Top 10 Hockey Heroes

Top 10 Hockey Heroes
Author: Jon Scher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-08
Genre: Hockey
ISBN: 9781503827288

Introduces readers to ten players who are considered the all-time best in hockey.

Hockey Hero

Hockey Hero
Author: Zachary Hyman
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1770496327

A heart-warming, intergenerational story about an awkward young boy who finds his hockey chutzpah at a PeeWee tournament. Tommy goes from timid observer to essential player - as we readers cheer him on! Illustrated by Zachary Pullen whose inimitable style blends perfectly with Zachary Hyman's inspiring text.

SLAP SHOT!! Yesterday's Great Hockey Heroes

SLAP SHOT!! Yesterday's Great Hockey Heroes
Author: Ross R. Olney
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014-08-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1312402385

Pro hockey games are exciting, beautiful, ugly, graceful, bone breaking, frantic, bloody, sometimes like a ballet and always unpredictable. A losing team wins. A Stanley Cup team loses. A star player misses a key goal. A rookie wins with an amazing shot. In SLAP SHOT!! twelve of the best, most famous players ever in the game are discussed. Some are now gone, some are still living, all are retired but many are still involved in the great game they love, a game loved by more and more millions of fans throughout the world. (Cover photo by author)

Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II

Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II
Author: Bob McKenzie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982132728

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER From TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie comes a new collection of hockey stories about the everyday heroes from across the game who are defying the odds and championing the next generation of hockey—on and off the ice. In this uplifting and entertaining volume of stories, Canadian broadcasters Bob McKenzie and Jim Lang bring together hockey players, coaches, and refs, as well as those behind the bench—the parents, scouts, analysts, and agents—to tell us, in their own voices, why they love the game and how they’re shaping its future. Meet Dallas Stars’ winger Andrew Cogliano, who captivated the hockey world by playing 830 consecutive games, despite various injuries, and hear how hockey and his parents instilled in him the strong work ethic that made his streak possible. Learn about how Jeremy Rupke found his passion and created the popular website How to Hockey to help young hockey hopefuls who might not have money for professional lessons develop their on-ice skills and give them the confidence to achieve their dreams off the ice. Read about players like Jack Jablonski, who didn’t let a life-changing spinal cord injury at age sixteen stop him from being a part of the game, and is now using his experience to raise awareness and funds for spinal cord injury research. From LGBTQ players like Jessica Platt who are breaking down barriers to women such as Danièle Sauvageau who are breaking glass ceilings as coaches, refs, agents, and analysts, these are the everyday heroes who are using hockey to inspire change. Featuring incredible stories of comebacks, milestones, and friendship, Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume II highlights the very best of hockey: the power it has to unite us to be the best we can be—for ourselves and for others.

Dominik Hasek

Dominik Hasek
Author: Sean Rossiter
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781550546798

A biography of goaltender Dominik Hasek, the Buffalo Sabres' "Dominator" and the National Hockey League's Most Valuable Player in 1997.

100 of the Greatest All-time All Stars

100 of the Greatest All-time All Stars
Author: James Duplacey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Hockey players
ISBN: 9780552860277

"A deluxe retrospective of the century's best players. Inside are profiles of 100 superstars from Cyclone Taylor and Vladislav Tretiak to the hottest players on the ice today" Cf. Our choice, 2000.

Pavel Bure

Pavel Bure
Author: Kerry Banks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781550548280

Synonymous with high-risk, maximum-velocity hockey, dark rumor and foreign intrigue, Pavel Bure’s career is both remarkable and riveting, but who is Pavel Bure, really?

Against All Odds

Against All Odds
Author: P.J. Naworynski
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1443450928

For readers of The Boys in the Boat, the remarkable story of the unlikely Canadian hockey team that clinched Olympic gold in 1948 The announcement was shocking—Canada, the birthplace of hockey, would not be sending a team to the 1948 Winter Olympics in Switzerland. Outraged, a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron leader, Sandy Watson, quickly assembled a team of air force hockey players who were “amateur enough” to complete under the Olympic guidelines. Sergeant Frank Boucher was recruited to coach the team and begin the cross-Canada search for players. Hubert Brooks, a decorated flying officer and serial escapist from POW camps, was another early recruit. Andy Gilpin joined from the RCAF base in Whitehorse, as did airmen from Quebec, the Maritimes and western Canada. And when their starting goalie, Dick Ball, didn’t pass a medical exam, Murray Dowey was called up from his job as a TTC driver and occasional practice goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The ragtag team got off to a rough start, losing so many exhibition games that Canadian newspapers called them a disgrace to the country. But the RCAF Flyers battled back, and Boucher’s defensive strategy paid off. They eliminated the American team, tied the Czech team and beat the Swiss as the hometown crowd pelted the Canadians with snowballs during the game. On the same ice where Barbara Ann Scott won a gold medal, the underdog RCAF Flyers also won Olympic gold, and their goalie, Murray Dowey, set an Olympic record that still stands. Against All Odds is the inspiring untold story of a group of determined men, fresh from the battlefields of WWII, who surprised a nation and the world.

Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux
Author: Sean Rossiter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2001
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781550548709

A biography of the top-scoring hockey player with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Everyday Hockey Heroes

Everyday Hockey Heroes
Author: Bob McKenzie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1982104856

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER An inspiring and updated volume of stories about Canada’s most beloved sport—hockey—and the everyday heroes who embody the spirit of the game and help shape its future, from the pros who compete in NHL arenas to the dreamers and fans who play on backyard rinks. What does hockey look like today in Canada? Who is changing the game? Canadian broadcasters Bob McKenzie and Jim Lang bring together players, coaches, and fans to show us what hockey means to them. Meet Philadelphia Flyer Wayne Simmonds and Paralympian gold medalist Greg Westlake, who wouldn’t be at the top of their sport without the never-ending support of their families and communities. Read about players who overcame catastrophic injury to keep playing the game they love, or the renowned Canadian neurosurgeon leading the charge to protect athletes from the dangers of brain trauma and concussion. From hockey commentators who broke down barriers to be on air to the youth hockey coach welcoming Syrian boys and girls to Canada through our national pastime, these are the stories of everyday hockey heroes—those who defy the odds, advocate for inclusion, and champion the next generation of hockey. From small-town rinks to big city arenas across the country, this collection celebrates everyone who loves our great game. A must-read for every hockey fan.