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Leave No Doubt by Mike Babcock

Mike Babcock, head coach of the Detroit Red Wings and Team Canada's gold medal winning 2010 Olympic team, has penned his own book called Leave No Doubt: A Credo for Chasing Your Dreams Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Mike Babcock is a fascinating individual, in my opinion. Anyone who has followed his career knows that he has a certain set of values that govern not only his hockey team, but his life. Babcock now shares his credo, using the much celebrated 2010 Olympics as his storyline. The book does not quite know what it wants to be. It's partly and Olympic diary, but it only hints at what could have been a truly fascinating inside look for hockey fans. It's part self-help book, like something Jack Canfield or Stephen Convey would write. But the delivery style lacks polish and focus. Babcock would have been better advised to emphasize his major themes of his philosophies and present the book under those headings. Ultimately what this book lacks

Pucks On The 'Net: The eBook

Coming in October 2011: GreatestHockeyLegends.com presents Pucks on the 'Net , an e-book by Joe Pelletier . Foreword by Kirstie McLellan Day This is Joe Pelletier's third book release. He has previously released The World Cup of Hockey (co-authored with Patrick Houda ) and The Legends of Team Canada . This is his first e-book release. Kirstie McLellan Day is Canada's best selling hockey author. She has released Theo Fleury's autobiography Playing With Fire , and Bob Probert's autobiography Tough Guy . In 2011 she is releasing Ron MacLean's autobiography, Cornered . Praise for Pucks On The 'Net: Amongst hockey historians Joe Pelletier takes a back seat to no one. His unparalleled ability to unearth a bountiful of great stories has helped illuminate the continuing story of our country's national obsession - the great sport of hockey. Speaking for his countless followers, I can testify that this book is not only as entertaining as it is i

Accidentally On Purpose by Louise Waronek

A revealing look at the issues and controversies of grassroots level hockey, including everything from children developing life skills to the thrill of playing for the love of the game to high financial obligations, the dangers of hazing rituals, "crazy" hockey parents, and the sometimes too-strong desire for kids to play in the NHL. It features one Saskatchewan hockey family's experience, and the growth that the father undergoes as he learns from his mistakes from being a too-involved hockey parent to understanding that hockey is a game that should be enjoyed not pursued as a career by pre-teen children, a message that parents of all athletes can understand. This fictional account is an interesting take on minor hockey and minor sports in general. Every parent is guilty, to some degree, of taking their child's athletics too seriously. Some are involved way too much, others lapse in the heat of a big play. So most adults will likely find a little of themselves