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Les Stastny: le coup de génie de Gilles Léger
By Robert Laflamme. 2012
" 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 couvThe Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey
By Dave Hill. 2023
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.Leafs 365: Daily Stories from the Ice (Hockey 365 #3)
By Mike Commito. 2023
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.La force d'y croire
By Georges Laraque. 2011
" 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 couvI Am BIG
By Itah Sadu, Marley Berot. 2023
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. For grades 1-4.Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life
By Eddie Olczyk, Perry Lefko. 2019
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.”Une femme dans le vestiaire des hommes: mémoires d'une coach de hockey en terrain hostile
By Josée Lemieux. 2011
« 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 couvLife in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back
By Ted Nolan. 2023
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.Business the NHL Way: Lessons from the Fastest Game on Ice
By Norm O'Reilly, Rick Burton. 2023
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.Skating on Thin Ice: Professional Hockey, Rape Culture, and Violence against Women
By Martin D. Schwartz, Walter DeKeseredy, Stu Cowan. 2023
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.Martin St-Louis (Raconte-moi)
By Joanie Godin. 2023
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 !Nick Suzuki (Raconte-moi)
By Joanie Godin. 2022
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 !The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey
By Dave Hill. 2023
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.&“Nobody enjoys the full kaleidoscope of the game quite like Kenny, from banana blades and &’70s staches to air-brushed, mistake-laden…
hockey cards.&” —Jeff Marek, Sportsnet Hockey host and Marek vs. Wyshynski podcast co-host Hockey Card Stories reveals what was really going on in your favorite 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 and the airbrushed monstrosities that made you howl, the cards that have been packed away in boxes forever, and others you can&’t believe ever existed. Whether it&’s a case of mistaken identity or simply a great old photo, a fantastic 1970s haircut and &’stache, a wicked awesome goalie mask or a future Hall of Famer&’s off-season fashion sense, a wide variety of players—from superstars like Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin, and Phil Esposito to the likes of Bill Armstrong who played only one game in the NHL—chime in on one of their most famous cards. &“Hockey Card Stories is a sports fan&’s dream—humorous, detailed and nostalgic. I hope there&’s more where this came from.&” —Terry Ryan, author of Tales of a First-Round Nothing &“Bright, funny and filled with a real love of the sport and a genuine affection for its great characters.&” —Stephen Brunt, author of Searching for Bobby Orr and Prime Time Sports cohost &“When Ken is passionate about a topic, he&’s the most knowledgeable individual in the room . . . in this book, you&’ll quickly appreciate his passion for hockey cards . . . What a nerd.&” —Evanka Osmak, Sportsnet Connected co-anchorUncle John's Bathroom Reader Shoots and Scores: Updated & Expanded Edition (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)
By Bathroom Readers' Institute. 2011
Uncle John's hard-hitting hockey book was such a success that we decided to send it back to the weight room…
to get beefed up for a new season. Now updated and expanded with 70 new pages, this collection of slap shots, penalty kills, and toothless grins offers hockey fans everything they love about this great game: its colorful history, legendary players, and enough trivia to satisfy even the most avid stat head. Read about...The true origin of the "Coolest Game on Earth"The greatest teams in hockey historyThe best (and worst) hockey movies of all timeThe incredible exploding ZamboniA rap sheet of hockey arrestsPatrick Roy's conversations with his goal postsAnd much, much more!Gordie: A Hockey Legend
By Roy Macskimming. 2003
Before Gretzky, before Russians played in the National Hockey League, before multimillion-dollar salaries, there was Gordie Howe: the greatest star…
ever to play hockey. This richly illustrated, thoroughly researched and completely unauthorized biography-the only full-length biography to cover Howe's entire playing career-takes readers behind the sports icon to reveal a man who remains immensely popular with young and old.The Howe legend begins on the frozen sloughs of Saskatchewan, where a painfully shy boy from a poverty-ridden family discovered his one advantage in life: major athletic talent. Signed by the Detroit Red Wings at 16, Howe joined celebrated teammates Sid Abel, Ted Lindsay, Terry Sawchuk and Red Kelly to forge a team that dominated the NHL as only the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers have since. Six-time leading scorer, six-time Hart Trophy winner as the most valuable player, Howe surpassed Rocket Richard's NHL goals record to reach an amazing total of 801, unmatched for years until finally Gretzky caught up to his mentor and idol.Tales from the St. Louis Blues Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Blues Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team)
By Tom Wheatley, Bob Plager. 2013
Nobody bleeds Blue like Bob Plager, considered one of the funniest men in hockey. This rollicking book details Plager's romance…
with the Bluenotes from day one in 1967 to the present day. He was an original Blues player, a rugged defenseman whose specialty was the hip check. He remains an original personality and a good-humored man whose specialty is now the quick quip. As a master storyteller, Plager packs Tales from the St. Louis Blues Locker Room with insights from every level of the hockey rink. He chronicles the puzzling mind games of a young Scotty Bowman, the quirky coach whose legend began with the original Blues. In those old-school days, Plager learned memorable lessons from veterans like Al Arbour, Doug Harvey, Glenn Hall, Dickie Moore, and Jacques Plante, all future Hall of Famers. The early years also brought the three Plager brothers--Bob, Barclay, and Billy--together in St. Louis. Bob played long enough to help break in two Western Canadian kids, future captain Brian Sutter and future Hall of Famer Bernie Federko. Plager later coached a new generation of stars in St. Louis, players like Brett Hull, Brendan Shanahan, and Curtis Joseph. The tears and the cheers, the fun and the frustration--it is all found in Tales from the St. Louis Blues Locker Room.Between the Pipes: A Revealing Look at Hockey's Legendary Goalies
By Roy Macgregor, Randi Druzin. 2013
Some NHL goalies are great and others are intriguing, but a dozen of them are legends because they're both. In…
Between the Pipes, Randi Druzin profiles these athletes, revealing the traits that make each one unique.Gump Worsley defied the laws of biomechanics by being nimble despite having a cabbage-shaped body. He was also one of the funniest men ever to start in goal. Glenn Hall used to wrestle with a trainer in the dressing room before games and Jacques Plante refused to stay at a particular Toronto hotel. Despite their quirks, these 12 goalies are among the best the game has ever seen. With wit and verve, Druzin paints unforgettable portraits of these masked mavericks.Making Men from "The Boys": Winning Life Lessons Every Young Man Needs to Succeed
By Nick Olynyk. 2015
A collection of stories from the author’s career, each containing a significant lesson about masculinity. "Making Men From The Boys”…
will motivate young men to ask more of life and take more personal action to achieve it, even as young men get more mixed signals about what it is to be a man than ever before.Iowa State Hockey and Al Murdoch: Building a Dream (Sports)
By Alan Murdoch, Tim Harwood. 2023
The Making of Iowa State Hockey During five decades, Alan Murdoch played for, coached and managed the Iowa State Cyclone…
hockey team, making a life's work out of his personal resourcefulness and initiative. Iowa State grew into a premier program in non-scholarship hockey, and as the network of similar teams became increasingly formalized under the auspices of the American Collegiate Hockey Association - an organization to which Murdoch was an essential contributor - the Cyclones played at a national championship-level. The trophy for which they were vying: the Murdoch Cup. By the time he left the bench, Murdoch's teams had won more than 1,000 games against opponents from around the world. Sometimes funny, sometime emotional, Murdoch and author Tim Harwood explore the story of how winning became a way of life for Cyclone Hockey.