Hockey category: 570 books
by Philip Croucher
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
From Sidney Crosby and Brad Marchand to Paul MacLean, Al MacInnis, and Brad Richards, these are the stories of 25 Maritimers and their journey to the National Hockey League. The book chronicles each player's days from when they first laced up skates in cities and small towns throughout Nova...
Jack Parker's Wiseguys
The National Champion BU Terriers, the Blizzard of ’78, and the Road to the Miracle on Ice
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Over the winter of 1977–78, anyone within shouting distance of a two-mile stretch of Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue—from Fenway Park to the trolley curve at Packard’s Corner—found themselves pulled into the orbit of college hockey. The hottest ticket in a sports-mad city was Boston University’s...
Small Town Glory
The story of the Kenora Thistles' remarkable quest for the Stanley Cup
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
How did the Kenora Thistles become, against all odds, the smallest team and the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup?
This famously scrappy hockey team was founded in the rough and tumble town of Kenora, Ontario, at the end of the 19th century. A decade later, playing far away from home,...
Red Wing Nation
Detroit's Greatest Players Talk About Red Wings Hockey
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
An oral history of the Detroit Red Wings, one of the most popular franchises in the NHL
The most outstanding voices of the Detroit Red Wings hockey tradition come together in this decade-by-decade collection of more than 40 stories. Wings fans will relish the intimate stories told by Steve Yzerman,...
Winning it All
Men of the Ice, #3
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Trevor Collison knew success early, then flamed out. His struggles with addiction nearly cost him his hockey career. Now sober, Trev is trying to make the most of his last chance in the NHL, ironically back in the same city where he started his minor league career—and first fell in love.Danielle...
King Kwong
Larry Kwong, the China Clipper Who Broke the NHL Colour Barrier
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Who broke the colour barrier in the NHL? A man whose professional hockey career statistics include leading the senior leagues for scoring and for low penalty minutes – and a single shift on the ice in an NHL game. He was scouted three times by NHL teams before that game, and courted away from the...
Most Valuable
How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2019
This hockey generation's brightest talent has been plagued by concussions. Now, the very style of play that has brought Crosby such success may be heralding the end of his career.
Sidney Crosby is arguably the best player ever to put on skates. You could argue that Bobby was better, or Wayne,...
by David H. Hendrickson
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
“I realize how fortunate I was to spend the first half of my life with a passion, thanks to my hockey career. It took me a while to realize it, but now I feel fortunate to have lived the second half of my life with a purpose.”
– Travis Roy
The dream goes from euphoric reality to tragic...
by Wayne Wheelwright
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
Hockey is a hugely popular sport in the United States and Canada. This quiz book will test your knowledge on the rules and intricacies of the sport. Subjects cover things like dimensions of the ice, goals and markings, the signals used by the referees, the infringements and their penalties and much more....
by Jamie McKinven
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
A collection of short stories from a former minor leaguer about life running the roads and playing for peanuts, with the small glimmer of hope of someday suiting up in the NHL. From shaking hands with Gary Player on the first tee at the Masters, to off-seasons living in his grandmother’s basement,...
The Instigator
How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Two decades of lockouts, soaring ticket prices, and on-ice tinkering have convinced many hard-core fans that the NHL’s long-time commissioner Gary Bettman is the devil in disguise, but this book examines his motivations, peels back his often prickly demeanor, and explains how he manages to lead,...
by Evan Weiner
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Hockey players have stories. All you have to do is ask a question about something that happened and step back and allow them to talk. The stories seem to be neither exaggerated tall tales except the stories are neither exaggerated nor tall tales. The events happened. Gordie Howe did pick up someone...
Tales from the Boston Bruins Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Bruins Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
In this fascinating collection of Bruins tales, Kerry Keene brings readers behind the scenes and captures the stories that have defined the franchise throughout its storied history. From the team’s inception in 1924 to their 2011 championship run and beyond, Tales from the Boston Bruins Locker Room...
Tales from the New York Rangers Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Rangers Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
In the late 1960s the New York Rangers transformed from NHL also-rans to Stanley Cup contenders. Gilles Villemure was part of that transformation. The little goaltender had a long wait to make it to the National Hockey League, which had only six teams until after the middle of the decade. Eventually...