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Courtesy of Amazon.ca's listings, here's an early look at hockey books that will be found on bookstore shelves later this year: Hockey Superstitions: From Playoff Beards to Crossed Sticks and Lucky Socks by Andrew Podenieks Total Penguins: The Definitive Encyclopedia of the Pittsburgh Penguins by Rick Buker A Passion to Win by Lou Nanne with Jim Bruton The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey by Todd Denault Tim Horton: From Stanley Cups to Coffee Cups by Don Quinlan 100 Things Flyers Fan Should Know & Do Before They Die by Adam Kimelman Raising Stanley: What It Takes to Claim Hockey's Ultimate Prize by Ross Bernstein The Golden Jet by Bobby Hull Eddie Shore and that Old-Time Hockey by Michael Hiam Love That Hockey Game: Peter Puck's 200 Fascinating Hockey Facts by Brian McFarlane The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys by James Duthie There is also a possibly interesting new book by Don Cherry. Any Don Cherr

Author Brett Henning has hit YouTube to tell us about his book 7 Pre-Game Habits of Pro Hockey Players :

Perhaps Russian national team coach Vyacheslav Bykov should have referred to this book when he called his time out in the first period:

On the day that hockey's eternal rivalry returns, can there be any other choice for the best hockey book to feature?

Here's a look at some books about Olympic hockey. Click on the links for full book reviews: Canada's Olympic Hockey History, 1920-2010 - Super author Andrew Podnieks comes through with a complete history of Team Canada at the Olympics, breaking down each team and each tournament . The Boys Of Winter - One of my favorite books of all time. The author does a tremendous job retracing this team's steps while expertly portraying the players and coaches. It is truly a tremendous read, I can't recommend it highly enough. Going for the Gold - This is the newest entry from the literary world about the 1980 Miracle On Ice. It just came out in January and I have not yet had a chance to see it. Let The Games Begin - Ralph Mellanby was an extraordinary television producer, most famously with Hockey Night in Canada but also covering many Olympics for Canadian and American television. Mellanby provides some great stories from a unique vantage point in this quick read. It's wor