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  • Chill Factor

    How a Minor-League Hockey Team Changed a City Forever

    by David Paitson, Craig Merz ...
    The city of Columbus, Ohio, had always struggled to support any professional sports franchise. It’s a town where Ohio State University reigns supreme, and everything else is less important. That was until 1991, when the Columbus Chill, a minor-league hockey franchise, arrived. Using Veeckian marketing tactics and on-ice shenanigans, the Chill became the talk of the city and gained a religious ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • A Great Game

    The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey

    by Stephen J. Harper ...
    Drawing on extensive archival records and illustrations, histories of the sport, and newspaper files, Canada’s Prime Minister delves into the fascinating early years of ice hockey.In the tumultuous beginnings of hockey, the fights were as much off the ice as on it. This engaging new book is about the hockey heroes and hard-boiled businessmen who built the game, and the rise and fall of legendary ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Battle of Alberta

    The Historic Rivalry Between the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames

    by Mark Spector ...
    An up-close look at the rivalry between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers, told from the perspective of those that were there. Sports writer and on-air personality Mark Spector pays tribute to the province's hockey heyday with a unique blend of humour and homage."I hated every single guy on the Oilers, 'cause they all hated me." --Tim Hunter, the Calgary FlamesIn the 1980s, the province ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The McDavid Effect

    Connor McDavid and the New Hope for Hockey

    by Marty Klinkenberg ...
    Step into the streets, arenas, coffee shops, and offices of Edmonton, and witness how the arrival of a teenage hockey phenomenon is changing the city’s fortunes.Once known as the City of Champions, Edmonton is at a crossroads. As oil prices continue to plummet, the economic outlook grows bleaker by the day. Political changes have ushered in an era of uncertainty. And, as though mirroring the city ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Don Cherry's Sports Heroes

    Foreword by Bobby Orr

    by Don Cherry ...
    Don Cherry has become a broadcasting legend, garnering millions of fans around the world with his "Coach's Corner" segment on Hockey Night in Canada. For over a decade, Cherry also hosted the TV show Grapevine, which brought viewers up close and personal with the biggest names in sports.Don was the interviewer and his son, Tim, produced the show. And no one in the sports world, from hockey players ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Last Hockey Game

    Chronicle of a North Country Life

    by Bruce McDougall ...
    Shortlisted, Toronto Book AwardsOn May 2, 1967, Montreal and Toronto faced each other in a battle for hockey supremacy. This was only the fifth time the teams had ever played each other in the Stanley Cup finals. Toronto led the series 3-2.But this wasn't simply a game. From the moment Foster Hewitt announced "Hello Canada and hockey fans in the United States," the game became a turning point in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Gretzky to Lemieux

    The Story of the 1987 Canada Cup

    by Ed Willes ...
    Gretzky, Lemieux, Messier, Coffey, Fuhr, all on the same team — in their prime. The greatest collection of hockey talent ever assembled, playing the games of their lives.Three epic 6-5 contests between Canada and the Soviet Union decided the ’87 Canada Cup.Canada evened the series, after the Soviets won Game 1, when Gretzky’s fifth assist of the game set up Lemieux’s hat trick, ending Game 2 in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto

    Life as a Maple Leafs Fan

    by Peter Robinson ...
    False hope, hollow promises, and a mind-numbing lack of success - these words describe the Toronto Maple Leafs and the hockey club's inexplicable mediocrity over much of the past decade.Author Peter Robinson has attended some 100 games over the past six seasons and has little to show for it except an unquenched thirst that keeps him coming back. Why does a team that hasn't won a Stanley Cup since ... Read more

    $7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Birth of a Dynasty

    The 1980 New York Islanders

    by Alan Hahn, Bob Nystrom ...
    The National Hockey League saw the birth of a new dynasty in 1980. The New York Islanders had been an expansion franchise in 1972 in the New York City suburbs of Long Island. For years they played in the long shadow of the big-city New York Rangers and were considered the league’s laughingstock during their first season. Miraculously, eight years later, they were champions. Despite their mercurial ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind

    The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind

    by John Gilbert ...
    The U. S. hockey team's victory at the 1980 Olympics was a "Miracle on Ice"--a miracle largely brought about by Herb Brooks, the legendary coach who forged that invincible team. Famously antagonistic toward the press at Lake Placid, Brooks nonetheless turned to sportswriter John Gilbert after each game, giving his longtime friend and confidant what became the most comprehensive coverage of the '80 ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The White Heat – My Autobiography

    Growing Up in Ireland's Greatest GAA Dynasty

    by Tomás Ó Sé ...
    'I went as hard as I could for as long as I could'When Tomás Ó Sé retired from the Kerry senior panel in 2013, he did so as one of the longest-serving players in intercountry history and one of its most prolific winners. 'Tomás epitomised everything that Kerry football is all about. His commitment, determination and never say die attitude were plainly visible every time he took to the pitch. He ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hockey Night Fever

    Mullets, Mayhem and the Game's Coming of Age in the 1970s

    by Stephen Cole ...
    A wildly evocative chronicle of the decade that changed hockey forever."Lady Byng died in Boston" read a sign in the Garden arena in 1970, a cheery dismissal of the NHL trophy awarded the game's most gentlemanly player. A new age of hockey was dawning. For 30 years, hockey was an orderly and (relatively) well-behaved sport. There was one Commissioner, six teams and five colours--red, white, black, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD