Overview
NHL stars and legends reveal key moments of their careers. The greatest hockey players of all time share their most vivid memories of the game they love. These stories and anecdotes are essentially joyful, occasionally heart-breaking, and always heartfelt. Their reminiscences include: Dramatic overtime goals Record-breaking games Team camaraderie Devastating trades Career-ending injuries. Thrilling color photographs enhance the personal stories of players from such hockey legends as: Rocket Richard Gordie Howe Jean Beliveau Bobby Orr Wayne Gretzky. The book also includes the hottest players of today such as: Steve Yzerman Mario Lemieux Jeremy Roenick. Told in the players' own words, these stories are infused with the same skill, spirit, character and determination that carried each of these men to the heights of the National Hockey League and made hockey one of the most popular sports in the world. As hockey attracts more fans of all ages, so will For the Love of Hockey.
Full Product Details
Author: Chris McDonell
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Imprint: Firefly Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 29.10cm
Weight: 1.025kg
ISBN: 9781552096062
ISBN 10: 1552096068
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 17 March 2005
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Features stunning photography of the players profiled.--Rudy Mezzetta Hockey News (11/23/2004)
Stunning visual and statistical record ... [players] are succinctly profiled with relevant stats, anecdotal material and vintage photographs. -- Harvey Frommer SportsWritersDirect on foxsports.com (11/06/2000)
Current and former NHL stars reveal significant moments of their careers. Stunning visual and statistical record ... �players� are succinctly profiled with relevant stats, anecdotal material and vintage photographs. -- Harvey Frommer SportsWritersDirect on foxsports.com (11/06/2000) Out of the ordinary... remarkable detail... I really was fully and greatly amazed by the book's complexity... extraordinary publication. This unique, handsomely designed coffee-table book has an eye-pleasing layout and text accompanied by lavish and extensive color illustration. Something to treasure. An admirable scrapbook that will hold the attention of any hockey fan. Current and former NHL stars reveal significant moments of their careers. Stunning visual and statistical record ... [players] are succinctly profiled with relevant stats, anecdotal material and vintage photographs ... For reference, for browsing, and especially for fans of the sport -- Hockey All-Stars is the book to get or give.--Harvey Frommer SportsWritersDirect on foxsports.com (11/06/2000) Features stunning photography of the players profiled.--Rudy Mezzetta Hockey News (11/23/2004)
Author Information
Chris McDonell is a writer, graphic artist and hockey enthusiast. His other books include Shooting From the Lip, The Football Game I'll Never Forget, Hockey's Greatest Stars, and Hockey All-Stars.
