Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer, 2D Ed.

by Doug Smith and Adam Frattasio

Book Overview

Directionless yet driven by a fervent desire to make something of himself, Doug "The Thug" Smith took his only marketable job skill--amateur boxing--and followed an unlikely career path to become a hockey enforcer, a.k.a. "goon." Entrusted with aggressively protecting his teammates from tough guys on the opposing team, he punched, elbowed and cross-checked his way up the ranks of minor league hockey to win a championship ring and the respect of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476671680
• ISBN13: 9781476671680
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher