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A fun and smart look at hockey, this book will allow young fans to better understand and enjoy the game. The text explains the common statistics used to judge players and teams, along with the math and history behind those stats.

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Each book in this engaging series describes and explains the uses of statistics in sports games. Stories of current and classic players help readers understand why these statistics are so important. . . .The range of the photos and data will have sports-stats nerds geeking out big-time. This series has the potential to enhance readers' understanding and appreciation of the topic sports. The math behind the often confounding statistics involved in baseball, once clarified, has the ability to turn fairweather fans into rabid hardball lovers. This series blows away the competition.-- School Library Journal

Each book in this engaging series describes and explains the uses of statistics in sports games. Stories of current and classic players help readers understand why these statistics are so important. . . .The range of the photos and data will have sports-stats nerds geeking out big-time. This series has the potential to enhance readers' understanding and appreciation of the topic sports. The math behind the often confounding statistics involved in baseball, once clarified, has the ability to turn fairweather fans into rabid hardball lovers. This series blows away the competition.-- ""School Library Journal""

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Shane Frederick has been writing about sports since he worked for his high school newspaper in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. While covering college hockey and other sports for The Free Press newspaper in Mankato, Minnesota, he has won awards for his stories from the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Minnesota Newspaper Association. He is also the author of several sports books, including ""The Best of Everything Hockey Book"" and ""The Ultimate Guide to Pro Hockey Teams."" Shane is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas He and his wife, Sara, have three children and live in Mankato.

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