Hockey Stories on and Off the Ice

by Dan Diamond and James Duplacey

Professional hockey is the perfect melding of team effort and individual performance, in a sport that fascinates first-time viewers and engenders rabid devotion in those who've long followed the game.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740719033
• ISBN13: 9780740719035
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Hockey Stories On and Off the Ice

Well, I can't agree with the only review here of this book and I'm not usually one to put my thoughts on review, but I gotta disagree here. Ok, I'm a girl, so what do I know about hockey? Well, quite a lot, actually.While it's true that this book is short, quick and quipped, I think it's packed with a wide assortment of interesting points of significance. I'm a self-taught historian who has a great love for the old PCHA. The stories about the Patrick's and how they formed the league went beyond what I've read in many past histories. And then there's the Bernie Morris story! Come on! I have wondered for years about the status of Bernie Morris and why he seemed to just "disappear off the map." Well, this book solved that little mystery, and I'd never read any of it anywhere before. I have always chuckled when I read about Link Gaetz, but I'd forgotten all about him. Well, Mr. Duplacey et al answered that little quiz for me as well. And if anyone didn't have a gawfaw when they read about King Clancy's room check, the special life of minor leaguers on the road and on the ice and all those weird trades and escapades and great lines from "Slapshot", well, where's your sense of humor? OK, not everything's original and spick-span new, but all least all the great quotes we've heard and loved are gathered here in one place. Hey, I'm a gal who loves hockey and I like to laugh about it too. And I laughed, big time. So do yourself a favor, buy it. So what if you can read it in an hour and a bit. Like, hockey fans have a wide attention span? This is an hour you'll enjoy. I know I did.GoGirl