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Author | : Chicago Tribune Staff |
Publisher | : Agate Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-06-18 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1572844647 |
The Chicago Blackhawks played an abbreviated but unforgettable 2013 season. It began with a 5-2 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, continued with a record-setting 24-game run to start the season without a regulation loss and ended with a mighty march toward a second National Hockey League championship in four seasons. Hawkeytown: The Chicago Blackhawks' Unforgettable 2013 Season captures all of those thrilling moments through news reports, columns and photos that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune. From a long labor dispute that finally ended in January to the gritty and inspired performances of forward Patrick Sharp, goaltender Corey Crawford and team captain Jonathan Toews, among others, Hawkeytown is a special keepsake for any true Hawks fan.
Author | : The Chicago Tribune |
Publisher | : Triumph Books (IL) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781600785283 |
The story... The insight... The heroes... of the 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks and their run for the 2010 Stanley Cup.
Author | : Richard (boom boom) Lindbloom |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2010-11-24 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 145026607X |
I was told during the 09/10 season that two things were virtually impossible. First the snowflakes were too fluffy to make a snowman in Fort Collins, Colorado. Secondly, the Blackhawks could not win the Stanley Cup with their mediocre goaltenders. As the saying goes, Dont believe everything you hear, and only half of what you get in writing. This book is a zany look back at the resurgence of the men that wear the Indian Head on their chest, a resurgence that began in the 07/08 season. In this book youll discover; Why President Obama desperately needs to watch a hockey game. Why so much of Emily Dickinsons poetry is a reflection of what takes place on frozen pond. What the Battle of the Bulge had much in common with the Predator quarterfinals. The story of fan who momentarily took the violence out of hockey. The role the classic film, Napoleon Dynamite, played in the 08/09 playoffs. The incredible sacrifice of 1yr old Callum Birdzell during the Hawks quest for the Cup (or why baby needs a new pair of jammies.) What the Darryl brothers from the Bob Newhart show had to do with the Hawks greatest comeback ever. Why the Hawks switched to Queen Pawn Openings-a walk on the wild side! You know youre hooked by the larceny laced mayhem on the ice when you and your 14 yr old daughter look knowingly into each others eyes and say, That Columbus game is going to be a big one! How Capocalypse can be explained by considering James Brown, Zorba the Greek and Mr. Bo Jangles. Why fans in Chicago are asking the fans in The City of Brotherly Love, can we still be friends?
Author | : The Society for News Design |
Publisher | : Quarry Books Editions |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2014-11-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1631590103 |
The Best of News Design 35th Edition is the latest edition of Rockport's highly respected series. It features the best-of-the-best in news design of various kinds.
Author | : Switchmen's Union of North America |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 818 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Railroads |
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Author | : Georges Laraque |
Publisher | : Penguin Canada |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2011-11-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0143185837 |
Think you know NHL tough guy Georges Laraque? Think again. Sure, Laraque knows all about the rough side of hockey. The Hockey News named him “best fighter.” Sports Illustrated called him the league’s “#1 enforcer.” Fans called him “BGL”—for Big Georges Laraque. Ottawa Senators’ pugilist Chris Neil called him “probably the toughest in the league.” Ask Laraque, though, and he’ll say that’s not who he really is. Known as a player who was unfailingly respectful and gentlemanly even when he was going toe to toe with the toughest guys in the toughest league in the world, he now takes that courageous sense of what is fair into fights that are much more important than the outcome of a hockey game. The son of Haitian immigrants, Laraque campaigns for World Vision to help Haitian reconstruction and relief. A committed believer in animal rights (and probably the toughest vegan in the world), he is a spokesperson for PETA. A conscientious environmentalist, he stepped up to be the deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada. From facing racism in Quebec’s minor-hockey system to the thrill of the Stanley Cup finals as an Edmonton Oiler, Laraque tells the story of a hockey player’s life defined by courage and a refusal to compromise. Honest, startling, and brave, this is a portrait of a hockey player unlike any you’ve read before.
Author | : Brian Kilrea |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2010-10-06 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0470677600 |
An intimate, humorous look at Brian Kilrea's 60-year career in junior hockey With more wins than any coach in junior hockey history, and a personality as large as his winning record, Brian Kilrea is more than a hockey legend, he's one of the most beloved figures in the game. With veteran sportswriter, James Duthie, Kilrea gives fans a rink-side view of his early days as a player with the Red Wings and what it was like to score the first-ever goal in the history of the L.A. Kings; as well as his role as a coach for the Ottawa 67s and as a mentor to young stars of the future. With stories and comments from famous NHLers who played for Killer, including Bryan Trottier and Dennis Potvin, as well as coaches, trainers, and general managers, readers will get a taste of Kilrea's hardnosed coaching style, as well as the knowledge and dedication that has made him last so long. Anecdotes from NHLers like Mike Peca, Gary Roberts, Doug Wilson, Brian Campbell, Darren Pang, and many others An inside look at the day-to-day life in the world of junior hockey, including brutal practices, broken curfews, trades, and tirades With a Foreword by lifelong friend, Don Cherry, They Call Me Killer is a fascinating, real-life look at the world of junior hockey and the man who has meant so much to the sport.
Author | : Craig Bowlsby |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2012-09 |
Genre | : Hockey |
ISBN | : 9780969170563 |
Author | : Kerry Fraser |
Publisher | : McClelland & Stewart |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2011-11-15 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0771047991 |
After almost two thousand games and thirty years of wearing the Stripes, legendary NHL official Fraser dropped his final puck at the end of the 2009/2010 season and relives his colourful career officiating hockey in his candid book. After thirty years in the NHL, legendary referee Kerry Fraser has decided to hang up his skates and enjoy the game from the other side of the boards. Never shy about offering his opinion, nor afraid to step in and separate an on-ice fight, the diminutive Fraser is without question one of the most respected officials in today's NHL. Fraser entered officiating after recognizing that his size would limit his chances as a player. Over the course of the almost two thousand NHL contests, he has shown himself to be an exemplary referee. In The Final Call, Fraser uses the seventy two games he is officiating in his farewell season as the centre piece of his story. He relives candid memories from each city he visits, such as the night he was pulled from the ice by the Boston police after a threat was made that if he skated out for the second period he would be shot. Fraser offers a colourful, behind-the-scenes portrait of our national game, recounting stories of pulling apart enraged 250-lb men in on-ice battles and divulging the politics behind which games are assigned to which refs. Although a referee's job and story may not appear as glamorous as that of a superstar player, it is every bit as entertaining!
Author | : Gare Joyce |
Publisher | : Anchor Canada |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2010-06-04 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 038567273X |
“One of this continent’s master craftsmen of sporting prose” (Sports Illustrated) and three-time National Magazine Award-winner Gare Joyce goes undercover to learn the secrets of NHL scouts. Veteran sports writer Gare Joyce realizes a long-held secret ambition as he spends a full season embedded as a hockey scout. Joyce’s year on the hockey beat is a steep learning curve for him; NHL scouts spend each season gathering information on players fighting it out to break into the world of professional hockey. They watch hundreds of games, speak to scores of players, parents, team-mates and other scouts, amassing profiles on all the top contenders. It’s a form of risk assessment–is this young hopeful deserving of a multi-million dollar contract?–and it can be a tough and thankless task. Scouts are ground into the game, picking up nuances of play that even the most committed fan would miss, but they are looking at more than just how well a kid can play. And come the final draft, only a tiny percentage of their full year’s work might matter. Examining the amount of information gathered on the under-eighteen hopefuls, the scrutiny to which they are subjected, and the differences between the rigour of American and Canadian junior teams, Joyce opens a window on the life and methods of an NHL scout and penetrates the mysterious world of scouting as no one has before.