defence and the stalwarts expected to save the day after any and every miscue and collapse from his teammates. It’s no wonder that...
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Author:Gzowski, PeterSummary:In this bestselling timeless classic, Peter Gzowski recounts the 1980-81 season he spent travelling around the NHL circuit with the Edmonton Oilers. These were the days when the young Oilers, led by a teenaged Wayne Gretzky, were poised...
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Author:Duff, BobSummary: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...
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Author:Starkey, TedSummary:The story of the rebranding and reemergence of the Washington Capitals
Featuring original interviews with Capitals players, coaches, and staff from the past decade, including team owner Ted Leonsis, as well as the...
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Author:Reid, KenSummary: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. ...
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Author:Emrick, MikeSummary:"Emrick loves stories and loves to tell them. Yesterday in broadcasting. Tomorrow in book form." - Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun. After nearly 50 years behind the microphone, the voice of hockey in America opens up in a must-read...
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Meet Willie O'Ree -- the first Black hockey player to play in the NHL. He blazed a trail for diversity on and off the ice! On January 18, 1958, Willie O'Ree made history when he suited up with the Boston Bruins against the Montreal...
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Lors d'une rencontre avec un mystérieux personnage, Maurice Richard et quelques-uns de ses coéquipiers et adversaires de l'époque reçoivent une invitation pour assister au match des étoiles à New York; la Ligue nationale de...
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Author:Diamond, Dan, Zweig, EricSummary:For 25 years prior to expansion in 1967, big-league pro hockey consisted of only six teams and about 120 players. A document called the "C-Form," signed by young, often poor, Canadian boys, could bind a player to one franchise for life...
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Author:Waldman, JonSummary:Explore hockey’s history through its unique and most desirable memorabilia
Whether it’s a ticket stub from a game that father and son saw together, an autographed photograph from a hero, or a puck that...
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Author:McFarlane, BrianSummary: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: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:Oliver, Greg, Kamchen, RichardSummary:A fresh, analytical, and entertaining take on hockey's tough guys.
In professional hockey, enforcers are often as popular with fans as the stars who cash the big paycheques. Called upon to duke it out with a fellow troublemaker,...
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Author:Jackson, LornaSummary:Star-struck biographies, nostalgic histories, gonzo road trips: hockey books say we're obsessed with the game because we grew up wanting to be players. Now women. Cold-cocked: On Hockey is the first book to explore a woman's way of...
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Author:Laroche, StephenSummary:Changing the Game: A History of NHL Expansion celebrates an often-overlooked aspect of hockey history. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the NHL’s spread across the North American market in the 1920s along with the...
- Author:Burke, BrianSummary:
The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through. Brian Burke is one of the biggest hockey personalities--no, personalities full-stop--in the media landscape. His brashness...
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Author:Oliver, GregSummary:Hockey’s rich history explored through some of its most fascinating documents
Every great career in hockey starts with a pen and a piece of paper. In Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines, author Greg Oliver...
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Author:Gretzky, WayneSummary:One of the greatest sports figures of all time salutes his heroes and takes us inside the game as few others can. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments...
