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L'hiver arrive à grands pas et PK n'a toujours pas de patins à se mettre aux pieds. Toc! toc! toc!…
fait un jour le facteur, qui cogne à la porte avec une boîte sous le bras. Est-ce que ce sont bien les patins commandés? Ceux qui lui permettront de briller sur la glace? L'attente est looongue pour le jeune joueur de hockey!
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Sports and games, Biography, Hockey
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"En février 2002, lors des Jeux olympiques de Salt Lake City, Martin Brodeur, gardien de but de l'équipe canadienne de…
hockey, a ajouté une médaille d'or à son palmarès qui comptait déjà deux coupes Stanley remportées avec les Devils du New Jersey. Denis et Martin Brodeur sont ainsi devenus le premier tandem père-fils gardiens de but à avoir remporté une médaille aux Jeux olympiques. Denis Brodeur avait en effet raflé la médaille de bronze lors des jeux de 1956, en Italie. [...] Cet ouvrage vous propose de mieux connaître le grand sportif et l'homme qui se cachent derrière le masque du gardien de but." -- 4e de couv
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Sur la glace comme ailleurs, Jacques Plante était un être exceptionnel, talentueux, téméraire, mystérieux et complexe. Sa carrière tumultueuse de…
gardien de but l'a mené à Montréal, New York, St. Louis, Boston et Edmonton. Chose incroyable, sa contribution au jeu se reflète encore aujourd'hui dans les règlements, l'équipement et le style des joueurs. Appuyée par des documents d'archives comprenant des entrevues avec Jean Béliveau, Henri Richard, Dickie Moore et Scotty Bowman, cette biographie nous révèle l'une des figures marquantes de l'histoire du hockey. De nombreux excellents gardiens de but ont évolué dans la LNH, mais peu ont eu un réel impact sur le jeu. Jacques Plante est l'un de ces joueurs légendaires qui ont transformé la face du hockey. -- 4e de couv
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Biography, Hockey
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...] Michel Roy, père de la grande vedette, livre un témoignage sur la passion du hockey, le désir de gagner…
et la capacité de concentration qui ont fait la force de son fils. Mais c'est aussi sans complaisance et sans tricherie qu'il lève le voile sur les bévues, les défauts et les problèmes du célèbre gardien. Il relate notamment l'épreuve déchirante du départ de Montréal, qui a failli briser Patrick Roy. Cette biographie fait vivre le parcours de celui qui a révolutionné le métier de gardien de but. De plus, elle traite des enjeux actuels du monde du hockey : l'art de garder les buts, le développement du style papillon, l'équilibre sport-études, la violence, la pression médiatique et le culte de la vedette. La biographie Le Guerrier se lit comme un roman. [...] -- 4e de couv
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"La LNH, un rêve possible retrace le parcours dans le hockey mineur de huit joueurs professionnels francophones : Steve Bégin,…
Martin Brodeur, Francis Bouillon, Simon Gagné, Ian Laperrière, Vincent Lecavalier, Roberto Luongo et André Roy. Cet ouvrage vise à aider les jeunes - et leurs parents - à mieux comprendre les embûches qui jalonnent la "carrière" d'un jeune hockeyeur. A partir de témoignages de parents, d'entraîneurs et de coéquipiers, Luc Gélinas décortique le cheminement de chaque joueur, du niveau atome jusqu'au junior, tirant des enseignements précieux et des conseils pratiques". -- 4e de couv
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Biography, Hockey
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"La LNH, un rêve possible retrace le parcours dans le hockey mineur de sept joueurs professionnels (Daniel Alfredsson, Michael Cammalleri,…
Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez, Georges Laraque, Alexei Kovalev et David Perron) et d'une femme, Kim Saint-Pierre. Cet ouvrage vise à aider les jeunes - et leurs parents - à mieux comprendre les embûches qui jalonnent la "carrière" d'un jeune hockeyeur. A partir de témoignages de parents, d'entraîneurs et de coéquipiers, Luc Gélinas décortique le cheminement de chaque joueur, de leurs premiers coups de patins jusqu'aux rangs junior, tirant des enseignements précieux et des conseils pratiques." -- 4e de couv
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From Sportsnet Central host and broadcaster Ken Reid comes an inspiring and entertaining new collection of hockey stories about local…
legends who define the game and its values. In many communities across Canada, hockey lives in the nearby arenas and leagues that forge both decades-long rivalries and unbreakable friendships. Fans show up to cheer not for distant NHL superstars, but for the homegrown heroes who define their town. These players don&’t always make it to the big leagues, but they inevitably become legends. In this entertaining collection, Canadian broadcaster and Sportsnet Central host Ken Reid tells their uplifting stories, from Pictou, Nova Scotia, to Kimberley, British Columbia—and everywhere in between. There&’s Robbie Forbes, who arrived in Newfoundland in the mid-eighties still dreaming of the pros and ended up giving the town a dream of its own when he led the Corner Brook Royals to a Canadian Senior Hockey title. He also happens to be Sidney Crosby&’s uncle. In a legendary Ontario community, the name Paul Polillo is spoken in the same reverential breath as Wayne Gretzky in their shared hometown of Brantford. There&’s also the tragic story of George Pelawa, who may have been the inspiration for Tom Cochrane & Red Rider&’s famous song &“Big League.&” And Tyson Wuttunee, an Indigenous player in Saskatchewan who, through hockey, found the family and home he&’d always longed for. Featuring heartwarming stories of grit, leadership, and lifelong bonds, Ken Reid&’s Hometown Hockey Heroes celebrates how hockey, and the values the game teaches, can shape our communities for the better.
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Sports and games, Hockey
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"Le grand livre de tous les partisans des Canadiens. Les faits marquants de lhistoire des Canadiens et de la Ligue…
nationale de hockey. La liste des joueurs des Canadiens et le classement des meilleurs marqueurs de la Ligue. Le portrait des grandes dynasties du hockey. Les récipiendaires des trophées. La liste des propriétaires, présidents, directeurs généraux, entraîneurs et capitaines du club. La fiche de tous les joueurs depuis la création de léquipe. Les élus au Temple de la renommée. Les membres des équipes détoiles." -- 4e de couv
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Biography, Hockey
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" Gilles Léger et les trois frères Stastny lèvent enfin le voile et mettent le point final à ce qui…
fut, bien plus quune épopée sportive, un véritable roman daventures où espionnage, suspense et drame forment un passionnant cocktail. Découvrez les destins croisés dun visionnaire et dun trio dathlètes slovaques dexception en revivant lune des époques les plus fascinantes du hockey, à laube de la rivalité CanadiensNordiques et au crépuscule du régime communiste. Bien connu dans les hautes sphères du hockey professionnel, le nom de Gilles Léger ne la jamais été beaucoup du grand public. Cette discrétion délibérée a bien servi ce fin stratège qui a très tôt compris limmense parti que pouvait tirer notre sport national de larrivée des plus talentueux joueurs européens sur les patinoires nord-américaines. Lhistoire de Gilles Léger se confond avec celle de son plus bel accomplissement, la fuite des frères Stastny de la Tchécoslovaquie, un événement qui allait changer la destinée des Nordiques de Québec et le visage de la LNH elle-même. Trois décennies plus tard, rien ou si peu na jamais transpiré des dessous de cette opération. De quelle manière Gilles Léger et les Nordiques sy sont-ils pris pour faire passer Peter et Anton de lEst à lOuest ? Comment, dix mois après eux, Marian a-t-il fait pour les rejoindre à Québec malgré une foule dembûches ? Et comment expliquer laura de mystère qui a toujours entouré les circonstances de ces exploits ? " -- 4e de couv
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Sports biography, Humour, Hockey
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One man's search to answer the ultimate question in sports: Why is hockey so incredibly awesome?Dave Hill--author, actor, rock musician…
and stand-up comedian--is a truly outstanding American. For one thing, he's part Canadian (an advantage he explored in his previous book Parking the Moose). For another, and maybe this has something to do with his Canadian heritage, he's a totally obsessive fan of hockey. That makes him a minority within a minority: apparently only five percent of the US population admit to liking hockey more than any other sport.In his latest opus, Dave--who's from Cleveland, which hasn't had an NHL team since 1978--tackles this hockey conundrum with full force, drilling down into what makes hockey so damn important in so many parts of the world, despite the average American not recognizing the sport's preeminent greatness. His search for the very soul of hockey has taken him across the globe, from Poland to LA to Kenya, and brought him into contact with many of the sport's great and good. Humorous but heartfelt, Bill Bryson-like but hipper, this is arguably the greatest book ever written about hockey and definitely the one to be asking for at Christmas.
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Reference, Sports and games, Hockey
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Now you can cheer for the Toronto Maple Leafs every day of the year, even when they’re out of the…
NHL playoffs.Get your daily Toronto Maple Leafs fix with Leafs 365. From the franchise’s early beginning as the Arenas and the St. Patricks to the incredible four-goal comeback against the Lightning in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Leafs 365 includes 365 short stories about everybody’s favourite hockey team — one for every day of the year — to remind you why you still cheer for the blue and white season after season. Some people say that the Leafs are cursed, but any team that brings you this many moments worth revisiting must be blessed. You may not be old enough to remember the team’s last Stanley Cup, but chances are you can recall Auston Matthews’s four-goal debut or the sense of optimism when the Leafs signed John Tavares. And while there are plenty of stories in this book that might make you question why you still root for the Buds, like the Game 7 meltdown to the Bruins in 2013 or losing to the Hurricanes, who had a Zamboni driver in net in 2020, the lowlights are what make the best times sweeter and worth celebrating. Chances are, if you’re holding this book in your hands, you’re a Leafs fan, and with every turn of the page you’ll fall in love with them all over again.
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Medicine, Hockey
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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 on the 1984 U.S. Olympic hockey team as a 17-year-old, and four months later he was drafted in the first round by his hometown Chicago Blackhawks. During an illustrious 16-year career, he played for and alongside some of the greatest franchises and players in history, winning a Stanley Cup with the unforgettable 1994 New York Rangers. Years later, he coached former teammate Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby on the Pittsburgh Penguins before transitioning into the broadcast booth, where he has become one of the most recognizable voices of the sport. He then combined his skills as an analyst with his second passion— horse racing—and became an integral part of NBC’s coverage of thoroughbreds. Away from the spotlight, Olczyk and his wife of three decades raised four adoring children. He was respected and admired by fans, friends, and peers. Life was sweet. Then, at 7:07 pm on August 4, 2017, his entire world turned upside down. In Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life, one of the biggest names in American hockey has written an inspiring and entertaining memoir of his life both on and off the ice. From shooting hundreds of tennis balls at a goal in his childhood living room to the ups and downs of his improbable hockey career to rollicking stories from the booth and the backstretch, Olczyk guides readers on his journey toward his ultimate test: a battle against Stage 3 colon cancer. For years, Olczyk’s goal was to be the best husband, father, broadcaster, and handicapper he could be. Today he has a new one: to bring as much awareness and support to those fighting cancer as he possibly can. In this emotional but often hilarious autobiography, you’ll learn why the people who know Eddie Olczyk best might describe him as “tremendously tremendous.”
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" Tout au long de sa carrière au sein de la Ligue nationale de hockey, Georges Laraque a démontré plus…
d'une fois que la passion et la détermination peuvent mener loin! Pour lui, tout rêve est réalisable lorsqu'on a la force d'y croire. Il livre ici une autobiographie à son image: franche et directe. Le racisme, la violence, la religion, la famille, la politique... Aucun sujet n'y est tabou. L'athlète raconte comment il est parvenu à se frayer un chemin dans un monde où les préjugés et la discrimination faisaient loi. Se tournant maintenant vers l'avenir, l'ancien hockeyeur dévoile tout de ses convictions profondes, de sa découverte du végétalisme, de ses nombreux projets humanitaires, de ses prises de position écologiques Au-delà du physique imposant de l'homme fort, découvrez un intellectuel sensible et engagé, guidé par des valeurs inébranlables." -- 4e de couv
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Sports fiction, General fictionHockey
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In the middle of the ice, a young Black hockey player finds joy in his talent and confidence in the…
cheers of his family, his coach, and the other players. Their support gives him the power to face down those who see him as a threat and to focus on the thrill of the game.Available copies:
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« Auteure et conférencière cumulant plus de vingt-cinq ans d'expérience en dynamique de groupe, en animation, en communications et en…
journalisme sportif (RDS.ca, Sports-Central), Josée Lemieux, fondatrice de Formation Intelli-Sport, a rencontré des sportifs et des entraîneurs internationaux, ainsi que des athlètes et entraîneurs d'équipes de la LNH. Ce sont ces profils et cette attitude mentale dont elle a été témoin chez les pros et les légendes qu'elle met de l'avant auprès de ses clients. » -- 4e de couv
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Indigenous peoples biography, Sports biography, Hockey
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In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he wouldn&’t work in…
pro hockey again for almost a decade. What happened?Growing up on a First Nation reserve, young Ted Nolan built his own backyard hockey rink and wore skates many sizes too big. But poverty wasn&’t his biggest challenge. Playing the game meant spending his life in two worlds: one in which he was loved and accepted and one where he was often told he didn&’t belong.Ted proved he had what it took, joining the Detroit Red Wings in 1978. But when his on-ice career ended, he discovered his true passion wasn&’t playing; it was coaching. First with the Soo Greyhounds and then with the Buffalo Sabres, Ted produced astonishing results. After his initial year as head coach with the Sabres, the club was being called the &“hardest working team in professional sports.&” By his second, they had won their first Northeast Division title in sixteen years.Yet, the Sabres failed to re-sign their much-loved, award-winning coach.Life in Two Worlds chronicles those controversial years in Buffalo—and recounts how being shut out from the NHL left Ted frustrated, angry, and so vulnerable he almost destroyed his own life. It also tells of Ted&’s inspiring recovery and his eventual return to a job he loved. But Life in Two Worlds is more than a story of succeeding against the odds. It&’s an exploration of how a beloved sport can harbour subtle but devastating racism, of how a person can find purpose when opportunity and choice are stripped away, and of how focusing on what really matters can bring two worlds together.
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Business and economics, Hockey
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Business the NHL Way draws on hockey-inspired stories to show how brands, institutions, and individuals associated with the NHL have…
consistently survived a variety of challenges and thrived as a result of its decisions. This revised and expanded edition explores business-related scenarios from the sport of hockey and links each lesson back to business, leadership, diversity, management, and sport outcomes. Using ice hockey as an analogy for life, Norm O’Reilly and Rick Burton – leaders in the business of sports and former amateur hockey players – inform business and industry professionals on best practices to achieve strategic outcomes and career advancement. The book aims to help businesses emerge from the financial and health disruptions of the global COVID-19 pandemic that not only altered the future of hockey but threatened business sustainability in every sector. Business the NHL Way will appeal to both casual and passionate hockey fans, as well as anyone eager to follow in the footsteps of a successful professional sports organization.
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Law and crime, Addiction and substance abuse, Social issues, Hockey, Sports and games
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Skating on Thin Ice exposes the culture of toxic masculinity in professional hockey and suggests how sport and society can…
change the narrative on sexual assault and violence. Why is it that professional sports, and notably hockey, remain a bastion for rape culture and violence against women? What are the conditions that allow a culture of toxic masculinity to persist despite awakenings elsewhere in society? What is the path forward, and how do we make officials, coaches, and athletes accountable? Drawing on decades of award-winning sociological research and sports journalism, Walter S. DeKeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz, and veteran sportswriter Stu Cowan find answers to these questions in Skating on Thin Ice. The book examines the abusive, misogynistic, racist, and homophobic behaviors found in professional hockey and explains the larger societal forces that perpetuate and legitimate these harms. Confirming a recent federal government inquiry into Hockey Canada’s handling of sexual assault allegations, the book reveals that young men enter the NHL and other revenue-generating hockey leagues already trained and primed to treat women as objects – and often to commit violent acts against them. Rooted in the authors’ work in the sports world as well as their work with activists and governments, Skating on Thin Ice doesn’t just highlight the problem of hockey and rape culture, it also provides collaborative solutions for fixing it.
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Hockey, Biography
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Toute sa vie, Martin St-Louis s’est fait dire qu’il était trop petit pour jouer au hockey. Aucune équipe ne l’a…
repêché, mais il s’est accroché au conseil que sa maman lui répétait toujours, soit : « Montre-leur ce que tu es capable de faire ! » et il a donc redoublé d’efforts pour réaliser son rêve. Au moment d’accrocher ses patins, ses statistiques sont éloquentes : plus de 1000 matchs joués dans la LNH, une coupe Stanley, une médaille d’or olympique, l’or à la Coupe du monde de hockey et une tonne de trophées. Pas si mal ! Comme si ce n’était pas assez, Martin a maintenant la chance de partager son expérience en dirigeant les Canadiens de Montréal !
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À ses premiers coups de patin, rien ne laissait présager que Nick Suzuki allait un jour soulever les foules dans…
la Ligue nationale de hockey. Il a toutefois eu un coup de coeur pour son sport et a mis tous les efforts nécessaires pour atteindre les plus hauts niveaux. Pièce maîtresse de la transaction qui a envoyé l’ancien capitaine des Canadiens de Montréal, Max Pacioretty, à Las Vegas, Suzuki a depuis conquis le coeur des partisans québécois, notamment grâce à ses buts spectaculaires. C’est aussi un jeune avec un grand désir d’implication et, surtout, de grandes aspirations !