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Hockey Card Stories: True Tales from Your Favourite Players Buy The Book - Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com From The Publisher: Hockey Card Stories reveals what was really going on in your favourite old hockey cards through the eyes of the players depicted on them. Some of the cards are definitely worth a few bucks, some a few cents — but every story told here is priceless. Sportsnet’s Ken Reid presents the cards you loved and the airbrushed monstrosities that made you howl, the cards that have been packed away in boxes forever, and others you can’t believe ever existed. Whether it’s a case of mistaken identity or simply a great old photo, a fantastic 1970s haircut and ’stache, a wicked awesome goalie mask or a future Hall of Famer’s off-season fashion sense, a wide variety of players — from superstars like Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin, and Phil Esposito to the likes of Bill Armstrong who played only one game in the NHL — chime in on one of their most famous cards. Joe's No

Ice Storm: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Vancouver Canucks Team Ever Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com From the publisher ... "An incendiary inside look at the Canucks' meteoric rise to the top of the NHL and their dramatic post-riot fall to mediocrity—all at a time when new efforts are being launched to save the once-great team. In 2008, the Vancouver Canucks were Team Modern, revolutionizing the NHL under their new GM, former player agent Mike Gillis. Cool, calculating, and unsparing with the media, the onetime number one draft pick of the old Colorado Rockies swept away the tangled psychological past of the Canucks with bold innovation, remodeling Vancouver as a destination city for NHL star players. To do so, he built the Canucks from a non-playoff team in 2008 to the best in hockey from 2010-2012. He modernized the players' diets and psychological approach, he rebuilt the dressing room, and he sought sleep consultants to help with the C

2014 Hockey Book of the Day today has to be this Finnish release which is making headlines across the hockey world today. Teemu very honestly and openly discusses his unhappiness with coach Bruce Boudreau and how his career ends. Read through Juha Hiitela's twitter timeline for lots of details. Book will be released in English in 2015 sometime. https://twitter.com/jhiitela

Anyone with a kid or kids in minor hockey knows how hectic life can be. So why not get some meal ideas from 25 pros such as Kyle Turris, Jay McClemment and Cassie Campbell! The Ultimate Cookbook for Hockey Families Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com From The Publisher: Hockey families across Canada face a familiar dilemma: How do you cook for kids who are on the ice six nights a week and eat dinner at different times each evening? Breakaway: The Ultimate Cookbook for Hockey Families provides the answer: simple, easy, nutritious meals that kids will eat. This book is filled with tips and tricks to relieve the stress on busy hockey parents, whether they’re juggling meals at home or trying to come up with something nutritious on the road. In this book, hockey stars like Ottawa Senators centre Kyle Turris, Toronto Maple Leafs assistant captain Jay McClement, and Olympic gold medalist Cassie Campbell offer their recipes and their secrets for how they prepare for th

An eye-catching trilogy of kids hockey books (sold separately) by Eric Zweig and the Hockey Hall of Fame. Always a fun read with the kids: Hockey Hall of Fame Kids series Buy The Books - Amazon.ca  - Chapters - Amazon.com Here's more directly from the author: Got back from our trip on Monday to find a box full of my newest hockey books for children. A set of three done for Firefly and their Hockey Hall of Fame series. If you have a boy or a girl within a few years either side of 10, these books are a great way to introduce them to the greats of the game. Focusing mainly on players who played in the 70s, 80s, and 90s (ie, Hall of Famers the parents -- and even grandparents -- of 10 years olds are most likely to have seen play!), there are also "Blasts from the Past" featuring earlier stars, "Modern Matches" pairing Hall of Famers with the stars of today, and photos and memorabilia from the Hall of Fame Archives. I wrote them, so what am I going to say, b

50 Greatest Red Wings Buy The Book - Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com From The Publisher - Howe, Yzerman, Fedorov, Lidstrom, Lindsay and Shanahan. Bob Duff's 50 Greatest Red Wings is the definitive list Hockeytown's heroes. Including members of the famous Production Line and The Red Army, 50 Greatest Red Wings features full statistics and in-depth player analysis. With rarely seen photos and astonishing anecdotes this book is essential to any hockey collection.

The Hockey News: The Big Book of Hockey Fun  Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com From The Publisher: The Hockey News’ latest book, The Big Book of Hockey Fun, is the perfect pickup for the purest fans in the hockey world: kids. Written by THN’s stable of experts, along with some of the industry’s top hockey writers, the book features a variety of stories, told through detailed accounts and vivid first-hand recollections. It also includes plenty of puzzles and pictures for young fans of the world’s greatest game. Joe's Note: This looks like a great stocking stuffer for the younger hockey fan on your Christmas shopping list.

Hockey Confidential  by the original hockey insider Bob McKenzie Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Joe's Note : This may be my most anticipated new hockey book of 2014. Bob McKenzie first book, Hockey Dad , was a wonderful surprise and allowed us to see a different side of our favorite TV/internet hockey insider. Now he's back with the book many of us were expecting from him in the first place - a book about being a hockey insider. Only I suspect it will surprise us with more wit and humour rather than too many surprise secrets. From The Publisher : Over 500,000 hockey fans follow Bob McKenzie on Twitter and millions more on TSN-no one has the access or breadth and depth of experience when it comes to hockey. Now in his very first book on the NHL, Bob goes behind the scenes, covering the inside stories, the lesser-known personalities and the events that shape Canada's game. He talks to Bobby Orr about Connor McDavid (touted as "the next Cros

Don Cherry can be called A LOT of things. Best selling author is one of them. He's back in 2014 with  Straight Up and Personal: The World According to Grapes Buy The Book - Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Here's more from the Publisher: Known for his opinions--and unabashed expression of them--Don Cherry has been causing debate for decades. Topics on "Coach's Corner" sometimes veer away from sports and on to other matters that are near and dear to Cherry's heart: the war in Afghanistan and politics, among many others. In Straight Up and Personal, Cherry shares his thoughts on a broader range of issues than he ever has before. He shares some of his personal experiences on and off the ice, and offers the lessons he's learned along the way. This is Don Cherry: straight up and personal. Joe's Note: For the legions of Don Cherry followers, this will no doubt be a must read. It sounds like he branches out quite a bit, straying from hockey an

Theo Fleury is back. He had a best selling, tell all autobiography back in 2009 (has it been that long already?!) called Playing With Fire . Co-written by the excellent Kirstie McLellan Day, the book was dark, scary and downright uncomfortable at times - expertly capturing the traumatic life Theo Fleury has been forced to endure. Now comes his new book, Conversations with a Rattlesnake: Raw and honest reflections on healing and trauma . Key words here are raw and honest. Expect more sad and shocking news about Theo Fleury's life here. Fleury of course puts these books out to help other victims like him, so that maybe in some small way he can help them. I sincerely hope that one day Fleury can put out a book that sends the message that he has found peace. That could be the best message he can send to other victims. Conversations with a Rattlesnake: Raw and honest reflections on healing and trauma Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com From The Publisher: